Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)
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American television series
fantasy television series
romantic drama television series
television adaptation of a fairy tale
Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series) is a romantic fantasy drama that reimagines the classic fairy tale in modern-day New York City, focusing on the deep bond between a compassionate, lion-like man living in underground tunnels and a savvy assistant district attorney.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series) pilot episode | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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fantasy television series ⓘ romantic drama television series ⓘ television adaptation of a fairy tale ⓘ |
| audioFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
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surface form:
Beauty and the Beast
|
| broadcastFormat | live-action ⓘ |
| character |
Catherine Chandler
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Father ⓘ Vincent ⓘ |
| composer | Lee Holdridge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Ron Koslow ⓘ |
| developer | Ron Koslow ⓘ |
| endYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1987 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnChannel | CBS ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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fantasy ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Linda Hamilton
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surface form:
Linda Hamilton as Catherine Chandler
Ron Perlman ⓘ
surface form:
Ron Perlman as Vincent
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| mainCharacterOccupation | assistant district attorney ⓘ |
| mainCharacterSpeciesDescription | lion-like man ⓘ |
| narrationBy | Ron Perlman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of an underground utopian community
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romantic relationship between a human woman and a beast-like man ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 56 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | The First Time I Loved Forever ⓘ |
| openingThemePerformer | Lisa Angelle ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalRunEndDate | August 4, 1990 ⓘ |
| originalRunStartDate | September 25, 1987 ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | NTSC ⓘ |
| portrays | modern-day reimagining of Beauty and the Beast in New York City ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Republic Pictures ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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underground tunnel community beneath New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Jay Acovone
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Jo Anderson ⓘ Linda Hamilton ⓘ Ron Perlman ⓘ Roy Dotrice ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series) pilot episode
subject surface form:
Ron Perlman