Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast is an American television series of the romance and mystery genres. It was created by Ron Koslow and produced by Ron Koslow Films and Republic Pictures Television. The series ran for three seasons on CBS from September 25th, 1987 to August 4th, 1990, spanning a total of fifty-six episodes. The show starred Linda Hamilton as Catherine "Beauty" Chandler and Ron Perlman as Vincent - the feline "Beast" of the series. Roy Dotrice was a supporting character for all three seasons as Father Jacob Wells. Other recurring cast members include Jo Anderson, who played Diana Bennett in season three, Jay Acovone, who played Joe Maxwell in all three seasons, Ren Woods as Edie in season one and Stephen McHattie as Gabriel in season three. A remake of the series began airing on the CW Network in 2012 and starred Kristin Kreuk as Catherine Chandler and Jay Ryan as Vincent Keller.