Falcon Crest

Overview

Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.

Series details

First air date

1981

Last air date

1990

Status

Ended

Seasons

9

Episodes

227

Episode runtime

60 min

Genres

Soap, Drama, Family

Original language

EN

Origin country

US

Networks

CBS

Created by

Earl Hamner, Jr.

Production

Amanda Productions, MF Productions, Lorimar Television.

Cast

Jane Wyman

Angela Channing

David Selby

Richard Channing

Robert Foxworth

Chase Gioberti

Lorenzo Lamas

Lance Cumson

Gregory Harrison

Michael Sharpe

Susan Sullivan

Maggie Gioberti