The TNT network series Dallas follows the wealthy Ewings, a family of oil and cattle ranch industrialists in Dallas, Texas. Cynthia Cidre developed the 2012 continuation of the CBS-TV 1978 series of the same name, created by David Jacobs, that picks up twenty years after Jacobs' 1978 series ended. The continuation series premiered on TNT on June 13, 2012, and starred Jesse Metcalfe, Josh Henderson, Jordana Brewster, Julie Gonzalo, Brenda Strong, Patrick Duffy, and Linda Gray, with Larry Hagman.