Scripted series · ABC
Dynasty
Greed. Seduction. Betrayal. Revenge.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
John Forsythe
Blake Carrington
220 eps
Linda Evans
Krystle Carrington
220 eps
Joan Collins
Alexis Carrington Colby
205 eps
Bo Hopkins
Matthew Blaisdel
37 eps
Pamela Sue Martin
Fallon Carrington Colby
88 eps
John James
Jeff Colby
171 eps
Gordon Thomson
Adam Carrington
183 eps
Pamela Bellwood
Claudia Blaisdel
148 eps
Michael Nader
Dex Dexter
159 eps
Al Corley
Steven Carrington (I)
37 eps
Heather Locklear
Sammy Jo Dean Carrington
176 eps
Jack Coleman
Steven Carrington
161 eps
Emma Samms
Fallon Carrington Colby
46 eps
Wayne Northrop
Michael Culhane
43 eps
Dale Robertson
Walter Lankershim
15 eps
Diahann Carroll
Dominique Devereaux
110 eps
Kathleen Beller
Kirby Anders Carrington
51 eps
Billy Dee Williams
Brady Lloyd
29 eps
Geoffrey Scott
Mark Jennings
51 eps
Lee Bergere
Joseph Anders
61 eps
James Farentino
Dr. Nick Toscanni
22 eps
Catherine Oxenberg
Amanda Bedford Carrington
60 eps
Kate O'Mara
Cassandra 'Caress' Morell
59 eps
Michael Praed
Prince Michael of Moldavia
60 eps
Ted McGinley
Clay Fallmont
50 eps
Rock Hudson
Daniel Reece
29 eps
Billy Campbell
Luke Fuller
19 eps
Leann Hunley
Dana Waring Carrington
52 eps
Ali MacGraw
Lady Ashley Mitchell
29 eps
George Hamilton
Joel Abrigore
31 eps
Christopher Cazenove
Ben Carrington
59 eps
Terri Garber
Leslie Carrington
50 eps
James Healey
Sean Rowan
22 eps
Deborah Adair
Tracy Kendall
27 eps
Karen Cellini
Amanda Bedford Carrington
28 eps
Katy Kurtzman
Lindsay Blaisdel
15 eps
Stephanie Beacham
Sable Colby
24 eps
Lloyd Bochner
Cecil Colby
29 eps
Richard Anderson
Buck Fallmont
9 eps
Richard Lawson
Nick Kimball
11 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Dynasty actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Dynasty reads strongest on Emotional Weight, Character Depth and Serialized.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo.
The run
Seasons
9 seasons · 220 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
19919 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
198115 episodes
8.5IMDb
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
198122 episodes
4.0IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
198224 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
198327 episodes
10.0IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
198429 episodes
10.0IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
198531 episodes
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
198628 episodes
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
198722 episodes
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
198822 episodes
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E03
Catfights & Caviar (Dynasty Reunion)
S00E02
Reunion Part II
S00E01
Reunion Part I
S09E22
Catch 22
S09E20
Here Comes the Son
- Directed by Jerry Jameson
- Written by James H. Brown, Barbara Esensten
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Esther Shapiro
Showrunner
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Richard Alan Shapiro
Creator
Aaron Spelling
Executive producer
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Douglas S. Cramer
Executive producer
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James H. Brown
Writer
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Millee Taggart
Writer
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Ron Renauld
Writer
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Mart Crowley
Writer
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Tita Bell
Writer
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Robert Pollock
Writer
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Paul Savage
Writer
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Edward DeBlasio
Writer
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Shimon Wincelberg
Writer
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Jeffrey Lane
Writer
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Rita Lakin
Writer
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Barbara Esensten
Writer
Dick Nelson
Writer
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Robert Wolfe
Writer
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Scott Hamner
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- E. Duke VincentProducer
- Aaron SpellingExecutive Producer
- Elaine RichProducer
- Esther ShapiroProducer
- Dennis HammerProducer
- Edward LeddingProducer
Writing
- James H. BrownWriter
- Millee TaggartWriter
- Ron RenauldWriter
- Mart CrowleyWriter
- Tita BellWriter
- Robert PollockWriter
Direction
- Bob SweeneyDirector
- Lawrence DobkinDirector
- Gabrielle BeaumontDirector
- Curtis HarringtonDirector
- Harry FalkDirector
- Gwen ArnerDirector
Cinematography
- Irving LippmanDirector of Photography
- Emil OsterDirector of Photography
- Michel HugoDirector of Photography
- Herb PearlDirector of Photography
- Alric EdensDirector of Photography
- Richard L. RawlingsDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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