DALLAS Cast Then and Now 2026 - How the Ewing Family Slowly Disappeared

Nearly half a century after Dallas made the Ewings television royalty, Southfork tells a very different story. This documentary follows how the original family slowly changed through death, recasting, contract exits, impossible comebacks, and radically different second lives. From Jim Davis and Donna Reed to Patrick Duffy’s famous return, Victoria Principal’s permanent departure, Linda Gray, Larry Hagman, and the surviving cast in 2026, this is a fact-checked Dallas Cast Then and Now story about what happened after the chairs at Southfork began to empty. ========= Chapters: 00:00 The Ewing Family Before the Empty Chairs 03:55 Jim Davis — The First Empty Chair 06:40 Miss Ellie Recast — Barbara Bel Geddes & Donna Reed 10:34 Bobby Ewing Dies — Then Comes Back 15:06 Victoria Principal Walks Away 18:23 Southfork Starts Emptying Fast 25:33 Life After Southfork — Second Acts, Reunions & 2026 ========= Source The Big D — Jane Wollman Rusoff, 2018 Dallas’s Infamous Plot Twist Didn’t Just Shock Viewers — Jim Halterman, 2026 Reed Loses Bid to Block ‘Dallas’ — David Holley, 1985 Reed to Get Full Pay, Freedom to Work — Associated Press / Los Angeles Times, 1985 Inside the Original “Dallas” Cast’s Lives 48 Years After the Show Premiered — PEOPLE, 2026 “Dallas” Star Linda Gray Reveals Precious Gifts from On-Screen Husband Larry Hagman That She’ll “Keep Forever” — PEOPLE, 2026 ‘Dallas’ Star Patrick Duffy Brings a Real-Life Love Story to Ventura — Caroline Feraday, 2026 ========= About Us Cast Rewind revisits classic television through the people who made it unforgettable. We follow beloved ensembles beyond the final episode — who stayed, who left, who was replaced, who reinvented themselves, and how time changed the actors behind familiar characters. The channel is made for viewers who grew up with classic TV, as well as newer fans who want more than quick before-and-after slideshows. Our goal is to replace scattered, repetitive, or inaccurate “where are they now” lists with clear, researched stories that preserve the nostalgia while explaining what actually happened behind the screen. ========= Disclaimer This video is an independent documentary retrospective created for education, commentary, criticism, and historical discussion. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by CBS, Warner Bros., Lorimar, TNT, Southfork Ranch, or the actors and estates discussed. Archival images, clips, names, and trademarks remain the property of their respective rights holders. Every effort has been made to distinguish verified facts from attributed recollections and to use source material in a transformative documentary context. ========= #Dallas #DallasTVSeries #ThenAndNow2026 #LarryHagman #PatrickDuffy