AMC Networks Acquires The Beast Must Die

AMC Networks has picked up the revenge thriller The Beast Must Die, produced in partnership with BritBox UK, New Regency Television International and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free.

Based on the novel by Nicholas Blake (pen name of Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis CBE), ​The Beast Must Die tells the story of a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son. Jared Harris (​Chernobyl, The Crown, The Terror, Mad Men​) and Cush Jumbo (​The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Deadwater Fell​) lead the cast of the six-part drama, which is slated to premiere on AMC and AMC+ later this year.

Joining Harris and Jumbo in the cast are Billy Howle (​The Serpent, MotherFatherSon, On Chesil Beach​), Nathaniel Parker ​(The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, The Outcast, Vanity Fair) and Geraldine James (Downton Abbey, Back to Life, Anne with an E).

The Beast Must Die is being directed by Dome Karukoski, produced by Sarada McDermott and adapted for the screen by screenwriter Gaby Chiappe. Executive Producers are Ed Rubin and Emma Broughton for New Regency, Marina Brackenbury and David W. Zucker for Scott Free, and Nathaniel Parker and Gaby Chiappe. Endeavor Content brokered the deal on behalf of New Regency and Scott Free.

Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks, said: “This series will be something special for AMC and our AMC+ subscribers. It continues a legacy of very successful relationships with the brilliant Jared Harris and our friends at Scott Free, and forges new producing partnerships with BritBox and New Regency Television. The Beast Must Die honors the novel upon which it is based with a fantastic piece of television that cuts to the heart of grief, hate, revenge and allows us to ask questions about our own humanity in a remarkably engaging and suspenseful way.”

Ed Rubin, head of New Regency Television International, said: “We are beyond thrilled that The Beast Must Die is going to be shown on AMC, and couldn’t ask for a better television home in the U.S. that stands for bold, quality drama. We hope audiences will be drawn into this emotional thriller and can’t wait for it to go out into the world.”