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Based on | Dynasty by Richard and Esther Shapiro |
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Composer | Paul Leonard-Morgan |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 108 (list of episodes) |
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Production location | Atlanta, Georgia |
Cinematography | Xavier Grobet |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 40–43 minutes |
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Network | The CW |
Release | October 11, 2017 September 16, 2022 | –
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Dynasty is an American drama television series reboot based on the 1980s soap opera of the same name. Developed by Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, and Sallie Patrick, the first season stars Elizabeth Gillies as glamorous businesswoman Fallon Carrington, Grant Show as her billionaire father Blake Carrington, James Mackay as her brother Steven, and Nathalie Kelley as Blake's new wife Cristal, with Robert Christopher Riley as chauffeur Michael Culhane, Sam Adegoke as tech billionaire Jeff Colby, Rafael de la Fuente as Cristal's nephew Sam "Sammy Jo" Jones, and Alan Dale as Joseph Anders, the cunning majordomo.
The series later featured Nicollette Sheridan (later Elaine Hendrix) as Blake's first wife Alexis Carrington; Maddison Brown as Joseph's daughter Kirby Anders; Ana Brenda Contreras (later Daniella Alonso) as Blake's third wife Cristal Jennings; Sam Underwood as eldest Carrington son Adam; Michael Michele as Blake's half-sister Dominique Deveraux; Adam Huber as writer Liam Ridley; and Eliza Bennett as the youngest Carrington sibling, Amanda.
The pilot, which was announced in September 2016, was ordered to series in May 2017. Dynasty premiered on October 11, 2017, on The CW in the United States, and on Netflix internationally a day later. On November 8, 2017, The CW picked up Dynasty for a full season of 22 episodes. On February 3, 2021, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on December 20 of the same year. In May 2022, it was announced that this season would be the last. The final episode aired on September 16, 2022.