The Beast (2009)

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Deep undercover. Who can you trust?

Unorthodox but effective FBI veteran agent Charles Barker takes on a rookie partner, Ellis Dove. Barker trains Dove in a hard-edged, psychologically driven approach towards undercover work, where a moment's hesitation can lead to death. As the job takes its toll on Dove, an Internal Affairs team tries to enlist the rookie as a double-agent in the bureau's investigation of his partner.

• Released: 2009-01-15
• Genres: Crime, Drama
• Seasons: 1, 13 episodes
• Episode length: 43m
• Network: A&E
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 36 votes

Created by Vincent Angell, William L. Rotko.

Top cast

• Patrick Swayze as Charles Barker
• Travis Fimmel as Ellis Dove
• Kevin J. O'Connor as Harry Conrad
• Lindsay Pulsipher as Rose Lawrence
• Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Ray Beaumont
• Dion Strowhorn Sr.
• Dale Caba
• Laura Otto
• Bernadette Lords
• Tim Krueger

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Beast

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store

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