TV series

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

1997 · 1 season

A nostalgic, twisty soap reunion full of old grudges, secrets, and cliffhangers, best for fans of the original.

Overview: Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac is a 1997 television miniseries that served as a reunion show for the primetime soap opera Knots Landing. It aired on CBS in two two-hour parts on May 7 and May 9, 1997. The miniseries takes place four years after the series ended in 1993, and brings back castmembers William Devane, Kevin Dobson, Michele Lee, Donna Mills, Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark, Michelle Phillips and Stacy Galina in starring roles. It also includes cameo appearances by former cast members Tonya Crowe, Brian Austin Green, Kim Lankford, Claudia Lonow and Patrick Petersen.
How it feels: Tense, campy, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, betrayal, sexuality, parenthood
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
betrayal
sexuality
parenthood
redemption
Places: suburbs
big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild