Dynasty (2017 TV series, season 5)
The fifth 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 December 20, 2021. Dynasty was renewed for a fifth season on February 3, 2021. The fifth season premiered with two episodes on Monday, December 20, 2021, and then returned to Fridays on March 11, 2022. Season four stars Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington, Grant Show as her father Blake Carrington, Daniella Alonso as Blake's new wife Cristal, Sam Underwood as Blake's eldest  son Adam Carrington, and Eliza Bennett as his youngest daughter Amanda Carrington, with Robert Christopher Riley as former chauffeur Michael Culhane; Sam Adegoke as tech billionaire Jeff Colby; Rafael de la Fuente as Sam Jones, the ex-husband to Fallon's half-brother Steven; Adam Huber as Fallon's husband Liam Ridley; Maddison Brown as Kirby Anders, the daughter of former Carrington majordomo Joseph Anders; Michael Michele as Dominique Deveraux, Blake's half-sister and the mother of Jeff and Monica Colby (Wakeema Hollis); and Elaine Hendrix as Alexis Carrington Colby, Blake's and Jeff's ex-wife and the  mother of Adam, Steven, Fallon and Amanda. Notable recurring characters featured in season five include Geovanni Gopradi as Roberto "Beto" Flores, Cristal's brother; Rogelio T. Ramos as Daniel, Sam's biological father; and Pej Vahdat as Dex Dexter, a suave hedge fund manager who romances Alexis. Alonso also plays the dual recurring role of Rita, a Cristal lookalike employed by Beto. Episodes. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Production. Development. Ahead of the season four premiere on The CW, "Dynasty" was renewed for a fifth season on February 3, 2021. The CW President and CEO Mark Pedowitz stated in  a press release, "Though we’re just a few weeks into the new season, we wanted to get a strategic head start on next season with these early renewals, which allows our production teams to start laying out story arcs and hiring staff, and at the same time, continues to provide us with a strong, stable schedule to build on for next season." Season five will consist of 22 episodes. Casting. In August 2021, Eliza Bennett was cast as Amanda Carrington in a recurring role for season four, to become a series regular in season five. In January 2022, it  was reported that Pej Vahdat had been cast as Dex Dexter for season five. In April 2022, "Variety" reported that Grant Show's former "Melrose Place" castmate Daphne Zuniga would appear on "Dynasty" as Sonya Jackson, a college friend of Blake's, debuting in the episode "A Friendly Kiss Between Friends". Filming. Filming for the fifth season began on October 21, 2021. Broadcast. The fifth season premiered with two episodes on December 20, 2021, and then moved to Fridays on March 11, 2022.