When 'Dallas' premiered almost 50 years ago, it created a legacy for both the franchise and the stars Zoey Lyttle is a Writer-Reporter on the Society & Culture team at PEOPLE. She first joined the ...

The cast of 'Dallas,' circa 1979. We're pretty sure someone in this photo shot J.R Set in the eponymous Texas metropolis, Dallas followed the Ewings, a powerful family of oil tycoons and ranch owners ...

The cast of Dallas helped define prime-time TV for more than a decade. Years later, their careers and personal lives still draw attention.

"You still look like that kid," one fan commented to Atkins, 64, on a post he shared to his Instagram account featuring the Dallas originals posing for an epic group photo. Hagman passed away in 2012 ...

Dallas premiered 48 years ago on April 2, 1978. The CBS soap opera became an instant hit and launched the careers of several of its stars — including Larry Hagman, Ken Kercheval, Barbara Bel Geddes, ...