Dynasty (2017 TV series) season 4
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The fourth season of Dynasty, an American television series based on the 1980s prime time soap opera of the same name, will premiere in the United States on The CW on May 7, 2021. The season is produced by CBS Television Studios, with Josh Reims as showrunner and executive producer alongside executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Dynasty was renewed for a fourth season on January 7, 2020. Dynasty was renewed for a fifth season on February 3, 2021.
Season four stars Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington, Grant Show as her father Blake Carrington, Daniella Alonso as Blake's new wife Cristal, and Sam Underwood as Blake's eldest son Adam Carrington, with Robert Christopher Riley as former chauffeur Michael Culhane, Sam Adegoke as tech billionaire Jeff Colby, Rafael de la Fuente as Sam Jones, Fallon's half-brother Steven's ex-husband, Adam Huber as Fallon's fiancé Liam Ridley, Alan Dale as Joseph Anders, the Carrington majordomo, Maddison Brown as Anders's daughter Kirby, and Michael Michele as Dominique Deveraux, Blake's half-sister and the mother of Jeff and Monica Colby (Wakeema Hollis). Elaine Hendrix portrays Blake's ex-wife Alexis Carrington, the mother of Adam, Steven and Fallon.
Cast and characters
Main
- Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington, energy executive and heiress to an Atlanta energy fortune, daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington and his first wife, Alexis
- Daniella Alonso as Cristal Jennings Carrington, a close friend of Blake's late second wife who becomes his third wife
- Elaine Hendrix as Alexis Carrington Colby, Blake's ex-wife, Jeff's current wife and Adam, Steven, and Fallon's mother.
- Rafael de La Fuente as Samuel Josiah "Sammy Jo" Jones Carrington, nephew of Blake's second wife Cristal, and Steven Carrington's ex-husband
- Sam Underwood as Adam Carrington, Blake and Alexis's eldest son, a doctor who was kidnapped as an infant
- Michael Michele as Dominique Deveraux, Jeff and Monica's mother and Blake's half-sister
- Robert Christopher Riley as Michael Culhane, Fallon's ex-fiancé, formerly the Carrington chauffeur
- Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby, a young business rival to Blake eventually revealed to be his nephew
- Maddison Brown as Kirby Anders, Joseph's daughter and Sam's best friend
- Adam Huber as Liam Ridley, Fallon's former husband and new fiancé
- Alan Dale as Joseph Anders, the Carrington majordomo
- Grant Show as Blake Carrington, widowed billionaire and the father of Adam and Fallon by his first wife, Alexis
Recurring
- Wakeema Hollis as Monica Colby, Jeff's sister
- Sharon Lawrence as Laura Van Kirk, Liam's mother[1]
- Luke Cook as Oliver, Kirby's Australian ex-boyfriend
Production
Development
Dynasty was renewed for a fourth season on January 7, 2020.[2][3]
Production of the third season was suspended in March 2020 as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic,[4] and the filming of only 20 of the 22 ordered episodes of the season had been completed at that time.[5] It was later confirmed that the 20th episode of the season, "My Hangover's Arrived", would serve as the season three finale.[6] Showrunner Josh Reims, hoping to use reworked versions of the two unproduced scripts to start the fourth season, said in May 2020 that these episodes feature Fallon and Liam's wedding; Blake going to war with Alexis, Jeff and Adam; Sam's new relationship with Ryan; and the return of the Moldavians.[7]
It was reported that if production resumed by late fall 2020, season four would be expected to premiere in spring 2021 or later, and The CW's president Mark Pedowitz announced that all of the network's series would be producing "our normal episodic counts" for the post-pandemic season which indicates a full season of 22-24 episodes.[8] Production on the fourth season officially began on October 15, 2020. On November 5, 2020, Daniella Alonso revealed on a podcast that she is pregnant with her first child. Alonso confirmed that her real-life pregnancy would not be affecting Cristal's storyline in any capacity, and that she would leave for maternity leave a week prior to production shutting down for winter hiatus.[9]
On February 3, 2021, ahead of its fourth season premiere, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season.[10]
Casting
Daniella Alonso had previously been the third Cristal cast in the third season.[11] In May 2020, Reims confirmed that she would be back for season four, saying "I kind of wanted to do this thing—which I still might do—where we pretend at the beginning of the season that we're getting another new Cristal. But I don't want to scare Daniella. She's so great in the role, and I'm so excited that she's coming back."[7] In February 2021, the casting of Luke Cook as Oliver, Kirby's Australian ex-boyfriend, was announced.[12]
Broadcast
Season four of Dynasty is set to premiere on May 7, 2021.[13]
References
- ^ "Horizontal rest break filming #DYNASTY season 4 Of all the characters I play, only #LauraVanKirk looks like this lying down @cw_dynasty has the best glam squad @latoyavk @missynyberg". Instagram. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 7, 2020). "The CW Renews 13 Series Including Batwoman, Nancy Drew, The Flash, Riverdale, All American". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (January 7, 2020). "CW Renews Riverdale, Batwoman, Roswell, Black Lightning Plus 9 Others". TVLine. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 17, 2020). "Coronavirus-Related Shutdowns Leave Series Without Finales, Create Dilemma for Empire & Supernatural". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (March 17, 2020). "Coronavirus Interrupts TV: Which Seasons Will Be Shortened?". TVLine. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Dynasty (#320) "My Hangover's Arrived"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Swift, Andy (May 9, 2020). "Dynasty EP Strips Down Those 'Finale' Twists, Teases the Epic Fallon/Liam Wedding We Didn't See... Yet". TVLine. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (May 16, 2020). "Returning CW Shows, Despite Delay to 2021, Aiming to Shoot Full Seasons". TVLine. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Berlin, Elliot (November 5, 2020). "Daniella Alonso - Before Birth". Informed Pregnancy Podcast. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ White, Peter (February 3, 2021). "The CW Renews 12 Series Including The Flash, Riverdale & Freshman Walker". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ Swift, Andy (July 30, 2019). "Dynasty Recast: Daniella Alonso Joins Season 3 as New Cristal Jennings". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 9, 2021). "Dynasty Casts Luke Cook; Melissa De Sousa Joins Black Lightning". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (February 24, 2021). "The CW Sets Premiere Dates For Kung Fu, Republic Of Sarah & Return of Dynasty, Legends Of Tomorrow, In The Dark; New Slots For Batwoman, Charmed". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 24, 2021.