Dynasty (series) (1981)
Release Year: 1981
Nation: United States of America
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Alan Myerson, Alf Kjellin, Bob Sweeney, Bruce Bilson, Burt Brinckerhoff, Curtis Harrington, David Paulsen, Don Medford, Dwight Adair, Edward Ledding, Esther Shapiro, Gabrielle Beaumont, Georg Stanford Brown, Glynn Turman, Gwen Arner, Harry Falk, Irving J. Moore, Jeff Bleckner, Jerome Courtland, Jerry Jameson, John Patterson, Kate Tilley, Kim Friedman, Lawrence Dobkin, Lorraine Senna, Michael Lange, Michel Hugo, Nancy Malone, Philip Leacock, Ralph Senensky, Ray Danton, Richard Alan Shapiro, Richard Kinon, Robert C. Thompson, Robert Scheerer, Ron Satlof
Writer: A.J. Russell, Barbara Esensten, Camille Marchetta, Chester Krumholz, Clyde Ware, Daniel Benton, David Paulsen, Dennis Turner, Diana Gould, Dick Nelson, Don Heckman, Donald R. Boyle, Edward DeBlasio, Eileen Pollock, Elinor Karpf, Elizabeth Wilson, Esther Shapiro, Frank Furino, Frank Salisbury, Harold Stone, Henry Stern, James H. Brown, James Kearns, Jeff Ryder, Jeffrey Lane, Joanna Lee, Joel Steiger, John Pleshette, Katherine Coker, Laurence Heath, Leah Markus, Loraine Despres, Mann Rubin, Mart Crowley, Michael Russnow, Millee Taggart, Noreen Stone, Norman Katkov, Paul Savage, Priscilla English, Richard Alan Shapiro, Richard Wilson, Rita Lakin, Robert Pollock, Robert Seidenberg, Robert Wolfe, Roberto Loiederman, Ron Renauld, Scott Hamner, Shimon Wincelberg, Stephen Black, Stephen Kandel, Stephen Karpf, Susan Baskin, Susan Miller, Tita Bell, Will Lorin
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Aaron Spelling Productions
Genre: Drama, Romance, Soap
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
Similar:
Keywords
Keywords: colorado, denver, colorado, dramatic, melodramatic, oil, wealthy family
Story
Dynasty follows the wealthy Carrington family of Denver, Colorado. Blake Carrington, the patriarch, is married to his former secretary Krystle. Their children include Fallon, Steven, and Amanda, with Adam having been kidnapped at a young age. Blake's ex-wife Alexis, who is manipulative and conniving, runs her own corporation ColbyCo, rivaling Blake's Denver Carrington. The series primarily revolves around the conflict between these two corporations and the personal dramas within the Carrington family.
Summary
Dynasty is an American primetime television soap opera that aired from 1981 to 1989, focusing on a wealthy family in Denver, Colorado. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro, it was known for its melodramatic plotlines involving power struggles within the oil industry, adultery,scheming, and revenge. The series became a cultural phenomenon of the 1980s, with its iconic characters like Blake Carrington, Alexis Colby, and Fallon Carrington, portrayed by actors like John Forsythe, Joan Collins, and Linda Evans. Dynasty was praised for its lavish production values, over-the-top plotlines, and cliffhanger endings.
