The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo. 　　译文(3): 丹佛一个富裕家族在石油行业的传奇故事：族长布莱克·卡林顿；克里斯特尔，他的前秘书和妻子；他的孩子：亚当，童年时在一次绑架后失踪；法伦，娇生惯养；史蒂文，公开的同性恋；还有阿曼达，被他的前妻，纵容他的亚历克西斯瞒着。该剧的大部分内容都以布莱克饰演的丹佛·卡林顿和亚历克西斯饰演的科尔比公司这两家大公司之间的冲突为特色。