Beauty and the Beast

7.4
198747m

Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent, a mythic, noble man-beast, and Catherine, a savvy Assistant District Attorney in New York; and a secret Utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary. Through an empathetic bond, Vincent senses Catherine's emotions, and becomes her guardian.

Production

Logo for Republic Pictures

Seasons

22 Episodes • Premiered 1987

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1. Once Upon a Time in the City of New York

5.0

Catherine Chandler comes from a rich family and works for her father’s law firm. After leaving a party early, she’s mistaken for someone else and is pulled into a van full of thugs. They slash her face and beat her up, then push her out of the van, leaving her for dead. A shadowy figure appears and carries her to secret set of forgotten tunnels below the city.

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2. Terrible Savior

8.0

A subway slasher that kills with claws and leaves the victims looking as if they were mauled by a bear is on the prowl. When Catherine finds out about the case she starts to suspect Vincent, as she remembers how he rescued her from the attackers in the safe house.

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3. Siege

8.0

Catherine falls for megabucks developer, Elliot Birch. Elderly people are being thrown out of their homes.

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4. No Way Down

8.0

Vincent is blinded after an explosion and must escape a street gang that is holding him hostage. Once he is free he must find his way home.

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5. Masques

8.0

Halloween night Vincent goes above to meet an Irish writer named Brigit O' Donnell. Halloween is the only night that Vincent is safe above. Catherine is at the same party. Eventually, they wind up spending the evening together as Catherine shows Vincent her world.

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6. Beast Within

8.0

Catherine has a nearly fatal confrontation with an ex-tunnel dweller, named Mitch Denton.

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7. Nor Iron Bars a Cage

9.0

Vincent is captured and held hostage by two scientists who stick him in a cage. Catherine considers a new job in Providence.

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8. Song of Orpheus

9.0

Father's past is revealed when he goes above for the first time in over thirty years to see a friend. When he gets to his friends office he finds his friend is dead. Father is then charged with murder.

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9. Dark Spirit

9.0

An investigation into the mysterious death of a wealthy business man leads Catherine into the world of voodoo. After her apartment is vandalized and she is terrorized, Vincent seeks the aid of Narcissa in an attempt to understand what is happening to Catherine.

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10. A Children's Story

9.0

Vincent alerts Catherine to possible wrong-doing at a well-known, renowned orphanage.

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11. An Impossible Silence

9.0

Laura, a deaf-mute tunnel dweller, witnesses the murder of a police officer, for which another man is framed.

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12. Shades of Gray

9.0

Attempting to aid an injured child (Eric) in the Maze, a cave-in traps Vincent and Father. Catherine, after facing Elliott Burch, who has agreed to be a witness against an extortionist, senses something is wrong and rushes to the tunnels.

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13. China Moon

9.0

"Romeo and Juliet" are in Chinatown. An angry Tong invades the tunnels with his army.

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14. The Alchemist

9.0

Paracelsus, a former friend of Father's, sells an hallucinatory drug in the world above.

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15. Temptation

8.0

Vincent and Catherine prepare gifts for the celebration of the anniversary of the day they met. Joe is distracted by a beautiful woman named, Erica Salvin.

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16. Promises of Someday

9.0

Vincent's foster brother, who is also Father's son, Devin, returns to the tunnels after a 20 year absence.

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17. Down to a Sunless Sea

9.0

Steven Bass, Catherine's ex-fiancé resurfaces, and is behaving oddly.

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18. Fever

8.0

While exploring a section of the tunnels Mouse discovers a treasure ship. Cullen's greed brings strife.

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19. Everything is Everything

9.0

After faking that Catherine hit him, young Tony Ramos winds up living with Catherine.

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20. To Reign in Hell

9.0

Paracelsus kidnaps Catherine, which causes Vincent to begin a quest to rescue her.

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21. Ozymandias

9.0

Construction of the Birch tower is causing many problems in the tunnels. To help the problems stop Catherine agrees to marry Elliot Birch.

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22. A Happy Life

10.0

Catherine's pain about her fragmented life almost causes her to end her relationship with Vincent.

Cast

Photo of Linda Hamilton

Linda Hamilton

Catherine Chandler

Photo of Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Jaco Wells

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Jay Acovone

Joe Maxwell

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Edward Albert

Elliot Burch

Photo of Jo Anderson

Jo Anderson

Diana Bennett

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Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

2/10

It's kind of hard when you see Linda Hamilton not in an action role isn't it? At least for me it's hard seeing her in not action, but she pulls it off exceeding well. And so does Ron Pearleman who was too underrated for the majority of his career to even explain.

However, Hamilton left the role, the story did an abrupt change, and from after the first or second season it just spiraled down the hole of ineptitude.

The first season or two are great, but the show as a whole fell apart fast and turned unwatchable even faster.

You've reached the end.