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Release Date:
12 January 1981 (USA)
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Tagline:
Synopsis Greed. Seduction. Betrayal. Revenge. Dynasty has it all and more!
Plot:
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam...
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Awards:
Won 5 Golden Globes.
Another 15 wins
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68 nominations
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| John Forsythe | ... | Blake Carrington (217 episodes, 1981-1989) |
 | Linda Evans | ... | Krystle Carrington / ... (201 episodes, 1981-1989) |

| Joan Collins | ... | Alexis Carrington Colby / ... (193 episodes, 1981-1989) |
 | Gordon Thomson | ... | Adam Carrington (182 episodes, 1982-1989) |

| John James | ... | Jeff Colby (168 episodes, 1981-1989) |
 | Michael Nader | ... | Dex Dexter (151 episodes, 1983-1989) |

| Jack Coleman | ... | Steven Carrington (149 episodes, 1982-1988) |

| Heather Locklear | ... | Sammy Jo Dean Carrington / ... (134 episodes, 1981-1989) |
 | Pamela Bellwood | ... | Claudia Blaisdel / ... (125 episodes, 1981-1986) |
 | Pamela Sue Martin | ... | Fallon Carrington Colby / ... (87 episodes, 1981-1984) |
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| Don Medford | | (22 episodes, 1981-1988) |
| Irving J. Moore | | (9 episodes, 1981-1988) |
| Gabrielle Beaumont | | (4 episodes, 1981-1982) |
| Philip Leacock | | (4 episodes, 1981) |
| Nancy Malone | | (3 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Bruce Bilson | | (3 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Jerome Courtland | | (2 episodes, 1981-1982) |
| Ralph Senensky | | (2 episodes, 1981) |
| Gwen Arner | | (2 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| Alf Kjellin | | (1 episode, 1981) |
| Bob Sweeney | | (1 episode, 1981) |
| Dwight Adair | | (1 episode, 1989) |
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| Jeff Bleckner | | (unknown episodes) |
| Georg Stanford Brown | | (unknown episodes) |
| Kim Friedman | | (unknown episodes) |
| Curtis Harrington | | (unknown episodes) |
| John B. Moranville | | (unknown episodes) |
| Alan Myerson | | (unknown episodes) |
| David Paulsen | | (unknown episodes) |
| Robert Scheerer | | (unknown episodes) |
| Lorraine Senna | | (unknown episodes) |
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| Richard Shapiro | | (36 episodes, 1981-1989) |
| Esther Shapiro | | (34 episodes, 1981-1989) |
| Edward DeBlasio | | (21 episodes, 1981-1988) |
| Eileen Mason | | (10 episodes, 1981-1982) |
| Robert Pollock | | (10 episodes, 1981-1982) |
| James H. Brown | | (5 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Barbara Esensten | | (5 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Frank Furino | | (4 episodes, 1987) |
| David Paulsen | | (4 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Laurence Heath | | (3 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Chester Krumholz | | (2 episodes, 1981) |
| Daniel Benton | | (2 episodes, 1982) |
| Michael Russnow | | (2 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Rita Lakin | | (2 episodes, 1987) |
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| Loraine Despres | | (unknown episodes) |
| Millee Taggart | | (unknown episodes) |
| Dennis Turner | | (unknown episodes) |
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| Esther Shapiro | .... | executive producer (217 episodes, 1981-1989) |
| Richard Shapiro | .... | executive producer (217 episodes, 1981-1989) |
| Aaron Spelling | .... | executive producer (217 episodes, 1981-1989) |
| Douglas S. Cramer | .... | executive producer (204 episodes, 1981-1989) |
| Edward DeBlasio | .... | producer (195 episodes, 1981-1988) |
| Elaine Rich | .... | line producer / supervising producer (182 episodes, 1981-1988) |
| Camille Marchetta | .... | producer (29 episodes, 1984-1985) |
| Dynasty | .... | executive producer (22 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| David Paulsen | .... | executive producer / executive supervising producer (22 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Ursula Alexander | .... | co-producer / assistant producer (16 episodes, 1984-1988) |
| Marjie Short | .... | assistant producer (16 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Shelley Hull | .... | associate producer (13 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Tim King | .... | associate producer (6 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| John B. Moranville | .... | associate producer (1 episode, 1984) |
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| Philip L. Parslow | .... | supervising producer (unknown episodes, 1981) |
| Edward Ledding | .... | associate producer / producer (unknown episodes, 1982) |
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| Cherie | .... | hair stylist (39 episodes, 1984-1989) |
| Jack Freeman | .... | makeup artist (39 episodes, 1984-1989) |
| Gerald Solomon | .... | hair stylist (38 episodes, 1986-1989) |
| Delaine Manges | .... | makeup artist (20 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Dee Mansano | .... | makeup artist (18 episodes, 1987-1989) |
| Monica Hart Helpman | .... | hair stylist (13 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Danne D. Long | .... | hair stylist (11 episodes, 1987) |
| Jim Gillespie | .... | makeup artist (8 episodes, 1981) |
| Barbara Ronci | .... | hair stylist (5 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Ora Green | .... | hair stylist (4 episodes, 1986) |
| Linda Leiter Sharp | .... | hair stylist (3 episodes, 1984-1986) |
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| Klexius Kolby | .... | makeup artist (unknown episodes, 1989) |
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| Joseph Dervin Jr. | .... | executive in charge of post-production / executive director of post-production (40 episodes, 1984-1989) |
| Norman Henry | .... | executive production manager (40 episodes, 1984-1989) |
| Al Kraus | .... | supervising production manager (20 episodes, 1984-1987) |
| Robert Della Santina | .... | unit production manager / assistant supervising production manager (20 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Catherine McCabe | .... | unit production manager (19 episodes, 1987-1989) |
| Al Nicholson | .... | unit production manager (2 episodes, 1986) |
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| Bret Garwood | .... | executive coordinator (39 episodes, 1984-1989) |
| Phill Norman | .... | title designer (39 episodes, 1984-1989) |
| Joe Gannon | .... | script supervisor (34 episodes, 1984-1988) |
| Earl Capello | .... | superintendent studio operations (33 episodes, 1986-1989) |
| Jan Nuuhiwa | .... | stand in: Linda Evans (13 episodes, 1981) |
| Frank Furino | .... | executive story editor (13 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Jeff Ryder | .... | executive story editor (12 episodes, 1987-1988) |
| Bridget Hedison | .... | production associate (11 episodes, 1987) |
| Richard Ostlund | .... | dialogue director (10 episodes, 1984-1988) |
| Tita Bell | .... | story editor (6 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| James H. Brown | .... | executive story editor (6 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Barbara Esensten | .... | executive story editor (6 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Robert Wolfe | .... | story editor (6 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Adell Aldrich | .... | script supervisor (5 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Ron Renauld | .... | story editor (4 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Allan Lotta | .... | superintendent studio operations (3 episodes, 1988) |
| Scott Hamner | .... | story editor (2 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Gordon Kirschbaum | .... | superintendent studio operations (2 episodes, 1986) |
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| Nancy E. Barr | .... | production coordinator (unknown episodes, 1982) |
| Art Scholl | .... | pilot (unknown episodes, 1982) |
| Cynthia Lea Clark | .... | medical technical advisor (unknown episodes) |
| Robert Gary | .... | script supervisor (unknown episodes) |
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Additional Details
Runtime:
47 min (218 episodes) | Germany:45 min (220 episodes) | Argentina:60 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Alexis and Sable are cousins, which would make Fallon and her second husband Miles second cousins. It also makes Fallon and her first husband Jeff second cousins, since Jeff's mother is Sable's sister.
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What was the outcome of the infamous 'Moldavian Massacre'?
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Dynasty was a huge favorite of myself and my friends, and I have many memories of discussing the show with them either over the phone as it was happening or the next day. The Carringtons were created to compete with the highly successful Dallas and Ewings of South Fork, but Dynasty was never a copycat show. While Dallas certainly focused on the soap opera elements common to all these programs, J.R.'s sliminess in business was a focal point. Dynasty was about obvious, over the top luxury and family with some camp elements included that made it special. What I loved about Dynasty was that, at least in the beginning, it was never camp for camp's sake - the camp was part of the show. For instance, when the casting of Fallon changed, the portrait of the old Fallon that hung over the fireplace was quietly replaced with a painting of the new one, Emma Samms, that looked like a paint by the numbers from Woolworth's. And of course, Joan Collins' Alexis had camp built right into the character. And there was Steven's plastic surgery...so many happy moments.
And no other show could boast the wardrobe of Dynasty, or the beauty of Linda Evans. I can still see her, bedecked in diamonds, walking toward Blake in a blue gown slit all the way up her thigh.
For me, once they had Alexis disguised as a nun and the whole Moldavian thing started, the show became self-conscious camp, as these shows often do, and I lost interest. But certainly Dynasty was a bright spot in the '80s and for a time, you couldn't beat it.