Ten days later, Catherine returns to the surface with the promise of keeping Vincent's secret and the challenge to go on after her terrible attack. She is rescued and cared for by Vincent (played by Ron Perlman) who has taken her to Father (played by Roy Dotrice), head of a hidden community of people dwelling in tunnels below the city of New York. Series synopsis Season 1 Ĭatherine Chandler (played by Linda Hamilton) is abducted, beaten, slashed and left to die in Central Park because she was inadvertently mistaken for somebody else. In 20, Beauty and the Beast was ranked #14 and #17, respectively, on TV Guide 's Top Cult Shows Ever. Martin, who would later write the A Song of Ice and Fire book series which were later adapted into the acclaimed television series Game of Thrones, was a writer and producer on the show. Production Īs the title indicates, the premise of the series is inspired by the fairy tale " Beauty and the Beast" in particular, there is some connection to the Jean Cocteau's 1946 French film, La Belle et la Bête. In the third season, after the death of the character Catherine, Jo Anderson became the new female lead playing Diana Bennett, a criminal profiler investigating Catherine's murder. Rather, Vincent's inner beauty is allowed to remain the focus of who he is, and it is Catherine's life that transforms from her relationship to Vincent. In a twist from the original tale, however, this "beast" does not transform into society's idea of beauty after gaining the love of Catherine. The series follows the developing relationship between the characters and the division between New York and the hidden world beneath it. Through an empathetic bond, Vincent senses Catherine's emotions, and becomes her guardian. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent ( Ron Perlman), a mythic, noble man-beast, and Catherine ( Linda Hamilton), a savvy Assistant District Attorney in New York City, and a secret utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary. Beauty and the Beast is an American fantasy- drama television series that first aired on CBS from Septemto August 4, 1990.
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