<P> The pilot was filmed in Atlanta . On May 10, 2017, the Dynasty reboot received a series order at The CW . A preview trailer was released on May 18, 2017 . On November 8, 2017, The CW picked up the series for a full season of 22 episodes . Sheridan's casting was a key factor in the decision to give Dynasty a back nine order of episodes after the initial 13 . On April 2, 2018, The CW renewed the series for a second season . </P> <P> Nathalie Kelley was cast as Cristal in January 2017, followed by Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon, Sam Adegoke as playboy Jeff Colby, and Robert Christopher Riley as Blake's chauffeur Michael Culhane in February . Next cast were Grant Show as Fallon's father Blake Carrington, and Rafael de la Fuente as Sam Jones, a gay male version of the original series' Sammy Jo Carrington, in March . The remaining main cast members are James Mackay as Fallon's gay brother Steven, and Alan Dale as Carrington majordomo Anders, Additional recurring performers include Nick Wechsler as Cristal's ex-lover Matthew Blaisdel, Brianna Brown as Matthew's wife Claudia, and Wakeema Hollis as Jeff's sister Monica Colby . In November 2017, Nicollette Sheridan was cast in the role of Blake's ex-wife Alexis Carrington, and was later promoted to series regular status for season two . Other guest stars include Elena Tovar as Iris Machado, Cristal's sister and Sam's mother, Bill Smitrovich as Thomas Carrington, Blake's estranged father, and Hakeem Kae - Kazim as Cesil Colby, Jeff and Monica's father . </P> <P> The pilot includes a flashback of a young Steven playing the original Dynasty theme by Bill Conti on piano . An updated, 15 - second version debuted as an opening credits sequence in the 1980s - themed third episode, "Guilt is for Insecure People", but is only used in some episodes . Composer Paul Leonard - Morgan worked with Troy Nõka to get "an' 80s - rock vibe" for the song, to match Leonard - Morgan's soundtrack for the series . The new theme was recorded with an orchestra at Capitol Records in Hollywood, featuring Los Angeles Philharmonic lead trumpet player Tom Hooten . </P> <P> Dynasty premiered on The CW in the United States on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, with the season 2 premiere of Riverdale as its lead - in . Netflix acquired the exclusive international broadcast rights to Dynasty, making it available as an original series on the platform less than a day after their original U.S. broadcast . The series moved to Fridays starting with the fourteenth episode . </P>

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