The Colbys

The Colbys
Also known as	Dynasty II: The Colbys
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Richard & Esther Shapiro Robert & Eileen Pollock
Developed by	William Bast Paul Huson
Starring	Charlton Heston Barbara Stanwyck John James Katharine Ross Stephanie Beacham Emma Samms Maxwell Caulfield Tracy Scoggins Claire Yarlett Ricardo Montalbán Ken Howard Joseph Campanella Michael Parks
Theme music composer	Bill Conti
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	49 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer Richard & Esther Shapiro
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production company	Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 20, 1985 (1985-11-20) – March 26, 1987 (1987-03-26)
Related
Dynasty (1981–1989) Dynasty: The Reunion (1991) Dynasty (2017–2022)
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The Colbys (originally titled Dynasty II: The Colbys) is an American prime time soap opera that originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985, to March 26, 1987. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and Eileen and Robert Pollock and produced by Aaron Spelling, it is a spin-off of Dynasty and revolves around the Colbys, another vastly wealthy family who own a large multinational conglomerate and are connected to the Carringtons of Dynasty. Intended to surpass its predecessor in opulence, the series' producers were handed an immensely high budget for the era,^[1] and cast a handful of well-known movie stars among its leads.

The Colbys stars Charlton Heston as tycoon Jason Colby, Barbara Stanwyck as his sister Constance, Stephanie Beacham as his wife Sable, Katharine Ross as Sable's sister and Jason's lover Francesca, and Ricardo Montalbán as Jason's business rival Zach Powers. John James and Emma Samms also star as their Dynasty characters Jeff Colby and Fallon Carrington. The Colbys was ultimately a ratings disappointment, and was cancelled after two seasons.