Beauty and the Beast
Seen it?2012 | 4 seasons | 42 min | Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, 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 sci-fi fans. If you loved Castle or The Flash, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 42 minutes, about 49 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Detective Catherine Chandler is a smart, no-nonsense homicide detective. When she was a teenager, she witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of two gunmen and herself was saved by someone – or something. Years have passed and while investigating a murder, Catherine discovers a clue that leads her to Vincent Keller, who was reportedly killed in 2002. Catherine learns that Vincent is actually still alive and that it was he who saved her many years before. For mysterious reasons that have forced him to live outside of traditional society, Vincent has been in hiding for the past 10 years to guard his secret – when he is enraged, he becomes a terrifying beast, unable to control his super-strength and heightened senses.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
19% on Rotten Tomatoes, 34 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
4 wins and 14 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 185K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12012 · 22 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday
Season 22013 · 22 episodes · 3.6 out of 10Monday- Season 32015 · 13 episodes · 7.1 out of 10Sunday
- Season 42016 · 13 episodes · 6.7 out of 10Weeknight
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Cast & crew
Created by Ron Koslow, Sherri Cooper-Landsman, Jennifer Levin
- Kristin KreukCatherine Chandler
- Jay RyanVincent Keller
- Nina LisandrelloTess Vargas
- Austin BasisJ.T. Forbes
- Nicole Gale AndersonHeather Chandler
- F. Murray AbrahamCyril