<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Beauty & the Beast (2012) </Td> </Tr> <P> Beauty and the Beast is an American fantasy - drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987 . 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; and a secret Utopian community of social outcasts living in a subterranean sanctuary . Through an empathetic bond, Vincent senses Catherine's emotions, and becomes her guardian . </P> <P> The series follows the developing relationship between the characters and the division between New York and the hidden world beneath it . In a twist from the original tale, however, this "beast" does not transform into society's idea of beauty after gaining the love of Catherine . Rather, Vincent's inner beauty is allowed to remain the focus of who he is, and it is Catherine's life that transforms from her relationship to Vincent . </P>

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