TV Series

Falcon Crest (1981–1990)

• NR
• First aired December 4, 1981
• Seasons: 9 · Episodes: 227
• 1h 0m per episode

• Soap
• Drama
• Family

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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.

Created by

Earl Hamner, Jr.

Starring

Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Chao Li Chi