The Beast in Me (TV series)

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The Beast in Me
Created by Gabe Rotter
Showrunner Howard Gordon
Directed by Antonio Campos
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix

The Beast in Me is an upcoming television series for Netflix, starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys. The producers on the series include Jodie Foster and Conan O'Brien.

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Premise

Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Jarvis, a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife's disappearance. At once horrified and fascinated by this man, Aggie finds herself compulsively hunting for the truth – chasing his demons while fleeing her own – in a game of cat and mouse that might turn deadly. [1]

Cast

Production

The series is produced by 20th Television and created, written and executive produced by Gabe Rotter. [2] Rotter initially wrote the script 6–7 years prior to production. It is executive produced by Jodie Foster, Conan O’Brien, Daniel Pearle, who will also serve as writer, Antonio Campos, who will also direct, Jeff Ross and Daniel Kissinger via Conaco, Howard Gordon, who will also be showrunner and Claire Danes, who also stars. [1] [3] [4] Matthew Rhys joined the cast for the Netflix production in August 2024. [3] Brittany Snow, Natalie Morales, David Lyons and Tim Guinee joined the cast in October 2024. [5] Deirdre O’Connell, Jonathan Banks, Hettienne Park, Aleyse Shannon, Will Brill, Kate Burton, Bill Irwin, Amir Arison, and Julie Ann Emery joined the cast in November 2024. [4]

Filming

In September 2024, filming took place in Red Bank, New Jersey. [6] [7]

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