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7 TV shows to watch if you’re obsessed with Dynasty

By Reed Gaudens

Dynasty -- Image Number: DYN1_Group_0515.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Robert Christopher Riley as Michael Culhane, Alan Dale as Joseph Anders, Nathalie Kelley as Cristal Flores, Grant Show as Blake Carrington, James Mackay as Steven Carrington, Rafael de la Fuente as Sam 'Sammy Jo' Flores, Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington and Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby -- Photo: Art Streiber/The CW -- © 2017 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Dynasty -- Image Number: DYN1_Group_0515.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Robert Christopher Riley as Michael Culhane, Alan Dale as Joseph Anders, Nathalie Kelley as Cristal Flores, Grant Show as Blake Carrington, James Mackay as Steven Carrington, Rafael de la Fuente as Sam 'Sammy Jo' Flores, Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington and Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby -- Photo: Art Streiber/The CW -- © 2017 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. /
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UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – AUGUST 2: Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody, Mischa Barton, and Benjamin McKenzie arrive at The 2003 Teen Choice Awards held at Universal Amphitheater on August 2, 2003 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown)
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – AUGUST 2: Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody, Mischa Barton, and Benjamin McKenzie arrive at The 2003 Teen Choice Awards held at Universal Amphitheater on August 2, 2003 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown) /

3. The O.C.

Who’s in it: Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Chris Carmack, Tate Donovan, Melinda Clarke, Rachel Bilson, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland

What it’s about: What isn’t The O.C. about? That’s the real question. On the surface, it might seem like it’s a mere teen soap about privileged adolescents getting up to no good in Southern California. But it’s also about economic divides, class structures, and identity. Okay, so those themes are definitely present but not the totality of the series by a long shot. The O.C. presented itself as a light satire of teen dramas, while also supplying the generation-defining teen drama pop culture needed in the early aughts.

More. 13 teen shows with the best and worst transitions from high school to college. light

Why you should watch: You wouldn’t think that Dynasty and The O.C. are the most obvious match-up you could concoct for a binge-watching marathon. But the series share executive producers in Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and both feature actor Alan Dale in a supporting role. From a narrative standpoint, the series each break down the business going on in the bedroom and the boardroom and also exist within the same world of excess.

Obviously, The O.C.’s various outdated details — fashion, technology, culture, etc. — will probably appear foreign to Dynasty’s younger audience, and that’s why they should dive into this education of the Core Four, Chrismukkah, and #FreeMarissa (get it trending).

For the, ahem, older bunch of us tuning into Dynasty for the slice of throwback soap that prestige TV all but washed away, dipping back into The O.C. for a nostalgic binge will hit all the right notes. And, yes, most of those notes are the sweet indie tunes coming from Seth Cohen’s stereo.

Where you can watch: All four seasons are available to stream on Hulu.

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