Pacific Palisades is an American soap opera that aired on Fox during prime time from April to July 1997. Produced by Aaron Spelling, the show was canceled after thirteen episodes despite a last-minute attempt to increase ratings by casting Joan Collins as Laura's mother. The show was originally supposed to be a vehicle for Erika Eleniak. She was due to play the Laura Sinclair role which was eventually given to Kimberley Davies. Summary Set in the Los Angeles district of the same name, the series follows the lives of young professionals who have it all, but haven't paid for it yet, on the Southern California fast track to fame, fortune, scandal and ruin. The cast of characters includes Joanna (Michelle Stafford) and Nick Hadley (Jarrod Emick), a young married couple who left their native Midwest for the Pacific Coast where Nick has landed a job as an architect; Joanna's troubled teenage sister Rachel Whittaker (Natalia Cigliuti) – later discovered to be her illegitimate daughter at the end of the series; Rachel's friends Ashley (Jennifer Banko) and Michael (J. Trevor Edmond) who excel in sneakiness; Robert (Greg Evigan) and Kate Russo (Finola Hughes), whose sterling life is beginning to tarnish; Jessica Mitchell (Jocelyn Seagrave), a rising professional whose choice of men leads to trouble; Matt Dunning (Lucky Vanous), a construction businessman with a dark side; Laura Sinclair (Kimberley Davies), a real estate agent who does whatever it takes to close a deal; Cory Robbins (Dylan Neal), a promising but manipulative plastic surgeon; and beautiful Beth Hooper (Brittney Powell), who rents an apartment from Laura and is being romanced by Cory. Cast list Natalia Cigliuti as Rachel Whittaker Kimberley Davies as Laura Sinclair J. Trevor Edmond as Michael Kerris Jarrod Emick as Nick Hadley Michelle Stafford as Joanna Hadley Greg Evigan as Robert Russo Finola Hughes as Kate Russo Brittney Powell as Beth Hooper Jocelyn Seagrave as Jessica Mitchell Lucky Vanous as Matt Dunning Dylan Neal as Cory Robbins Joan Collins as Christina Hobson Gianni Russo as Frank Nichols Paul Satterfield as John Graham Daphne Ashbrook as Julie Graham Episodes References External links 1997 American television series debuts 1997 American television series endings 1990s American drama television series American television soap operas American primetime television soap operas English-language television shows Television series by CBS Studios Television series by Spelling Television Television shows set in Los Angeles