Dynasty (2017): Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

The CW | CW | Season Premiere Date: October 11, 2017

Starring: Grant Show, Alan Dale, Elizabeth Gillies

Summary: Fallon Carrington (Elizabeth Gillies) and her brother, Steven, (James Mackay) are called to the family mansion by their father, Blake Carrington, (Grant Show) to meet his new wife-to-be, Cristal (Nathalie Kelley) in this reboot of the 1980s Aaron Spelling nighttime soap opera.

Genre(s): Drama, Soap

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E22. Dead Scratch
Air Date: May 11, 2018
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S1:E21. Trashy Little Tramp
Air Date: May 4, 2018
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S1:E20. A Line From the Past
Air Date: April 27, 2018

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Mark A. Perigard

Oct 11, 2017

Fans of the original “Dynasty” know Fallon’s nastiness is just a warm-up. Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

Oct 10, 2017

The worst thing you can say about this show is that it knows exactly what it is; the best thing you can say about it is that it goes above and beyond that realization. It has hints of wanting to build on one of TV’s biggest soapy fortunes, rather than leech off it like a trust-fund brat. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Oct 11, 2017

Dynasty works a little too hard at living up (or down) to its splashy billboards in the early going, with Gillies overplaying the femme fatale shtick. Read full review

David Wiegand

Oct 10, 2017

The new show wastes little time in setting up a similar relationship of mutual contempt between Cristal and Fallon. Yes, there is a physical brawl between them. Keep an eye out for one especially funny and over-the-top moment involving Fallon and a wedding cake. Read full review

Lorraine Ali

Oct 11, 2017

The new “Dynasty” is well-written and features a competent cast, but it’s not engaging enough to compete in today’s world, where immersing viewers in the lives of a dysfunctional rich family is no longer an escape--it’s an unavoidable reality. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Oct 10, 2017

I wasn’t impressed by the premiere, which, despite its more sexually explicit tone, is fairly bland. The script strains to make it all relevant, referencing other current dynasties including the Kardashians and the Trumps, but the whole enterprise nonetheless feels dated. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Sep 14, 2017

Even though there’s an abundance of gilt and Gulfstreams these days, the sizzle is nowhere near the same. Read full review

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NoahHogan1

Dec 3, 2018

The new Dynasty is as soapy as the original. The new cast is amazing! I love the new Alexis (Nicollette Sheridan). She was a b**** in the original, and nothing has changed. I loved season 1 more, but we haven't seen all of season 2 yet. A defineate watch!

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Dudu002

Jan 28, 2018

This show is really underrated and people should give it a chance. And the old dynasty fans need to get over the fact that this is dynasty 2017 different cast. Different story. Get over it people. I understand you wanted a reboot like Dallas but thats not the case here. So if you haveThis show is really underrated and people should give it a chance. And the old dynasty fans need to get over the fact that this is dynasty 2017 different cast. Different story. Get over it people. I understand you wanted a reboot like Dallas but thats not the case here. So if you have nothing nice to say, let the rest of us enjoy the damn show because my friends and i are really having a good time watching this and it has become one of our favorite tv shows(it really does remind us of gossip girl) i just love this so much.… Expand

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Thura

Oct 11, 2017

I had so much fun watching the pilot. It is a guilty pleasure with great outfits, lots of over the top drama and sassy lines. But it is also a good show with a diverse cast and female characters owning this show, especially Liz Gillies as Fallon is great as a strong and smart characterI had so much fun watching the pilot. It is a guilty pleasure with great outfits, lots of over the top drama and sassy lines. But it is also a good show with a diverse cast and female characters owning this show, especially Liz Gillies as Fallon is great as a strong and smart character always underestimated by her father and other men in her life. I think this show will be a hit!… Expand

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Lucy16Brazil

Oct 12, 2017

I loved the first episode, I found it very fast but when I saw the 40 minutes passed so fast, and I was with the taste of want more and more, really this series is very good for the first episode has happened so many things I am mega eager to know rest I'm loving the power as they're doingI loved the first episode, I found it very fast but when I saw the 40 minutes passed so fast, and I was with the taste of want more and more, really this series is very good for the first episode has happened so many things I am mega eager to know rest I'm loving the power as they're doing it's fantastic unfortunately the criticism sometimes does not know recognize more I know congratulations… Expand

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avanmcgillz

Oct 12, 2017

This reboot made Dynasty a fresh, modern drama with both hints to the '80s version as remarks to our current society and politics. I can understand these changes will upset some old Dynasty fans, but I would urge everyone to give this serie a chance. The story lines are interesting andThis reboot made Dynasty a fresh, modern drama with both hints to the '80s version as remarks to our current society and politics. I can understand these changes will upset some old Dynasty fans, but I would urge everyone to give this serie a chance. The story lines are interesting and complicated, the characters all have something special and the cast is good. The diversity of the cast is also something this series should be applauded too.
Outstanding is Liz Gillies who plays main character Fallon Carrington. She is still relatively unknown, though people who watched FX's Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll already know that Gillies is great in combining drama and comedy. As Fallon she outshines the rest of the cast with her strong appearance.
Netflix has bought Dynasty in a unique deal to broadcast it worldwide, indicating they, like me, expect Dynasty to become really big.… Expand

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jonathanl

Oct 13, 2017

The Dynasty reboot is a perfect mix of old and new. It pays hommage to the Dynasty series from 1980 in lots of ways, using the music that was the old Dynasty intro and doing the epic scene in which Fallon bites of the wedding cake's chocolate bridesmaid' s head.
It is also new, changing theThe Dynasty reboot is a perfect mix of old and new. It pays hommage to the Dynasty series from 1980 in lots of ways, using the music that was the old Dynasty intro and doing the epic scene in which Fallon bites of the wedding cake's chocolate bridesmaid' s head.
It is also new, changing the subjects of the old Dynasty that now are seen as problematic like the homophobe reaction from Blake Carrington to his son Steven. Steven now is openly gay and there are no problems with that. The strained father-son relationship now comes from the fact that Mr. Carrington is in oil and fracking while Steven is a for fighter of green energy and protests against his father' s plans to exploit native american land.
New is also that the women are the main characters of the show. Daughter Fallion Carrington is now ambitious, smart and after the head position of her family's company.
This combination of old and new makes Dynasty a great watch for both fans of the 80' s Dynasty as new fans looking for some fresh, modern drama. Well done!… Expand

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dimitris3d

Dec 1, 2017

I'm so surprised Esther & Richard Shapiro didn't put a stop to the travesty Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Sallie Patrick created. The magic of the show is gone, nothing left from the original apart from names and some 80's songs. They changed the living daylight out of it and if theyI'm so surprised Esther & Richard Shapiro didn't put a stop to the travesty Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage and Sallie Patrick created. The magic of the show is gone, nothing left from the original apart from names and some 80's songs. They changed the living daylight out of it and if they don't make a 180 degree turn and introduce a strong Alexis (like Lana Parrilla or Madeleine Stowe), plus hire really good writers, there will be no season 2. Krystal having made a sex-tape and involved in a drug cartel? No, no no Sallie, you got it all wrong. Krystal and Steven were the purest people on the show. Making them having nasty pasts does not help the show. you just demolished the show's foundation. Fallon's lack of morals is enough for the whole show. It is such a shame to ruin such a great franchise. Only Blake and Claudia are cast right. NO-ONE else !… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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  Air Date: December 20, 2021
Season 4

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  Air Date: May 7, 2021
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 11, 2019
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 12, 2018
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 11, 2017
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  S1:E22. Dead Scratch
  Air Date: May 11, 2018
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  S1:E21. Trashy Little Tramp
  Air Date: May 4, 2018
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  S1:E20. A Line From the Past
  Air Date: April 27, 2018
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  S1:E19. Use or Be Used
  Air Date: April 20, 2018
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  S1:E18. Don't Con a Con Artist
  Air Date: April 6, 2018
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  S1:E17. Enter Alexis
  Air Date: March 30, 2018
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  S1:E16. Poor Little Rich Girl
  Air Date: March 23, 2018
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  S1:E15. Our Turn Now
  Air Date: March 16, 2018
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  S1:E14. The Gospel According to Blake Carrington
  Air Date: March 9, 2018
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  S1:E13. Nothing But Trouble
  Air Date: February 7, 2018
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  S1:E12. Promises You Can't Keep
  Air Date: January 31, 2018
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  S1:E11. I Answer to No Man
  Air Date: January 24, 2018
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  S1:E10. A Well-Dressed Tarantula
  Air Date: January 17, 2018
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  S1:E9. Rotten Things
  Air Date: December 13, 2017
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  S1:E8. The Best Things in Life
  Air Date: December 6, 2017
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  S1:E7. A Taste of Your Own Medicine
  Air Date: November 29, 2017
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  S1:E6. I Exist Only for Me
  Air Date: November 15, 2017
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  S1:E5. Company Slut
  Air Date: November 8, 2017
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  S1:E4. Private as a Circus
  Air Date: November 1, 2017
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  S1:E3. Guilt Is for Insecure People
  Air Date: October 25, 2017
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  S1:E2. Spit It Out
  Air Date: October 18, 2017
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: October 11, 2017