Falcon Crest
Sour Grapes.
Created by Earl Hamner, Jr.
On CBS
A primetime soap opera built on family feuding and wealth-driven intrigue, sustained across nine seasons by interpersonal conflict and romantic entanglement rather than external plot resolution.
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.
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Questions people ask
Does Falcon Crest leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is Falcon Crest scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is Falcon Crest sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Falcon Crest easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Falcon Crest violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Falcon Crest
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Falcon Crest
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Falcon Crest, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Falcon Crest, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Falcon Crest, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
