This new version of the original ABC hit series from the 1980s. Dynasty follows two of America's wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children. The series is told primarily through the perspectives of two women at odds: Fallon Carrington - daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington - and her soon-to-be stepmother, Cristal - a Hispanic woman marrying into this WASP family and America's most powerful class.
The "normal" suburban life for a group of close-knit housewives takes a dark turn when one of their closest friends mysteriously commits suicide. Now while trying to deal with their own hectic problems and romantic lives, each year brings on a new mystery and more dark and twisted events to come.
This was a prime time soap opera which aired on CBS in the United States. The series was a spin off from the popular Dallas series.
Central characters on the series included Gary and Valene Ewing, Abby Cunningham and Karen MacKenzie. The series started with Gary and Valene moving to Seaview Circle, Knots Landing where the shows main characters would live for the shows complete run.