Dynasty
Seen it?2017 | 5 seasons | 43 min | Drama, Soap
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (52%), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong character drama. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 77 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Follows two of America’s wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children focusing on Fallon Carrington, the daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington, and her soon-to-be stepmother, Cristal, a Hispanic woman marrying into this WASP family and America’s most powerful class.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
52% critic score
- AudiencesSolid
8.1 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a solid audience; spent 11 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 213K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 5 is the high point.
Season 12017 · 22 episodes · 8.1 out of 10Saturday
Season 22018 · 22 episodes · 8.8 out of 10Friday- Season 32019 · 20 episodes · 8.6 out of 10Friday
- Season 42021 · 22 episodes · 9.1 out of 10Friday
- Season 52021 · 22 episodes · 9.2 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz, Sallie Patrick
- Elizabeth GilliesFallon Carrington
- Grant ShowBlake Carrington
- Daniella AlonsoCristal Carrington
- Elaine HendrixAlexis Carrington Colby
- Rafael de la FuenteSam 'Sammy Joe' Flores
- Sam UnderwoodAdam Carrington
- Michael MicheleDominique Deveraux
- Robert Christopher RileyMichael Culhane
- Sam AdegokeJeff Colby
- Maddison BrownKirby Anders