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The Beast

1996 · 1 season

A salt-sprayed creature feature that ambles through small-town intrigue before lunging into tentacled chaos; earnest, occasionally goofy, and surprisingly tense.

Created by
Jeff Bleckner
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy
Tagline
They said it was safe to go back in the water. They were wrong.
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.
How it feels
Tense, dark, campy and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Survival, revenge, grief, nature
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Created by
Jeff Bleckner
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Jeff Bleckner
Written by
J.B. White
Starring
William L. Petersen, Karen Sillas, Charles Martin Smith, Ronald Guttman, Missy Crider, Sterling Macer Jr., A.J. Johnson, Larry Drake
Music
Don Davis
Cinematography
Geoff Burton
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 88 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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