The Colbys: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A spin-off from the television phenomenon, Dynasty, The Colbys explores the lives and loves of a fabulously wealthy California family as they confront challenges from both outsiders and within their own lineage. To maintain power and control over their empire, The Colbys will stop at nothing… and you will love them for every juicy scheme and shocking betrayal they enact.

Series details

• Title: The Colbys
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1985-11-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-03-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 5549
• IMDb ID: tt0088496
• TVDB ID: 71509

Cast and credited roles

• Charlton Heston — Jason Colby
• John James — Jeff Colby
• Katharine Ross — Francesca Colby
• Emma Samms — Fallon Carrington Colby
• Maxwell Caulfield — Miles Colby
• Stephanie Beacham — Sable Colby
• Tracy Scoggins — Monica Colby
• Ricardo Montalban — Zachary Powers
• Claire Yarlett — Bliss Colby
• Barbara Stanwyck — Constance Colby Patterson
• Ken Howard — Garrett Boydston
• Michael Parks — Philip Colby

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-11-20; final listed air date 1986-05-22; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-09-24; final listed air date 1987-03-26; episode order: 25.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Colbys on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.