TV Recasts: Cristal and Alexis

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The reboot’s first season finale ended with Cristal Carrington on death’s door, an opportunity The CW used to replace actress Nathalie Kelley. (“It was not the right fit,” Kelley later admitted in an interview.)

Telenovela star Ana Brenda Contreras was introduced in Season 2 as the “real” Cristal, only to be unceremoniously swapped out for Daniella Alonso atop season 3. Meaning, the show’s fourth season marked the very first time a Cristal has carried over from one season to another!




Nicollette Sheridan was the first actress to assume the iconic role of Alexis Carrington in the reboot, but she left midway through Season 2 to “focus on some personal family responsibilities” (according to a joint statement from the network and studio).

The recast was written into the show, with Alexis’ son Adam shoving her face into an open fire. Liz Gillies temporarily did double duty as Alexis (thanks to Adam giving his mother’s plastic surgeon a photo of Fallon to use for reference), but that disturbing fever dream was eventually remedied with another facial reconstruction.

As of Season 3, Alexis now wears the face of Elaine Hendrix.

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