The third season of ''

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'', an American television series based on the 1980s prime time soap opera of the same name, premiered in the United States on

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on October 11, 2019. The season is produced by

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, with Josh Reims as

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and executive producer alongside executive producers

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and

Stephanie Savage Stephanie Savage (born 1969) is a screenwriter and television producer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Savage is best known for developing The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007) from the novel series, and being an executive producer of t ...

. ''Dynasty'' was renewed for a third season on January 31, 2019, and for a fourth season on January 10, 2020. Production of season three was suspended in March 2020 as a direct result of the

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, with only 20 of a planned 22 episodes completed. Season three stars

Elizabeth Gillies Elizabeth Egan Gillies (born July 26, 1993), also known as Liz Gillies, is an American actress and singer. She began her career as a teenager and made her Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in the Musical theatre, musical ''13 (musical), 13'' (200 ...

Fallon Carrington Fallon Carrington is a fictional character from the ABC television series ''Dynasty'' and its spin-off '' The Colbys''. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro, the role of Fallon was originated by Pamela Sue Martin in the show's first episode i ...

Grant Show Grant Show (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He is best known for his role on ''Melrose Place'' as Jake Hanson, which he played from 1992 to 1997. From 2017 to 2022, he portrayed Blake Carrington in the soap opera reboot ''Dynasty' ...

as her father

Blake Carrington Blake Alexander Carrington is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. The role of Blake was originally portrayed by actor John Forsythe from 1981 to 1989. Forsythe returned for the ...

Daniella Alonso Daniella Alonso is an American actress and former fashion model. She has appeared in a number of horror films, including ''The Hills Have Eyes 2'' and '' Wrong Turn 2: Dead End'' (both 2007). Alonso was a regular cast member in the NBC post-apo ...

(replacing

Ana Brenda Contreras Ana Brenda Contreras Pérez (born 24 December 1986), also known as Ana Breco, is a Mexican actress. From 2010 to 2011, she played Aurora Alcázar in the telenovela ''Teresa''. From 2018 to 2019, Contreras starred as Cristal Jennings in The CW' ...

) as Blake's new wife Cristal, and

Sam Underwood Sam Lewis Underwood (born 4 August 1987) is an English actor who portrayed the twins Luke and Mark Gray in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox thriller drama ''The Following'', Jake Otto in the AMC (TV channel), AMC series ''Fear the Walking Dead'' ...

as Fallon's brother

Adam Carrington Adam Alexander Carrington is a fictional character from the ABC prime time soap opera ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Introduced at the beginning of the series' third season, the role was originated by Gordon Thomson in 19 ...

, with

Robert Christopher Riley Robert Christopher Riley (born October 11, 1980) is an American film, television, and stage actor of Trinidadian and Bajan descent. He is known for his role as Terrence Wall in the VH1 television drama series '' Hit The Floor'' from 2013 to 20 ...

Michael Culhane Michael Culhane is a fictional character from the ABC television series ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Portrayed by Wayne Northrop, the character is introduced in the series' 1981 pilot episode as the chauffeur of oil tycoo ...

Sam Adegoke Samuel Oluwaseyi Adegoke is a Nigerian-American actor known for playing Jeff Colby in the ''Dynasty'' reboot series. Personal life Adegoke was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota and St. Paul, Minnesota. His parents we ...

Jeff Colby Jeffrey Broderick "Jeff" Colby is a fictional character on the ABC prime time soap opera ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Portrayed by John James, Jeff Colby was introduced in the show's first episode in 1981 and appeared as ...

, Rafael de la Fuente as Sam Jones,

Adam Huber Adam Huber (born May 8, 1987) is an American actor and model. He is known for playing Liam Ridley in the CW series ''Dynasty'' from 2018 to 2022, for which he was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Drama Actor in 2019. Early life H ...

as Fallon's fiancé

Liam Ridley Liam Ridley (real name Jack Liam Ridley Lowden) is a fictional character from The CW's 2017 series ''Dynasty'', a reboot of the 1980s prime time soap opera of the same name. Portrayed by Adam Huber, Liam is the only series regular role in the re ...

Alan Dale Alan Hugh Dale (born 6 May 1947) is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. Dale subsequent ...

Joseph Anders Joseph Anders is a fictional character from the ABC television series ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Portrayed by Lee Bergere, the character is introduced in the series' 1981 pilot episode as the majordomo of Denver oil ty ...

Maddison Brown Maddison Amy Brown (born 23 April 1997) is an Australian actress and model. She began her acting career with a role in when she was seven years old, followed by appearances in '' Strangerland'' and '' The Kettering Incident''. She is known for ...

Kirby Kirby may refer to: Buildings * Kirby Building, a skyscraper in Dallas, Texas, United States * Kirby Lofts, a building in Houston, Texas, United States * Kirby Hall, an Elizabethan country house near Corby, Northamptonshire, England * Kirby Ho ...

, and

Michael Michele Michael Michele Williams (born August 30, 1966) is an American actress and fashion designer. She began her career on stage before appearing opposite Wesley Snipes in the 1991 film ''New Jack City''. In the 1990s, Michele had leading roles in t ...

Dominique Deveraux Dominique Deveraux is a fictional character on the ABC prime time soap opera ''Dynasty'' and its spin-off, ''The Colbys''. Portrayed by Diahann Carroll from 1984 to 1987, the character is the surprise half-sister of millionaire Blake Carrington ( ...

. New series regular

Elaine Hendrix Katherine Elaine Hendrix (born December 28, 1970) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''Dynasty,'' '' Superstar'', '' Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'', the 1995 ''Get Smart'' series, the 1998 remake of '' The Parent Tra ...

takes over the role of

Alexis Carrington Alexis Carrington Colby (née Morell, formerly Dexter and Rowan) is a fictional character on the American TV series ''Dynasty''. She is the ex-wife of Blake Carrington ( John Forsythe) and her schemes cause one problem after another for him and ...

. Notable recurring characters featured in season three include

Monica Colby Monica Scott Colby is a fictional character from the ABC television series ''Dynasty'' and its spin-off ''The Colbys'', both created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. Portrayed by Tracy Scoggins, the character was introduced on ''Dynasty'' in th ...

(

Wakeema Hollis Wakeema Hollis (born November 25, 1984) is an American actress and model. She is known for playing Monica Colby in the CW series ''Dynasty'' (2017–2021). Early life and modeling Hollis was born in Memphis, Tennessee., but her mother, Frances ...

); Laura Van Kirk (

Sharon Lawrence Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence (born June 29, 1961) is an American actress. From 1993 to 1999, she starred as Sylvia Costas in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC drama series, ''NYPD Blue''. The role garnered her three Primetime Emmy Award nomina ...

); Vanessa Deveraux (

Jade Payton Jade Payton (born September 5, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the YouTube Red comedy series '' Good Game'' (2017), and the Netflix comedy series '' Glamorous'' (2023). Early life and education Payton completed her Ba ...

); and Fletcher Myers (

Daniel Di Tomasso Daniel di Tomasso (born 30 January 1983) is a Canadian actor. In 2013, he began starring as a series regular in the television drama series ''Witches of East End'', as Killian Gardiner. Di Tomasso also appeared on ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Gr ...

Cast and characters

Main

, a self-made CEO and heiress who is the daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington and his first wife, Alexis *

as Cristal Jennings Carrington, a physical therapist who becomes Blake's third wife * Rafael de La Fuente as Samuel Josiah "Sammy Jo" Jones Carrington, nephew of Blake's second wife Celia, and

Steven Carrington Steven Daniel Carrington is a fictional character on the American prime time soap opera ''Dynasty (1981 TV series), Dynasty''. Steven is noteworthy as one of the earliest gay main characters on American television. Despite identifying as homosexua ...

's ex-husband *

, Blake and Alexis's eldest son, a doctor *

, Jeff and Monica's mother and Blake's half-sister *

, Fallon's ex-fiancé, formerly the Carrington chauffeur *

, Dominique's son and Blake's nephew, a billionaire tech genius *

Kirby Anders Kirby Anders is a fictional character on the ABC prime time soap opera ''Dynasty''. Portrayed by Kathleen Beller from 1982 to 1984, the character was introduced in the seventh episode of the series' third season, but was written out after the four ...

, Joseph's daughter *

, Fallon's fiancé *

, the Carrington

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, billionaire and the father of Adam and Fallon by his first wife, Alexis *

Alexis Carrington Colby Alexis Carrington Colby (née Morell, formerly Dexter and Rowan) is a fictional character on the American TV series ''Dynasty''. She is the ex-wife of Blake Carrington (John Forsythe) and her schemes cause one problem after another for him and t ...

, Blake's ex-wife, Jeff's current wife and Adam, Steven, and Fallon's mother.

Recurring

, Jeff's sister *

Kelli Barrett Kelli Barrett (born January 26, 1984) is an American actress. Biography Kelli Barrett was raised by a single mother in Virginia Beach, Virginia. As a child, she showed interest in acting after seeing '' Merrily We Roll Along'' on stage. She sang ...

as Nadia, Adam's physical therapist *

as Vanessa Deveraux, an aspiring singer who is Dominique's stepdaughter *

as Fletcher Myers, a public relations consultant *

Emily Rudd Emily Ellen Rudd (born February 24, 1993) is an American actress. She is known for playing the dual roles of Cindy and Abigail Berman in the Netflix horror film series '' Fear Street'' (2021), and Nami in the Netflix series ''One Piece'' (2023) ...

as Heidi, Liam's former girlfriend * John Jackson Hunter as Connor, Heidi's young son *

as Laura Van Kirk, Liam's mother *

Ken Kirby Ken Kirby is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He has played the recurring characters Ben on Freeform's '' Good Trouble'', Evan Tate in The CW series ''Dynasty'', and Lenjamin McButtons in the LGBTQ web series '' The Gay and Wondrous Life o ...

as Evan Tate, brother of Fallon's late childhood friend Trixie

Guest

* Taylor Black as Ashley Cunningham, Liam's ex-fiancée * Jessi Goei as Trixie Tate, Fallon's late childhood friend * Rob Nagle as Mitchell, Blake's lawyer *

Kelly Rutherford Kelly Rutherford (born November 6, 1968) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles as Stephanie "Sam" Whitmore on the NBC daytime soap opera '' Generations'' (1989–1991), as Megan Lewis on the Fox primetime soap opera '' ...

Melissa Daniels ''Dynasty'' is a 2017–2022 American television series based on the 1980s prime time soap opera of the same name. In season one, heiress Fallon Carrington (Elizabeth Gillies) is unhappy to find her billionaire father Blake (Grant Show) engage ...

, Steven's former lover * Chase Anderson as Tony, the Carrington gardener * Natalie Karp as Mrs. Gunnerson, the Carrington cook * Christian Ochoa as Victor, a new player on the Atlantix * Ashanti as herself *

Pierson Fodé Pierson Dane Fodé (born November 6, 1991) is an American actor, Internet personality, and model known for his roles as Brooks on Disney Channel's ''Jessie (2011 TV series), Jessie'' and Ely in the 2015 romantic comedy film ''Naomi and Ely's No ...

as Joel Turner, a motivational speaker who becomes involved with Kirby *

Chukwudi Iwuji Chukwudi Iwuji (; born 15 October 1975) is a Nigerian-British actor. He is an Associate Artist for the Royal Shakespeare Company. He is known for his roles as Clemson Murn / Ik Nobe Lok in the first season HBO Max show '' Peacemaker'', as T ...

as Landon, a creative director and old friend of Liam *

Erin Cummings Erin Cummings (born July 19, 1977) is an American actress and online film pundit. She has appeared in the television series, ''Charmed'', ''Dante's Cove'', ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', ''Cold Case'', ''Dollhouse'', '' Spartacus: Blood and Sa ...

as District Attorney Erica Brown, the prosecutor in Blake's murder trial * Nicole Zyana as Allison, Fallon's assistant * Keller Wortham as Jacks Davis, Fallon's real estate agent *

Lilli Cooper Lilli Cooper (born March 4, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Cooper's acting credits are mostly in the theatre industry; her on-stage debut was in 2006's ''Spring Awakening'' at the age of 15. Currently, her only two on-screen roles wer ...

as Stacey, a reality show producer *

Geovanni Gopradi Geovannie Gomez (born May 27, 1983), known professionally as Geovanni Gopradi, is an American actor and producer. Early life Gopradi was born in Miami, Florida. Career During 2005, Gopradi decided to enroll in acting classes while he was attend ...

as Roberto "Beto" Flores, Cristal's brother, an enforcer for the Flores cartel *

Wil Traval William Traval is an Australian actor, known for his work as Dr. Jack Quade on the Australian hospital drama '' All Saints'' (2004–2008), and as Will Simpson on the Netflix superhero drama series ''Jessica Jones'' (2015–2018). Early life ...

as Father Caleb Collins, a priest who is the new hospital chaplain * Mustafa Elzein as Ramy Crockett, Sam's criminal friend * Alice Hunter as Sydney Newlove, a fashion podcaster * Shannon Thornton as Mia, a college friend of Jeff's *

Laura Osnes Laura Ann Osnes (born November 19, 1985) is an American actress and singer known for her work on the Broadway stage. She has played starring roles in '' Grease'' as Sandy, '' South Pacific'' as Nellie Forbush, '' Anything Goes'' as Hope Harcour ...

as Donna, a singer in the duo Kelly and Donna * Najah Bradley as Kelly, a singer in the duo Kelly and Donna * Aerica D'Amaro as Dr. Bailey, Adam's supervisor at the hospital *

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as himself *

Lachlan Buchanan Lachlan Buchanan is an Australian actor. Biography Buchanan was born on 25 April 1987 in Australia and grew up in Maleny, Queensland. He attended Maleny State School and Matthew Flinders Anglican College. Buchanan acted in soap operas such as ...

as Ryan, a stripper Sam briefly marries ;Cast notes

Episodes

Production

Development

''Dynasty'' was renewed for a third season on January 31, 2019. In May 2019, ''

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'' reported that co-executive producer Josh Reims would succeed co-creator

Sallie Patrick Sallie Patrick is an American screenwriter and television producer. She was the co-creator, executive producer, and showrunner of ''Dynasty'', a 2017 reboot of the 1980s series of the same name. Early life Patrick grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

as executive producer and showrunner for season three. On January 7, 2020, ''Dynasty'' was renewed for a fourth season.

Casting

In July 2019, it was announced that

would not be returning for season three for personal reasons, and that

would take over the role of Cristal. In August 2019, it was reported that

had been promoted to a series regular for the third season, and it was announced in October 2019 that

had been promoted to a series regular as well. On September 5, 2019, Ken Kirby was announced to be joining the show in a recurring role as Evan Tate, Trixie's older brother.

and

also joined the show in recurring roles, Barrett acting as Adam's nurse, Nadia, and Payton portraying Dominique's stepdaughter, Vanessa. On October 28, 2019, it was announced that the role of

had been recast with

, who would appear as a series regular. The CW noted that "Alexis is back in Atlanta, with a new look, a new man, and plenty of scores to settle". Hendrix debuted as Alexis in " The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial". In February 2020, it was announced that

had been cast to recur as Father Caleb Collins, a "young, charming and irreverent priest with a soft spot for the disabled vets who rehab in the hospital's clinic." He was teased as a potential love interest for Cristal.

appeared as himself in the May 2020 episode " Robin Hood Rescues".

Filming

Production of ''Dynasty'' was suspended in March 2020 as a direct result of the

. Filming of only 20 of the 22 ordered episodes of the third season had been completed at that time. Gillies said, "So there is no finale at this juncture, and there is no episode before the finale. So it ends in a very weird place ... I don't know if we'll pick up the finale later, I’m not sure what the plan is. It certainly shouldn't end on the episode we finished, because it's just really random and nothing’s resolved. I apologize if it does." It was later confirmed that the 20th episode of the season, "

My Hangover's Arrived The third season of ''Dynasty (2017 TV series), Dynasty'', an American television series based on the Dynasty (1981 TV series), 1980s prime time soap opera of the same name, premiered in the United States on The CW on October 11, 2019. The season ...

", would serve as the season finale, though it has not been announced whether the remaining two episodes of the season will be produced later. Reims said in May 2020 that the writers had been building to Fallon and Liam's wedding all season, and it was "frustrating" to not be able to film the last two episodes. Hoping to use reworked versions of the two scripts to start the fourth season, Reims teased Blake going to war with Alexis, Jeff and Adam; Sam's new relationship with Ryan; and the return of the Moldavians.

Broadcast

Season three of ''Dynasty'' premiered on October 11, 2019, and the season finale aired on May 8, 2020. Unlike previous seasons, the full third season was released globally on

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on May 23, 2020, a few weeks after the season finale.

Reception

Season three debuted at No. 1 on Netflix's list of most watched series for the week of May 18 through May 24, 2020.

Ratings

References

External links

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