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The Beast

Name: The Beast
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2009-01-15
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Travis Fimmel, Kevin J. O'Connor, Lindsay Pulsipher, Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

2009 | 1 seasons | 43 min | Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Without a Trace or Castle, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 9 hours in all.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Unorthodox but effective FBI veteran agent Charles Barker takes on a rookie partner, Ellis Dove. Barker trains Dove in a hard-edged, psychologically driven approach towards undercover work, where a moment's hesitation can lead to death. As the job takes its toll on Dove, an Internal Affairs team tries to enlist the rookie as a double-agent in the bureau's investigation of his partner.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 61K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Vincent Angell, William L. Rotko

Patrick SwayzeCharles Barker
Travis FimmelEllis Dove
Kevin J. O'ConnorHarry Conrad
Lindsay PulsipherRose Lawrence
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.Ray Beaumont
Dion Strowhorn Sr.
Dale Caba
Laura Otto
Bernadette Lords
Tim Krueger