Dynasty (2017 TV series, season 5)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Original network | The CW |
| Original release | December 20, 2021 – September 16, 2022 |
The fifth and final season of Dynasty, an American television series based on the 1980s prime time soap opera of the same name, premiered in the United States on The CW on December 20, 2021. The series was renewed for a fifth season on February 3, 2021. It was announced in May 2022 that the fifth season of Dynasty would be its last.
Season five stars Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington, Grant Show as her father Blake Carrington, Daniella Alonso as Blake's new wife Cristal, Sam Underwood as Blake's eldest son Adam Carrington, and Eliza Bennett as his youngest daughter Amanda Carrington, with Robert Christopher Riley as former chauffeur Michael Culhane; Sam Adegoke as tech billionaire Jeff Colby; Rafael de la Fuente as Sam Jones, the ex-husband to Fallon's half-brother Steven; Adam Huber as Fallon's husband Liam Ridley; Maddison Brown as Kirby Anders, the daughter of former Carrington majordomo Joseph Anders; Michael Michele as Dominique Deveraux, Blake's half-sister and the mother of Jeff and Monica Colby (Wakeema Hollis); and Elaine Hendrix as Alexis Carrington Colby, Blake's and Jeff's ex-wife and the mother of Adam, Steven, Fallon and Amanda. Notable recurring characters featured in season five include Geovanni Gopradi as Roberto "Beto" Flores, Cristal's brother; Rogelio T. Ramos as Daniel Ruiz, Sam's biological father; Pej Vahdat as Dex Dexter, a suave hedge fund manager who romances Alexis; and Brett Tucker as Ben Carrington, Blake's estranged brother. Alonso also plays the dual recurring role of Rita, a Cristal lookalike employed by Beto.
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Cast and characters
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Main
- Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington, an heiress and businesswoman, daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington and his first wife Alexis, and married to Liam
- Hanna Ciubotaru portrays a younger Fallon Carrington
- Daniella Alonso as Cristal Jennings Carrington, Blake's third wife and the CEO of Flores Incorporado
- Alonso was also given an end credits billing for playing Rita, a Cristal lookalike in league with Beto
- Elaine Hendrix as Alexis Carrington Colby Dexter, Blake's and Jeff's ex-wife, the mother of Adam, Steven, Fallon and Amanda, and newly married to Dex
- Rafael de La Fuente as Samuel Josiah "Sammy Jo" Jones Carrington, the nephew of Blake's second wife Cristal, and Steven Carrington's ex-husband
- Sam Underwood as Adam Carrington, Blake's and Alexis's eldest son, a doctor
- Michael Michele as Dominique Deveraux, Jeff and Monica's mother, Blake's half-sister and the owner of fashion brand Dom-Mystique
- Robert Christopher Riley as Michael Culhane, Fallon's ex-fiancé, formerly the Carrington chauffeur, and co-owner of La Mirage with Sam
- Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby, Dominique's son and Blake's nephew, a tech billionaire
- Maddison Brown as Kirby Anders, daughter of the former Carrington majordomo, Joseph Anders, and Amanda's girlfriend
- Adam Huber as Liam Ridley, a writer married to Fallon
- Eliza Bennett as Amanda Carrington, Alexis's youngest daughter by Blake, a lawyer raised in Europe, and Kirby's girlfriend
- Grant Show as Blake Carrington, billionaire and the father of Adam, Fallon and Amanda by his first wife, Alexis
- Jax Buresh portrays a younger Blake Carrington.
Recurring
- Geovanni Gopradi as Roberto "Beto" Flores, Cristal's brother
- Rogelio T. Ramos as Daniel Ruiz, a horse trainer who is revealed to be Sam's biological father and later dies due to cancer.
- Pej Vahdat as Dex Dexter, a suave hedge fund manager who marries Alexis
- Cynthia Quiles as Charlie Jiménez, a talent agent who signs and romances Kirby
- Felisha Terrell as Nina Fournier, an up and coming independent filmmaker
- Brett Tucker as Ben Carrington, Blake's estranged brother
- Townsend Fallica portrays a younger Ben Carrington
- Samantha Massell as Stacey Moore, a paleontologist who is Fallon and Liam's surrogate
- Grace Junot as Ellen, a board member at Fallon Unlimited
Guest
- Kara Royster as Eva, Fallon's former assistant who is incarcerated for shooting her
- Randy J. Goodwin as Brady Lloyd, Dominique's ex-husband
- Arnetia Walker as Louella Culhane, Michael's mother
- Kate Kneeland as Betty, Fallon's new assistant
- Carson Fagerbakke as Patricia "Patty" De Vilbis, an old nemesis of Fallon's from the equestrian circuit
- Bill Fagerbakke as Peter De Vilbis, Patty's father who sells Morell Green Energy Corporation back to Fallon and Jeff
- Daniela Lee as Jeanette, a Carrington maid
- Lara Silva as Luna, a friend of Jeff's
- Yvonna Pearson as Sasha Harris, a model friend of Kirby's
- Daphne Zuniga as Sonya Jackson, a college friend of Blake's
- Elena Tovar as Iris Machado, Sam's mother
- Sharon Lawrence as Laura Van Kirk, Liam's controlling and manipulative mother
- Brianna Brown as Claudia Blaisdel, the woman who killed Blake's wife, Cristal/Celia
- Tetona Jackson as Frankie Chase, a singer Fallon wants to join her company
- David Diaan as Samir Dexter, Dex's father
- Angeria Paris van Michaels as Herself
- Danny Nucci as Professor Kingston, Liam's mentor
- Carly Hughes as Geneva Abbott, the widow of Sam and Michael's former contractor Leo Abbott
- Charisma Carpenter as Heather, Fallon's former nanny with whom Blake once had an affair
- Henry Simmons as Kevin, Dominique's bodyguard
- Amy Pietz as Mandy Von Dunkel, a woman who opposes Fallon's bachelor auction
- Matt Bennett as Cole, a man who takes part in Fallon's bachelor auction
- Lachlan Buchanan as Ryan, Sam's ex-boyfriend
- Kate Beahan as Florence Whitley, a judge and Amanda's ex-girlfriend
- Natalie Karp as Mrs. Gunnerson, the Carrington cook
- James Mackay as Steven Carrington, Fallon's gay environmentalist half-brother and biological son of Anders who is the older and more levelheaded of the two
- Steve Spoon as young Steven Carrington
- Dan Amboyer as Graham, Kirby’s friend and candidate to replace Anders as Carrington majordomo who is actually a disguise of Steven
Episodes
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 1 | "Let's Start Over Again" | Michael A. Allowitz | Christopher Fife | December 20, 2021 | 0.38[2] |
| 88 | 2 | "That Holiday Spirit" | Kenny Leon | Aubrey Villalobos Karr | December 20, 2021 | 0.31[2] |
| 89 | 3 | "How Did the Board Meeting Go?" | Pascal Verschooris | David M. Israel | March 11, 2022 | 0.25[3] |
| 90 | 4 | "Go Catch Your Horse" | Star Barry | Libby Wells | March 18, 2022 | 0.28[4] |
| 91 | 5 | "A Little Fun Wouldn't Hurt" | Andi Behring | Elaine Loh | March 25, 2022 | 0.20[5] |
| 92 | 6 | "Devoting All of Her Energy to Hate" | Brandi Bradburn | Liz Sczudlo | April 1, 2022 | 0.23[6] |
| 93 | 7 | "A Real Actress Could Do It" | Ayoka Chenzira | Bryce Schramm | April 8, 2022 | 0.28[7] |
| 94 | 8 | "The Only Thing That Counts Is Winning" | Heather Tom | Chris Erric Maddox | April 15, 2022 | 0.26[8] |
| 95 | 9 | "A Friendly Kiss Between Friends" | SM Main-Muñoz | Garrett Oakley | April 29, 2022 | 0.22[9] |
| 96 | 10 | "Mind Your Own Business" | Heather Tom | Katrina Cabrera Ortega | May 6, 2022 | 0.21[10] |
| 97 | 11 | "I'll Settle for a Prayer" | Brandi Bradburn | India Sage Wilson | May 13, 2022 | 0.20[11] |
| 98 | 12 | "There's No Need to Panic" | Robin Givens | David M. Israel | May 20, 2022 | 0.21[12] |
| 99 | 13 | "Do You Always Talk to Turtles" | Andi Behring | Malcolm Boomer & Chava Friedberg | May 27, 2022 | 0.23[13] |
| 100 | 14 | "Vicious Vendetta" | Pascal Verschooris | Josh Reims & Christopher Fife | June 3, 2022 | 0.23[14] |
| 101 | 15 | "Ben" | Brandon Lott | Bryce Schramm | June 24, 2022 | 0.25[15] |
| 102 | 16 | "My Family, My Blood" | Robbie Countryman | Elaine Loh | July 1, 2022 | 0.22[16] |
| 103 | 17 | "There's No One Around to Watch You Drown" | Grant Show | Liz Sczudlo | July 8, 2022 | 0.28[17] |
| 104 | 18 | "A Writer of Dubious Talent" | Heather Tom | Katrina Cabrera Ortega | August 5, 2022 | 0.24[18] |
| 105 | 19 | "But a Drug Scandal?" | Elizabeth Gillies | Aubrey Villalobos Karr | August 12, 2022 | 0.22[19] |
| 106 | 20 | "First Kidnapping and Now Theft" | Pat Santana | Chris Erric Maddox | September 2, 2022 | 0.18[20] |
| 107 | 21 | "More Power to Her" | Michael A. Allowitz | Libby Wells | September 9, 2022 | 0.17[21] |
| 108 | 22 | "Catch 22" | Pascal Verschooris | Josh Reims & Garrett Oakley | September 16, 2022 | 0.19[22] |
Production
Development
Ahead of the season four premiere on The CW, Dynasty was renewed for a fifth season on February 3, 2021. The CW President and CEO Mark Pedowitz stated in a press release, "Though we’re just a few weeks into the new season, we wanted to get a strategic head start on next season with these early renewals, which allows our production teams to start laying out story arcs and hiring staff, and at the same time, continues to provide us with a strong, stable schedule to build on for next season."[23]
Season five will consist of 22 episodes.[24] It was announced in May 2022 that the fifth season of Dynasty would be its last.[25][26]
Casting
In August 2021, Eliza Bennett was cast as Amanda Carrington in a recurring role for season four, to become a series regular in season five.[27][28] In January 2022, it was reported that Pej Vahdat had been cast as Dex Dexter for season five.[29] In April 2022, Variety reported that Grant Show's former Melrose Place castmate Daphne Zuniga would appear on Dynasty as Sonya Jackson, a college friend of Blake's, debuting in the episode "A Friendly Kiss Between Friends".[30] In May 2022, TVLine reported that Charisma Carpenter would guest star in the seventeenth episode as Fallon's former nanny, Heather.[31]
Filming
Filming for the fifth season began on October 21, 2021, and concluded in August 2022.[32]
Broadcast
The fifth season premiered with two episodes on Monday, December 20, 2021, and then returned to Fridays on March 11, 2022.[33]
Reception
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Let's Start Over Again" | December 20, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.38[2] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | "That Holiday Spirit" | December 20, 2021 | 0.1 | 0.31[2] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | "How Did The Board Meeting Go?" | March 11, 2022 | 0.1 | 0.25[3] | 0.1 | 0.17 | 0.1 | 0.42[34] |
| 4 | "Go Catch Your Horse" | March 18, 2022 | 0.1 | 0.28[4] | 0.0 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.40[35] |
| 5 | "A Little Fun Wouldn't Hurt" | March 25, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.20[5] | 0.0 | 0.16 | 0.1 | 0.36[36] |
| 6 | "Devoting All of Her Energy to Hate" | April 1, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.23[6] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | "A Real Actress Could Do It" | April 8, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.28[7] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 8 | "The Only Thing That Counts Is Winning" | April 15, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.26[8] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 9 | "A Friendly Kiss Between Friends" | April 29, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.22[9] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 10 | "Mind Your Own Business" | May 6, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.21[10] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 11 | "I'll Settle for a Prayer" | May 13, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.20[11] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 12 | "There's No Need to Panic" | May 20, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.21[12] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 13 | "Do You Always Talk to Turtles" | May 27, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.23[13] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 14 | "Vicious Vendetta" | June 3, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.23[14] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 15 | "Ben" | June 24, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.25[15] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 16 | "My Family, My Blood" | July 1, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.22[16] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 17 | "There's No One Around to Watch You Drown" | July 8, 2022 | 0.1 | 0.28[17] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 18 | "A Writer of Dubious Talent" | August 5, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.24[18] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 19 | "But a Drug Scandal?" | August 12, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.22[19] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 20 | "First Kidnapping and Now Theft" | September 2, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.18[20] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 21 | "More Power to Her" | September 9, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.17[21] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 22 | "Catch 22" | September 16, 2022 | 0.0 | 0.19[22] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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