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

The Beast (1996)

First aired April 28, 19961h 28m/ep1 season · 2 epsEnded
6.3

77 votes

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Top Billed Cast

William L. Petersen

William L. 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

Robert Mammone

Robert Mammone

Ensign Raines

Chad Tyler

Chad Tyler

Kenneth Radley

Kenneth Radley

James

Robert Echols

Robert Echols

David Webb

David Webb

Marshall Napier

Marshall Napier

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

April 29, 1996

Networks

NBC

Production

Universal Home Entertainment

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