Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)

*Beauty and the Beast*
Beauty and the Beast
Genre	Fantasy drama
Created by	Ron Koslow
Based on	Beauty and the Beast; by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Written by	Alex Gansa; Howard Gordon; David Peckinpah; George R. R. Martin;
Starring	Linda Hamilton; Ron Perlman; Roy Dotrice; Jay Acovone; Ren Woods; Jo Anderson; Edward Albert; Stephen McHattie;
Composers	Lee Holdridge; Don Davis; William Ross;
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	56 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Ron Koslow; Paul Junger Witt; Tony Thomas; Stephen Kurzfield;
Running time	approx. 48 minutes (per episode)
Production companies	Witt/Thomas Productions; Republic Pictures;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 25, 1987 –; August 4, 1990
Related
	Beauty & the Beast (2012)

Beauty and the Beast is an American fantasy drama television series that first aired on CBS from September 25, 1987, to August 4, 1990. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent (Ron Perlman), a mythic, noble man-beast, and Catherine (Linda Hamilton), a savvy Assistant District Attorney in New York City, as well as a secret utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary. Through an empathic bond, Vincent senses Catherine's emotions and becomes her guardian.