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The Beast

The Beast

They said it was safe to go back in the water. They were wrong.

19966.31 Season2 EpisodesEndedTV-PG

Overview

Mysterious deaths and unexplained disappearances begin to occur in the small seaport village of Graves Point. When a large, strange claw is discovered on an empty raft washing up on the shore, marine biologist Dr. Herbert Talley identifies it as belonging to a rare giant squid.

Created by Peter Benchley
Written by Peter Benchley, J.B. White
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

William Petersen

William Petersen

Whip Dalton

Karen Sillas

Karen Sillas

Lt. Kathryn Marcus

Charles Martin Smith

Charles Martin Smith

Schuyler Graves

Ronald Guttman

Ronald Guttman

Dr. Herbert Talley

Missy Crider

Missy Crider

Dana Dalton

Sterling Macer Jr.

Sterling Macer Jr.

Mike Newcombe

A.J. Johnson

A.J. Johnson

Nell Newcombe

Larry Drake

Larry Drake

Lucas Coven

Murray Bartlett

Murray Bartlett

Christopher Lane

Laura Vazquez

Laura Vazquez

Hadley

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Themes & Keywords

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About The Beast

The Beast is a sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1996 exploring themes of sea, based on novel or book, monster, creature feature, giant squid. Created by Peter Benchley, it stars William Petersen, Karen Sillas, Charles Martin Smith. Mysterious deaths and unexplained disappearances begin to occur in the small seaport village of Graves Point. When a large, strange claw is discovered on an empty raft washing up on the shore, marine biologist Dr. Herbert Talley identifies it as belonging to a rare giant squid.

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