The CW's 'Beauty and the Beast'

EW has confirmed that Kristin Kreuk, a.k.a. Smallville‘s Lana Lang, has been cast in The CW pilot Beauty and the Beast. The show, inspired by the late ’80s Linda Hamilton-Ron Perlman series of the same name, will follow New York homicide detective Catherine (Kreuk) who discovers an unlikely ally in Vincent, a military vet turned into a beast by an experiment gone wrong. Forced underground by his appearance, the Beast acts as an avenging angel — including killing the man who murdered Catherine’s mother nine years before.
Ron Koslow, who created the original series, will return as Executive Producer alongside producers Paul Junger Witt, C. Anthony Thomas, Bill Haber, and new producers (and pilot scribes) Jennifer Levin and Sherri Cooper. The CW’s reboot will face off against another Beast pilot ordered by ABC last month. Gary Fleder, who is directing The CW’s pilot, will also executive produce ABC’s take on the “tale as old as time.”

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Chapter 2099 said:

Just finished the premiere and I didn't get hooked like I was hoping. I've always enjoyed watching Kreuk ac,t and I liked the few scenes she shared with Ryan ('The Beast'), but other than that, it fell flat. The story dragged along and it was just too slow for my taste. It was a typical detective drama with a slight sci-fi twist. I would have enjoyed more of a backstory about Keller, but I can appreciate that Chandler is the story's main focus, hence all of her screen time. But all-in-all, it just didn't grab my interest, in large part because of the slow (and in some ways, lack thereof) character and plot development.

I may watch the next episode, but I don't expect this to be a long-term investment. Hopefully, the show picks up the pace before it's too late.

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krec9 said:

Thought Clark was going to walk in any second lol

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