

Writer David Paulsen, who joined the series for season four, takes on the duty of the show's story editor. Philip Capice serves as executive producer, Katzman as producer, Cliff Fenneman as associate producer, and writer Arthur Bernard Lewis as supervising producer. Elstad, and new additions Frank Furino and Robert Sherman. The season's episode writers include showrunner Leonard Katzman, the returning Arthur Bernard Lewis, David Paulsen, Howard Lakin, Will Lorin, Linda B. John Larroquette also appears in two episodes as Lucy Ewing's divorce attorney Phillip Colton. Additionally, Ben Piazza (Walt Discoll) appears in a major story-arc, but won't return for future seasons, and Knots Landing's Ted Shackelford ( Gary Ewing) appears in one episode.

John Anderson appears in two episodes as Richard McIntyre - he will return as a "special guest star" during season 11, playing Dr.

Morgan Brittany (Katherine Wentworth) and Morgan Woodward (Punk Anderson) continue to appear, and among the actors to debut during the season are Lois Chiles (Holly Harwood), Timothy Patrick Murphy (Mickey Trotter), Roseanna Christiansen (Teresa), Danone Simpson (Kendall Chapman), Alice Hirson (Mavis Anderson), Kenneth Kimmins (Thornton McLeish), Kate Reid (Lil Trotter), Eric Farlow ( Christopher Ewing), and Mary Armstrong (nanny Louise).
