List of Dynasty (2017 TV series) characters


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 is unhappy to find her billionaire father Blake engaged to Cristal Flores, a rival employee at the family company. When Fallon's machinations to separate the couple backfire and cost her a promotion, she allies with Blake's nemesis, Jeff Colby, and strikes out on her own. Meanwhile, the arrival of Cristal's opportunistic nephew Sam —who becomes romantically involved with Fallon's wayward brother Steven —threatens to expose Cristal's shady past. Watching out for the Carringtons are majordomo Anders and chauffeur Michael Culhane. Later in the season, Fallon marries Liam Ridley to thwart Jeff's plot to ruin her, and Blake's ex-wife Alexis Carrington, the estranged mother of Steven and Fallon, returns. Season two introduces Ana Brenda Contreras as Cristal Jennings; Maddison Brown as Anders' daughter Kirby; Sam Underwood as Adam Carrington, Blake and Alexis' eldest son; and Michael Michele as Dominique Deveraux, Blake's half-sister and the mother of Jeff and Monica Colby. In season three, Daniella Alonso portrays Cristal, and Elaine Hendrix plays Alexis. Season four introduces Eliza Bennett as Alexis' secret daughter by Blake, Amanda.
The reboot updates several elements from the 1980s original, including moving the setting from Denver, Colorado to Atlanta, Georgia; making Steven's homosexuality a nonissue to Blake; and changing gold digger Sammy Jo from a woman to a gay man. Additionally, in the new series, Blake's new wife and her nephew are Hispanic, both Michael and the Colby family are African-American, and Amanda is a lesbian.

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Fallon Carrington

Heiress Fallon Carrington is unhappy with her father Blake's engagement to Cristal Flores, and is furious when he gives Cristal the promotion Fallon wanted for herself. She positions herself as her father's business rival, backed by Blake's nemesis Jeff Colby. Oblivious to Jeff's attraction to her, Fallon is carrying on a sexual relationship with the family chauffeur, Michael Culhane.

Cristal Flores Carrington

Carrington Atlantic's head of public relations, Cristal Flores, marries Blake and immediately makes an enemy of his daughter Fallon. Cristal's married ex-lover, Matthew Blaisdel, is killed in the aftermath of a suspicious explosion, which implicates the Carringtons. Cristal—whose real name is Celia Machado—is also trying to hide certain details of her past from Blake, which is made more difficult by the arrival of her nephew Sam Jones.

Steven Carrington

Blake's son Steven Carrington devotes himself to environmental and humanitarian causes, often in opposition to his father's business interests. He becomes romantically involved with Sam, who he soon discovers is his new stepmother Cristal's nephew.

Michael Culhane

Blake's chauffeur Michael Culhane is Fallon's lover and unofficial henchman; he has feelings for her which at first seem unrequited, but in losing him Fallon realizes that she loves him.

Jeff Colby

Jeff Colby is a high school friend of Fallon's, and Blake's former employee. He made a fortune from software he created while working for Blake, which the court ruled was his own property. Blake has never forgiven him for this "betrayal". Jeff finances Fallon's business venture to be close to her, but it takes a while for her to begin to see his value as a partner. In "Trashy Little Tramp", it is revealed that Jeff's mother Millie is Blake Carrington's half-sister.

Sam "Sammy Jo" Jones

Cristal's opportunistic nephew Samuel Josiah "Sammy Jo" Jones becomes romantically involved with Steven. Sam's presence makes Cristal nervous, as he knows her secrets.

Joseph Anders

Staunchly protective of the Carringtons, majordomo Joseph Anders is threatened by Cristal's presence as the new would-be mistress of the mansion, as well as her scheming nephew Sam.

Blake Carrington

Atlanta energy tycoon Blake Carrington marries public relations executive Cristal Flores, which lands his family at the center of a scandal when Cristal's married ex-lover Matthew Blaisdel is killed in a suspicious explosion. The marriage—and Blake's promotion of Cristal to COO of his company, Carrington Atlantic—put him at odds with his daughter Fallon, who allies herself with Blake's nemesis Jeff Colby as a business rival to her father. Blake already has a complicated relationship with his son Steven, who disapproves of his father's capitalistic politics and underhanded business tactics.

Alexis Carrington Colby

Blake's long absent ex-wife Alexis reappears at Thomas' funeral in "Poor Little Rich Girl", and she soon makes an enemy of her daughter Fallon in "Enter Alexis". The role was later portrayed by Elizabeth Gillies in three episodes of season two, and played by Elaine Hendrix in seasons three, four and five.

Cristal Jennings Carrington

Cristal Jennings, the woman from whom Celia Machado got her identity as Cristal, comes to Atlanta to offer her condolences to Blake in season two. The role is played by Daniella Alonso in seasons three, four and five.

Kirby Anders

Anders's estranged daughter arrives at the Carrington manor by Sam's invitation in "Dead Scratch". Anders keeps Kirby at a distance from the Carringtons in "Twenty-Three Skidoo", and father and daughter clash over her wild lifestyle and his mistrust.

Adam Carrington

Adam Carrington, Blake and Alexis's eldest son who was kidnapped as an infant, arrives in Atlanta looking to reclaim the life and family he was denied.

Dominique Deveraux

Dominique Deveraux, Jeff and Monica's mother and Blake's half-sister, reappears in "New Lady in Town" after abandoning her family for a singing career in New York years before.

Liam Ridley

Liam Ridley meets and agrees to marry Fallon Carrington to thwart Jeff's plot against her. Over time, the business relationship evolves into a romantic one.

Amanda Carrington

Amanda Carrington, Alexis' secret daughter by Blake who was raised by her cousin in England. She arrives in Atlanta in "The British Are Coming" after her adoptive mother dies, seeking answers about her biological family. Amanda is later involved in a lesbian relationship with Kirby Anders.

Recurring

Introduced in season one

Matthew Blaisdel

Matthew Blaisdel is Blake's top field engineer at Carrington Atlantic, and Cristal's former lover. Engaged to Blake, Cristal says goodbye to Matthew in "I Hardly Recognized You", and Fallon uses photos of their kiss to try to separate Cristal and Blake. Meanwhile, on his final job for Blake before he resigns, Matthew is injured in an explosion, and later dies. His widow, Claudia, accuses Blake of murder. The explosion is determined to have been caused by sabotage, and the Carringtons work to hide Cristal's connection to Matthew in "Spit It Out". Matthew's friend Willy Santiago tells Cristal that before his death, Matthew refused Blake's offer of a job transfer to China. Fallon leaks a sex tape of Cristal and Matthew in "Private as a Circus", and the Carringtons are cleared of wrongdoing in Matthew's death by Willy's suicide note. Confronting the Carringtons at gunpoint in "A Taste of Your Own Medicine", Claudia admits to setting the explosion that killed Matthew, though his death was not her intent. Claudia is subdued, and with Police Chief Stansfield's help, Blake sends Claudia to a sanitarium rather than prison. Matthew, not dead after all, visits Claudia at the facility in "Trashy Little Tramp", vengeful toward the Carringtons. He helps Claudia escape the sanitarium in "Dead Scratch", and they infiltrate the mansion. Claudia snaps and confronts Cristal with a gun. Matthew steps between them as Claudia fires, except that Matthew is a figment of her imagination, and Cristal takes the bullet.
Executive producer Sallie Patrick said of reimagining the character:

Claudia Blaisdel

Matthew's wife, Claudia Blaisdel, is recovering from a head injury that has left her with memory loss. Distraught over Matthew's death, she accuses Blake of killing him.

Monica Colby

Jeff's sister Monica Colby is Fallon's best friend from high school. She is initially angry with her father [|Cesil] for the crimes that landed him in jail, and with her mother Dominique Deveraux for abandoning the family years before.

Iris Machado and Alejandro Raya

Iris Machado is Cristal's sister and Sam's mother, first seen in flashback in "Guilt is for Insecure People". After stealing a fortune in cash, she and Cristal plan to flee Venezuela. Cristal arrives at their rendezvous point, but is forced to leave alone when Iris does not show up. In the present, Cristal learns through Sam that Iris is once again on the run and needs money, but Cristal is unable to access any funds without Anders knowing. Sam arranges a robbery at the mansion to come up with the money. Another flashback in "The Best Things in Life" reveals that Iris' abusive boyfriend Alejandro Raya, who is Sam's father, was responsible for Cristal's miscarriage. Her need for medical care prompted the sisters to steal the money from Iris' criminal employers. In the present, Cristal receives a threat, and Anders helps her pay off her pursuers. Blake brings Iris to Atlanta for the holidays in "Rotten Things". Cristal and Anders discover that Iris was behind the extortion plot, and a confrontation with her sister causes Cristal to admit to Sam that she killed his father to defend Iris. Blake later greets a business associate, Diego Callestada, who is in fact Alejandro. He reveals himself to Cristal in "A Well-Dressed Tarantula", threatening to expose Blake's father's past crimes if she does not help him close a deal with Carrington Atlantic. Cristal and the Carringtons—with Sam's help—turn the tables on Alejandro and Iris. After being told by Cristal that they are no longer sisters, Iris chloroforms and abducts Fallon. In "I Answer to No Man", Alejandro and Iris hold Fallon hostage in a warehouse. Cristal delivers the ransom alone, and is taken as a hostage as well. She eventually convinces Iris that Alejandro is bad and will only turn on her, and as Alejandro tries to strangle Cristal, Iris shoots and kills him. The sisters reconcile. Cristal sends Iris off with some cash, and tells the police she shot Alejandro in self-defense, not Iris.
It's revealed in the fifth season that Sam's biological father is [|Daniel Ruiz], a horse trainer that Iris became romantically involved with during one of her separations from Alejandro. Iris kept Sam's paternity a secret. In "I'll Settle for a Prayer", Fallon finds Iris living in Idaho, consumed with guilt, and brings her back to Atlanta to reconcile with Sam and a terminally ill Daniel before his death.