Nathalie Kelley Exits The CW's DYNASTY Reboot After Season 1

Dynasty's Nathalie Kelley, who plays Cristal, has confirmed in an E! interview that she will not be returning for Season 2, according to Deadline.

Kelley's exit changes the original setup of the reboot, in which the story of the feud between the Carringtons and the Colbys was to be told primarily through the perspectives of two women at odds: Fallon Carrington (Elizabeth Gillies), daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington (Grant Show), and her soon-to-be stepmother, Cristal (Kelley), a Hispanic woman marrying into this WASP family and America's most powerful class.

Cristal was a version of the Krystle Jennings character in the original series, played by Linda Evans, which was considered a female lead. It also was the case on the CW's Dynasty, whose Season 1 key art featured Gillies, Kelley and Show.

Wealth, power, deception, and double-dealing... what does it take to build a dynasty? A modern re-imagining of the iconic primetime soap, centering on the powerful Carrington family as they defend their throne against the Colbys, new rivals and threats, and even each other.

DYNASTY stars Elizabeth Gillies ("Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll"), Nathalie Kelley ("UnReal," "The Vampire Diaries"), James Mackay ("The Leftovers"), Sam Adegoke ("Murder in the First"), Robert Christopher Riley ("Hit the Floor") and Rafael de la Fuente ("Empire"), with Alan Dale ("The O.C."), and Grant Show ("Melrose Place").