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Season 1 – The Beast

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Veteran FBI agent Charles Barker, who isn't afraid to break rules to get the job done, trains new rookie parter Ellis Dove in his pushing-the-envelope style of agenting. But if Dove is having trouble learning the ropes, it could be because he's a little distracted: An FBI Internal Affairs team that suspects Barker may have gone rogue is pressuring Dove to work as a double agent and keep them posted on his mentor.

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Critics Consensus

The Beast offers Patrick Swayze an entertaining and rugged dark role, but the show itself is familiar and edgeless.

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Carli Velocci TheWrap 06/29/2018
The A&E show was grittier than expected, and is worth watching just for Swayze's performance alone. Go to Full Review Nancy Franklin The New Yorker 01/15/2009
Haven't we seen enough shows in which agents reveal their sterling natures by freeing Eastern European sex slaves? Go to Full Review Brian Lowry Variety 01/15/2009
After two episodes, The Beast is a relatively toothless affair. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Seanax.com 02/06/2018
It's the gaunt, leathery Swayze, his face etched with age and experience, that makes the show. Go to Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 01/15/2009
The Beast seems like a pretty plain cop drama with added Road House-style grit until the end of the first hour, when a new wrinkle adds more intrigue. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Patrick Swayze

Actor

Travis Fimmel

Actor

Pamela Reed

Guest Star

Lindsay Pulsipher

Guest Star

Kevin J. O'Connor

Guest Star

Lou Diamond Phillips

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 15, 2009 Pilot FBI Agent Charles Barker and his new partner Ellis Dove go under cover to infiltrate a weapons smuggling ring; an Internal Affairs team tries to enlist Dove's help in an investigation of his mentor. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 22, 2009 Two Choices Barker and Ellis are tasked with taking down a major drug ring run by a man named Jimmy Casserly; the partners have to break Casserly out of police custody in order to gather evidence in their case against him. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 29, 2009 Nadia Barker and Ellis investigate a Romanian human trafficking gang. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 5, 2009 Infected An old friend gets Barker and Ellis in on a case involving millions of dollars and a deadly virus; a boy has been infected with a virus in order to blackmail his mother. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 12, 2009 Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroo Barker and Ellis are assigned to keep a top nuclear physicist alive and get her to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission so she can testify; Rose stops by Ellis' apartment. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 19, 2009 Hothead Barker and Ellis investigate an FBI agent who may have gone rogue; Ellis goes under cover at a security company to get close to the subject; Barker searches for the subject's former girlfriend. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 26, 2009 Capone A fellow officer has gone missing and is feared murdered; Baker goes under cover with a group of Latino drug dealers; Ellis works with the missing officer's partner. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 5, 2009 Mercy Barker goes under cover as a homeless man to solve a series of murders; Rose tries to get Ellis to open up about his experiences. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 19, 2009 The Walk In Barker and Ellis work a case at a university; a Chinese spy works at the university as a professor; an FBI agent sets Ellis up to fail. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 26, 2009 Tilt Barker and Ellis infiltrate a high-stakes poker game to find an assassin. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 9, 2009 My Brother's Keeper Barker tries to take down an Irish crime family that controls a section of Chicago. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 16, 2009 Counterfeit Barker is set up for murder. Details Episode 13 Aired Apr 23, 2009 No Turning Back Barker gets information on a case that has haunted him for his entire career; Todd and Conrad help Barker and Ellis track down six people who were involved in the Red Gauntlet operation. Details

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The Beast — Season 1

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Season Info

Network
A&E
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 15, 2009