Dynasty (2017 TV series) season 4 explained

Season Number:4
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Network:The CW
Num Episodes:22
Episode List:List of Dynasty (2017 TV series) episodes

The fourth 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 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, and 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 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 Liam Ridley; Alan Dale as Joseph Anders; Maddison Brown as Kirby; Michael Michele as Dominique Deveraux; and Elaine Hendrix as Alexis Carrington Colby. Notable recurring characters featured in season four include Wil Traval as Father Caleb Collins; Ashley Day as Colin McNaughton; Kara Royster as Eva; and Eliza Bennett as Amanda Carrington.

Cast and characters

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

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Production

Development

Dynasty was renewed for a fourth season on January 7, 2020.[1] [2]

Production of the third season was suspended in March 2020 as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] and the filming of only 20 of the 22 ordered episodes of the season had been completed at that time.[4] It was later confirmed that the 20th episode of the season, "My Hangover's Arrived", would serve as the season three finale.[5] Showrunner Josh Reims, hoping to use reworked versions of the two unproduced scripts to start the fourth season, said in May 2020 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.[6]

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.[7] Production on the fourth season officially began on October 15, 2020. On November 5, 2020, Daniella Alonso revealed on a podcast that she was pregnant with her first child; she further verified her real-life pregnancy would not be affecting Cristal's storyline in any capacity, and she would go on maternity leave a week prior to production shutting down for winter hiatus.[8]

On February 3, 2021, ahead of its fourth season premiere, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season.[9]

On April 28, 2021, Variety announced Elizabeth Gillies would make her directorial debut during the season.[10] Grant Show directed the sixteenth episode of the season.[11] On September 10, 2021, Gillies made her directorial debut with the eighteenth episode of the season.[12]

On June 3, 2021, showrunner Josh Reims described the fourth season as a "rollercoaster ride" for Cristal, "She and Blake have to figure out how to move forward in their marriage after both cheated; her brother Beto will pay a surprise visit, upending her life and bringing out the dark side of Cristal once more; and in her biggest challenge yet, she has to deal with a medical situation that becomes much worse than anyone expected..."[13]

Casting

Alonso had previously been the third Cristal cast in as many seasons.[14] 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."[6] In February 2021, the casting of Luke Cook as Oliver, Kirby's Australian ex-boyfriend, was announced.[15] The casting of Kara Royster as Fallon's new assistant, Eva, was announced in May 2021.[16] In June 2021, showrunner Josh Reims revealed that Geovanni Gopradi would return as Cristal's brother, Beto.[17] Michael Fairman also reported Laura Leighton's casting in the guest role of Corinne Simon, an SEC officer.[18] Original cast member Dale's character Anders was killed off in the August 2021 episode "Go Rescue Someone Else",[19] [20] but the actor continues to appear on the series as a fantasy of other characters. The casting of Eliza Bennett as Alexis's secret daughter by Blake, Amanda Carrington, was announced in August 2021.[21] [22] NeNe Leakes appeared as a version of herself in the August 2021 episode "The British Are Coming".[23]

Broadcast

The fourth season of Dynasty premiered on May 7, 2021.[24]

The season is also scheduled to stream on Netflix starting October 22, 2021.

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: CW Renews Riverdale, Batwoman, Roswell, Black Lightning Plus 9 Others. TVLine. Michael. Ausiello. January 7, 2020. January 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: Coronavirus-Related Shutdowns Leave Series Without Finales, Create Dilemma for Empire & Supernatural. Andreeva. Nellie. March 17, 2020. Deadline Hollywood. April 24, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210204231759/https://deadline.com/2020/03/coronavirus-shutdown-broadcast-series-without-finales-dilemma-empire-supernatural-series-finale-1202885099/. February 4, 2021.
  4. Web site: Coronavirus Interrupts TV: Which Seasons Will Be Shortened?. Ausiello. Michael. March 17, 2020. TVLine. April 24, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201213059/https://tvline.com/gallery/coronavirus-tv-shows-delayed-list-photos/. February 1, 2021.
  5. Web site: Dynasty (#320) 'My Hangover's Arrived'. The Futon Critic. April 23, 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Returning CW Shows, Despite Delay to 2021, Aiming to Shoot Full Seasons. Matt Webb. Mitovich. TVLine. May 16, 2020. May 17, 2020.
  8. Web site: Daniella Alonso - Before Birth. Informed Pregnancy Podcast. Elliot. Berlin. November 5, 2020. February 22, 2021.
  9. Web site: The CW Renews 12 Series Including The Flash, Riverdale & Freshman Walker. Deadline Hollywood. Peter. White. February 3, 2021. February 3, 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210214195643/https://deadline.com/2021/02/the-cw-major-renewal-move-new-seasons-12-shows-walker-1234686788/. February 14, 2021.
  10. Web site: Malkin . Marc . Joseph Fiennes Says Shooting Handmaid's Tale During the Pandemic Left Him 'Mildly Depressed and Hugely Emotional' . . . May 2, 2021 . United States . April 28, 2021 . Elizabeth Gillies is pulling more than double duty on Dynasty. Not only does she star as Fallon Carrington on the CW reboot of my favorite 1980s primetime soap, but she exclusively tells me she will make her directing debut with an upcoming episode..
  11. Web site: What's got them smiling like that? A new episode directed by @GrantNoShow airs tonight at 9/8c! #Dynasty. Twitter. @cw_dynasty. Dynasty. August 27, 2021. September 30, 2022.
  12. Web site: Dynasty Sneak Peek: It's Fallon vs. Amanda in Liz Gillies' Directorial Debut. TVLine. Andy. Swift. September 10, 2021. September 10, 2021.
  13. Web site: Inside Line: Scoop on Cruel Summer, Dynasty, #OneChicago, Zoey's, Flash, NCIS: LA, Bold Type, Lucifer and More. TVLine. Matt. Webb Mittovich. June 3, 2021. June 3, 2021.
  14. 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.
  15. Web site: Dynasty Casts Luke Cook; Melissa De Sousa Joins Black Lightning. Denise. Petski. Deadline Hollywood. February 9, 2021. February 17, 2021.
  16. Web site: Swift. Andy. May 4, 2021. Dynasty Adds PLL Alum as 'Major Troublemaker' for Fallon in Season 4. May 5, 2021. TVLine.
  17. Web site: Inside Line: Scoop on 'Cruel Summer, Dynasty, #OneChicago, Zoey's, Flash, NCIS: LA, Bold Type, Lucifer and More. TVLine. Matt Webb. Mitovich. June 3, 2021. September 18, 2021.
  18. Web site: Melrose Place Laura Leighton to Guest Star on CW's Dynasty. Michael Fairman TV. Michael. Fairman. Michael Fairman (journalist). June 11, 2021. June 15, 2021.
  19. Web site: Dynasty Original Cast Member Exits The CW Series. Matt. Grobar. Deadline Hollywood. August 7, 2021. August 12, 2021.
  20. Web site: Dynasty Kills Off Another Original Cast Member in Tragic Season 4 Twist. Andy. Swift. TVLine. August 7, 2021. August 12, 2021.
  21. Web site: The CW's Dynasty Adds Eliza Bennett as a Long-Lost Carrington. Danielle. Turchiano. Variety. August 19, 2021. August 20, 2021.
  22. Web site: Dynasty Finds Its Amanda Carrington: Sweet/Vicious Eliza Bennett Cast as Alexis's Daughter in Season 4 (and 5!). Andy. Swift. TVLine. August 19, 2021. August 20, 2021.
  23. Watch Fallon Carrington try to pit NeNe Leakes against Dominique Deveraux in Dynasty sneak peek. Marcus. Jones. August 27, 2021. Entertainment Weekly. September 4, 2021.
  24. Web site: 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. Erik. Pedersen. February 24, 2021. February 24, 2021.

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