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Beauty and the Beast

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1987 – 19903 seasons · 56 episodes~47 min per episodeTV-PGEnded

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Crime Drama

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Linda Hamilton

Linda Hamilton

Catherine Chandler

47 eps

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Vincent

56 eps

Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Jacob 'Father' Wells

56 eps

Jay Acovone

Jay Acovone

Joe Maxwell

56 eps

Ren Woods

Ren Woods

Edie

44 eps

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Gabriel

12 eps

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David Greenlee

Mouse

24 eps

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Ellen Geer

Mary

20 eps

Armin Shimerman

Armin Shimerman

Pascal

16 eps

Ritch Brinkley

Ritch Brinkley

William

15 eps

Edward Albert

Edward Albert

Elliot Burch

12 eps

Irina Irvine

Irina Irvine

Jamie

11 eps

Jo Anderson

Jo Anderson

Diana Bennett

10 eps

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Cory Danziger

Kipper

10 eps

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Zachary Rosencrantz

Zach

11 eps

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Bill Marcus

John Moreno

9 eps

Marcie Leeds

Marcie Leeds

Samantha

8 eps

Tony Jay

Tony Jay

Paracelsus

6 eps

Philip Waller

Philip Waller

Geoffrey

6 eps

Laurel Moglen

Laurel Moglen

Brooke

6 eps

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Narcissa

5 eps

Terri Hanauer

Terri Hanauer

Jenny Aronson

5 eps

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Carolyn Finney

Rita Escobar

5 eps

John Michael Bolger

John Michael Bolger

Greg Hughs

5 eps

John McMartin

John McMartin

Charles Chandler

4 eps

Terrylene

Terrylene

Laura Williams

4 eps

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Kathryn Spitz

Rebecca

4 eps

Elayne Heilveil

Elayne Heilveil

Olivia

4 eps

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Kamie Harper

Ellie

3 eps

Joshua Rudoy

Joshua Rudoy

Eric

3 eps

Joseph Campanella

Joseph Campanella

Dr. Peter Alcott

3 eps

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Cleon Manning

4 eps

John Lehne

John Lehne

Jonathan Pope

3 eps

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Isaac Stubbs

2 eps

Michael Bacall

Michael Bacall

Punk

2 eps

Charlie Picerni

Charlie Picerni

Thug

2 eps

Dana Gladstone

Dana Gladstone

Detective Snyder

2 eps

Don Stark

Don Stark

Eddie

2 eps

James Avery

James Avery

Winslow

3 eps

Robert Pastorelli

Robert Pastorelli

Vick Ramos

2 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Beauty and the Beast actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Beauty and the Beast reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and World Building.

Character DepthVery strong8.1

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

SerializedVery strong7.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

World BuildingVery strong7.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

Emotional WeightStrong6.7

How much the series is designed to affect you.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SpectacleStrong6.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

Cliffhanger IntensityStrong5.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

BingeabilityPresent5.4

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Savvy Assistant District Attorney Catherine Chandler is saved by a noble, beast-like man named Vincent, who lives in a secret, utopian community beneath New York City. They share a psychic bond, and he protects her from above.

The run

Seasons

3 seasons · 56 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
198722 episodes
8.5IMDb
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
198822 episodes
8.9IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
198912 episodes
8.5IMDb

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

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S03E10

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Invictus

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24 Jan 199047 min

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S03E08

The Chimes at Midnight

8.0IMDb1 votes

17 Jan 199047 min

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Written by Linda Campanelli, M.M. Shelly Moore

Still from A Time to Heal

S03E07

A Time to Heal

9.0IMDb1 votes

10 Jan 199047 min

Directed by Gus Trikonis
Written by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

George R.R. MartinProducer
Kenneth R. KochProducer
John DavidProducer
Tony ThomasExecutive Producer
Howard GordonProducer
Stephen KurzfeldProducer

Writing

Direction

Alan CookeDirector
Bethany RooneyDirector
Gabrielle BeaumontDirector
Dan AttiasDirector
Gus TrikonisDirector
Kenneth R. KochDirector

Cinematography

Stevan LarnerDirector of Photography
Bradford MayDirector of Photography
Timothy E. WadeDirector of Photography
Frank BeascoecheaDirector of Photography
Roy H. WagnerDirector of Photography

Music

William RossOriginal Music Composer
Don DavisOriginal Music Composer
Lee HoldridgeOriginal Music Composer

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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