Dynasty (2017 TV series) season 3 explained

Season Number:3
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Network:The CW
Num Episodes:20
Episode List:List of Dynasty (2017 TV series) episodes

The third 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 October 11, 2019. 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 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 COVID-19 pandemic, with only 20 of a planned 22 episodes completed.

Season three stars Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington, Grant Show as her father Blake Carrington, Daniella Alonso (replacing Ana Brenda Contreras) as Blake's new wife Cristal, and Sam Underwood as Fallon's brother Adam Carrington, with Robert Christopher Riley as Michael Culhane, Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby, Rafael de la Fuente as Sam Jones, Adam Huber as Fallon's fiancé Liam Ridley, Alan Dale as Joseph Anders, Maddison Brown as Kirby, and Michael Michele as Dominique Deveraux. New series regular Elaine Hendrix takes over the role of Alexis Carrington. Notable recurring characters featured in season three include Monica Colby (Wakeema Hollis); Laura Van Kirk (Sharon Lawrence); Vanessa Deveraux (Jade Payton); and Fletcher Myers (Daniel Di Tomasso).

Cast and characters

See main article: List of Dynasty (2017 TV series) characters.

Main

Recurring

Guest

Cast notes

Episodes

Production

Development

Dynasty was renewed for a third season on January 31, 2019.[4] In May 2019, Deadline Hollywood reported that co-executive producer Josh Reims would succeed co-creator Sallie Patrick as executive producer and showrunner for season three.[5] On January 7, 2020, Dynasty was renewed for a fourth season.[6]

Casting

In July 2019, it was announced that Ana Brenda Contreras would not be returning for season three for personal reasons, and that Daniella Alonso would take over the role of Cristal.[7] In August 2019, it was reported that Michael Michele had been promoted to a series regular for the third season,[8] and it was announced in October 2019 that Adam Huber had been promoted to a series regular as well.[1] [2] On September 5, 2019, Ken Kirby was announced to be joining the show in a recurring role as Evan Tate, Trixie's older brother.[9] Kelli Barrett and Jade Payton also joined the show in recurring roles, Barrett acting as Adam's nurse, Nadia, and Payton portraying Dominique's stepdaughter, Vanessa.[10]

On October 28, 2019, it was announced that the role of Alexis Carrington had been recast with Elaine Hendrix, who would appear as a series regular.[11] [12] The CW noted that "Alexis is back in Atlanta, with a new look, a new man, and plenty of scores to settle".[12] Hendrix debuted as Alexis in "The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial".[13] In February 2020, it was announced that Wil Traval 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.[14] Danny Trejo appeared as himself in the May 2020 episode "Robin Hood Rescues".[15]

Filming

Production of Dynasty was suspended in March 2020 as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] Filming of only 20 of the 22 ordered episodes of the third season had been completed at that time.[17] 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."[18] It was later confirmed that the 20th episode of the season, "My Hangover's Arrived", would serve as the season finale,[19] though it has not been announced whether the remaining two episodes of the season will be produced later.[17]

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.[20] 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.[20]

Broadcast

Season three of Dynasty premiered on October 11, 2019,[21] and the season finale aired on May 8, 2020.[19] Unlike previous seasons, the full third season was released globally on Netflix on May 23, 2020, a few weeks after the season finale.[22]

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.[23]

Ratings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dynasty: Daniella Alonso Upped To Series Regular In Cristal Role; Michael Michele, Sam Underwood, Adam Huber Also Promoted. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. October 11, 2019. October 11, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191011200552/https://deadline.com/2019/10/dynasty-daniella-alonso-promoted-series-regular-cristal-jennings-role-michael-michele-sam-underwood-adam-huber-1202757278/. October 11, 2019.
  2. Web site: Dynasty Sets New Series Regulars Ahead of Season 3 Premiere. TVLine. Andy. Swift. October 11, 2019. October 11, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191011181109/https://tvline.com/2019/10/11/dynasty-season-3-cast-changes-new-series-regulars/. October 11, 2019.
  3. Web site: Ken Kirby Joins Dynasty in Recurring Role; Chelsea Rendon Boards Shameless. Deadline Hollywood. Dino-Ray. Ramos. September 5, 2019. October 10, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190905201850/https://deadline.com/2019/09/ken-kirby-dynasty-the-cw-recurring-chelsea-rendon-shameless-showtime-1202711179/. September 5, 2019.
  4. Web site: CW Renews The Flash, Charmed, Riverdale, Supernatural, 6 More. Goldberg. Lesley. The Hollywood Reporter. January 31, 2019. January 31, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201020332/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cw-renews-flash-charmed-riverdale-supernatural-6-more-1181714. February 1, 2019.
  5. Web site: Dynasty: Josh Reims to Succeed Co-Creator Sallie Patrick as New Showrunner For Season 3 of the CW Series. Nellie. Andreeva. Deadline Hollywood. May 25, 2019. May 29, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526005037/https://deadline.com/2019/05/dynasty-josh-reims-replace-sallie-patrick-new-showrunner-season-3-cw-series-1202622332/. May 26, 2019.
  6. Web site: The CW Renews 13 Series Including Batwoman, Nancy Drew, The Flash, Riverdale, All American. Deadline Hollywood. Nellie. Andreeva. January 7, 2020. January 7, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200107231427/https://deadline.com/2020/01/the-cw-renews-13-series-batwoman-nancy-drew-the-flash-riverdale-all-american-1202823557/. January 7, 2020.
  7. Web site: Dynasty Recast: Daniella Alonso Joins Season 3 as New Cristal Jennings. Andy. Swift. TVLine. July 30, 2019. July 30, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190730010941/https://tvline.com/2019/07/29/dynasty-recast-daniella-alonso-cristal-ana-brenda-contreras/. July 30, 2019.
  8. Web site: Dynasty: Who Is Returning To CW Show For Season 3?. TVShowsAce.com. August 9, 2019 . August 10, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190810130606/https://www.tvshowsace.com/2019/08/09/dynasty-who-is-returning-to-cw-show-for-season-3/. August 10, 2019.
  9. Web site: Ken Kirby Joins Dynasty In Recurring Role; Chelsea Rendon Boards Shameless. Deadline Hollywood. Dino-Ray. Ramos. September 5, 2019.
  10. Web site: Dynasty power rankings: Is it too late for Liam to finally, fully remember Fallon?. Hidden Remote. Reed. Gaudens. November 9, 2019.
  11. Web site: Dynasty Casts Elaine Hendrix as the New Alexis for CW Soap. Deadline Hollywood. Dominic. Patten. October 28, 2019. October 28, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028171221/https://deadline.com/2019/10/dynasty-new-alexis-elaine-hendrix-cast-cw-joan-collins-1202770394/. October 28, 2019.
  12. Web site: Dynasty Casts Elaine Hendrix as the New Alexis Carrington in Season 3. Andy. Swift. TVLine. October 28, 2019. October 29, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028163452/https://tvline.com/2019/10/28/dynasty-cast-elaine-hendrix-alexis-recast-season-3/. October 28, 2019.
  13. Web site: Dynasty First Look: Elaine Hendrix Debuts as the New Alexis Carrington. Andy. Swift. TVLine. December 4, 2019. December 5, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204194101/https://tvline.com/2019/12/04/dynasty-season-3-new-alexis-elaine-hendrix-first-photo/. December 4, 2019.
  14. Web site: Ask Ausiello: Scoop on This Is Us, Lucifer, TWD, Zoey's, Schitt's Creek, Chicago PD, Million Little and More. Michael. Ausiello. TVLine. February 27, 2020. March 18, 2020.
  15. Web site: First Look: Danny Trejo Brings the Badass on Dynasty. Damian. Holbrook. TV Insider. April 29, 2020. May 1, 2020.
  16. Web site: Coronavirus-Related Shutdowns Leave Series Without Finales, Create Dilemma For Empire & Supernatural. Andreeva. Nellie. March 17, 2020. Deadline Hollywood. April 24, 2020.
  17. Web site: Coronavirus Interrupts TV: Which Seasons Will Be Shortened?. Ausiello. Michael. March 17, 2020. TVLine. April 24, 2020.
  18. Liz Gillies @ Home Interview. video. Zach Sang Show. YouTube. April 22, 2020. April 24, 2020.
  19. Web site: Dynasty (#320) "My Hangover's Arrived". The Futon Critic. April 23, 2020.
  20. Web site: Dynasty EP Strips Down Those 'Finale' Twists, Teases the Epic Fallon/Liam Wedding We Didn't See... Yet. Andy. Swift. TVLine. May 9, 2020. May 10, 2020.
  21. Web site: The CW Sets Fall Premiere Dates: Batwoman, Supergirl, The Flash, Nancy Drew, More. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. June 17, 2019. June 17, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617211029/https://deadline.com/2019/06/the-cw-sets-fall-premiere-dates-batwoman-supergirl-the-flash-nancy-drew-1202633821/. June 17, 2019.
  22. Web site: Netflix announced that Dynasty Season 3 is streaming this week. Samuel. Spencer. May 21, 2020. Newsweek. May 28, 2020.
  23. Web site: Binge Report: Dynasty Defeats Sitcom Staples. Natalie. Burris. TV Time. May 27, 2020. May 28, 2020. August 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806165205/https://www.tvtime.com/article/binge-report-week-of-may-18-dynasty. dead.