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Carrington family
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January 12, 1981 (1981-01-12)
Created byRichard and Esther Shapiro
Duration
  • Original series:
  • January 12, 1981 (1981-01-12)–October 22, 1991 (1991-10-22)
  • Reboot series:
  • October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)–September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)

The Carringtons are the core family of the American prime time soap opera Dynasty, which aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. The series was followed up by a two-part miniseries entitled Dynasty: The Reunion in October 1991. A Dynasty reboot premiered on The CW on October 11, 2017.

Appearances

Dynasty premiered on ABC on January 12, 1981,[1] starring John Forsythe as millionaire oil tycoon Blake Carrington for the entire run of the series.[2][3] The drama centered on patriarch Blake and his wives, children, and extended family.[1] The original run of Dynasty ended in May 1989.[4][5] Dynasty: The Reunion, a miniseries to wrap up storylines left unfinished by the show's cancellation, aired in October 1991.[4]

A Dynasty reboot premiered on The CW on October 11, 2017,[6] starring Grant Show as Blake and again focusing on him and his dysfunctional family.[7]

Storylines

Original series

As Dynasty begins in 1981, Carrington heirs

Fallon (Pamela Sue Martin) return to Denver to attend the wedding of their father, powerful oil tycoon Blake Carrington (John Forsythe), to his former secretary, Krystle (Linda Evans). The Carrington family dynamic is soon established; thoughtful and sensitive Steven resists his father's pressure to step into his role as future leader of Blake's empire, while his spoiled sister Fallon, better suited to follow in Blake's footsteps, is underestimated by and considered little more than a trophy to Blake. Steven befriends Krystle, who is adjusting to life at the mansion despite chilly receptions from Fallon and the Carrington majordomo, Joseph Anders (Lee Bergere
).

Blake's ex-wife

L.B. Colby, the son of Fallon and Jeff Colby (John James) is kidnapped. Former spouses Blake and Alexis make a televised plea that he be returned, and Alexis confesses a dark secret from their past: their firstborn son, Adam (Gordon Thomson), had been kidnapped as a baby and never recovered. Traumatized by the event, they had hidden his existence from their subsequent children Fallon and Steven. Meanwhile, in Billings, Montana
, an old woman named Kate Torrance tearfully tells her grandson Michael that he is really the Carrington heir. Armed with items from Adam Carrington's baby carriage, lawyer "Michael" comes to Denver and is eventually accepted as a Carrington, but his selfishness, greed and ambition put him at odds with all of his relatives at one time or another.

Steven leaves town that year and is presumed dead in an oil rig explosion in 1982; he turns up alive and returns (portrayed by

Krystina (Jessica Player), in 1984. Fallon reappears in 1985 (portrayed by Emma Samms
).

Alexis brings Blake's vengeful, estranged brother

Clay Fallmont (Ted McGinley
), who is possibly also Ben's child.

Carrington family tree (1981–1991)
Ellen
Carrington
Tom
Carrington
Laura
Matthews
Garrett
Boydston
Karen
Atkinson
Jackie
Deveraux
Unnamed son
Danny
Carrington

Reboot series

In 2017, wealthy siblings Steven (

Dead Scratch
"—though Blake is already aware of his half-sister—and declare their intention to force a sale of Carrington Atlantic.

In season two, Blake falls in love with

New Lady in Town
".

In season three, Blake marries Cristal (now

Vanessa Deveraux (Jade Payton) is introduced as Dominique's stepdaughter from a later marriage, making her Jeff and Monica's stepsister. Adam starts to date Kirby Anders (Maddison Brown
), daughter of Anders and paternal half-sister of Steven.

In season four, Fallon marries Liam and Alexis divorces Jeff. Cristal temporarily leaves Blake, but they ultimately reconcile. Thomas' former mistress, mother of Dominique and grandmother of Jeff and Monica, Lo Cox (Roxzane Mims), passes away in her sleep. Adam considers proposing to Kirby, but they ultimately breakup when the return of her ex-boyfriend causes a drug relapse. With their lives in peril, Alexis and Dominique make final confessions to one another, Alexis revealing that she had another affair that led to the birth of a daughter who she gave to her cousin to be raised in London, and Dominique revealing that she is still legally married to a man that she met after her divorce from Cecil. Alexis' daughter, later revealed to also be Blake's daughter,

Everything Looks Wonderful, Joseph
". The revelation of Dominique and Brady's marital status nullifies Dominique's marriage to Vanessa's father, so she is not legally step-family to Dominique, Jeff, and Monica. Toward the end of the season, Fallon and Liam separate.

In season five, Dominique and Brady finalize their divorce, while Fallon and Liam reconcile and try to conceive a child. It is revealed that Fallon is infertile due to her gunshot wound, so the couple seek out a surrogate,

Catch 22
", exiling Adam from the family and rekindling his relationship with Sam. Fallon and Liam also welcome their newborn daughter into the world, Lauren Morrell Carrington-Ridley.

Carrington family tree (2017–2022)
Ellen
Lo
Cox
Cesil
Colby
Cristal
Jennings
Juliette
Carrington
Jeff
Colby		Monica
Colby

Notes

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References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-345-32459-5
    .
  2. ^ Gates, Anita (April 2, 2010). "John Forsythe, Dynasty Actor, Is Dead at 92". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Adam (April 3, 2010). "John Forsythe dead; starred in Dynasty, Bachelor Father". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Gliatto, Tom; Sheff, Vicki (August 5, 1991). "Alexis Strikes Again!". People. Vol. 36, no. 4. pp. 66–68. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
  5. ^ Walker, Joseph (May 24, 1989). "Dynasty Cliffhanger is Just That". Deseret News. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 8, 2017). "The CW Sets Fall 2017 Premiere Dates For Dynasty & Valor And Returning Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  7. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (May 31, 2017). "Fall TV First Impression: Dynasty". TVLine. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.

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