Lucky Chances — Season 1
A sweeping story of Passion, Power and Greed
About this season
Lucky Chances is a three-part 1990 television miniseries based on Jackie Collins' novels Chances (1981) and Lucky (1985), and produced by William Peters for NBC. It stars Vincent Irizarry, Nicollette Sheridan, Shawnee Smith, Alan Rosenberg, Anne-Marie Johnson, and Phil Morris. The Santangelo family builds a casino empire in Las Vegas. After Gino's death, his daughter Lucky fights to maintain control of the business and fortune.
Episodes (3)
1. Episode 1
Aired 7 October 1990 • 90 min
Gino scrambles to finish his resort hotel after his benefactors (Mary Frann, Richard Anderson) are killed; Gino's wife (Sandra Bullock) is murdered.
2. Episode 2
Aired 8 October 1990 • 90 min
Gino's son is an attorney who is investigating the Santangelos; Gino forces Lucky to marry a U.S. senator's son.
3. Episode 3
Aired 9 October 1990 • 91 min
In 1970, Lucky is cleared of murdering Enzio Bonnatti; Gino (Vincent Irizarry) regains control of the hotel; Lucky's child is kidnapped.