Dynasty

1980s American prime time television soap opera

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★ 6.5

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.

Aired: 1981–1989
Seasons: 9 · 220 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Esther Shapiro, Richard Alan Shapiro
Network: ABC
Genres: Soap, Drama

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Genre: Soap opera
Created by: Richard and Esther Shapiro
Directed by: Irving J. Moore
Theme music composer: Bill Conti
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Number span no of seasons: 9 + two-part reunion
Number span no of episodes: 222 ( list of episodes )
Executive producers: Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer Richard and Esther Shapiro
Running time: 48–50 minutes
Production companies: Aaron Spelling Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Network: ABC
Release: January 12, 1981 ( 1981-01-12 ) –, May 11, 1989 ( 1989-05-11 )

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title: Dynasty
Commons category: Dynasty (1981 TV series)
number of seasons: 9
number of episodes: 220
start time: 1981-01-12
end time: 1989-05-11

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Dynasty is an American prime time soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981, to May 11, 1989. The series, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, revolves around the Carringtons, a wealthy family residing in Denver. Dynasty stars John Forsythe as oil magnate Blake Carrington, Linda Evans as his new wife Krystle, and later Joan Collins as his former wife Alexis.

Dynasty was conceived by ABC to compete with CBS's prime time series Dallas. Ratings for the show's first season were unimpressive, but a revamp for the second season that included the arrival of Collins as scheming Alexis saw ratings enter the top 20. By the fall of 1982, it was a top 10 show, and by the spring of 1985, it was the #1 show in the United States. The series declined considerably in popularity during its final three seasons, and it was ultimately cancelled in the spring of 1989 after nine seasons and 220 episodes. A two-part miniseries, Dynasty: The Reunion, aired in October 1991. A reboot series with a new cast premiered on The CW in October 2017.