CW Picks Up ‘Dynasty’ Reboot

The CW has picked up a reboot of Dynasty as well as the action-adventure drama Searchers.

The modernized remake of Dynasty has been described as “a modernized reboot that follows two of America’s wealthiest families — the Carringtons and the Colbys — as they feud for control over their fortune and their children.”

The original series creators Esther and Richard Shapiro are on board along with Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage of Gossip Girl.

The new version “will be 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. In an age where dynasties appear everywhere — from reality TV to the polling booths — this epic drama features the one percent in all its glitz and gloss, while exposing the dark underbelly: a corrupt world built on backroom deals, betrayal, and, in some cases … murder.”