It's time for the very dramatic conclusion to the heartbreaking story about a mother's search for answers in her son's death.
After Frances Cairnes all but killed George outright, in this exclusive clip of The Beast Must Die Season Finale, Detective Inspector Nigel Strangeways has news for Frances.
They've got forensic evidence that George was driving the car that struck her son.
He suggests that it's all but over, but his concern for Frances is genuine, especially when she wants to see the vehicle that was used.
Frances is now living in two worlds.
In one, her son is alive and well and always near.
In the other, she's a bereft mother who needs vengeance against whoever committed the terrible crime that ripped her little boy out of her life.
Once a well-adjusted woman with a happy home life, Frances now teeters between her reality and the surreal, near-insanity that's...
After Frances Cairnes all but killed George outright, in this exclusive clip of The Beast Must Die Season Finale, Detective Inspector Nigel Strangeways has news for Frances.
They've got forensic evidence that George was driving the car that struck her son.
He suggests that it's all but over, but his concern for Frances is genuine, especially when she wants to see the vehicle that was used.
Frances is now living in two worlds.
In one, her son is alive and well and always near.
In the other, she's a bereft mother who needs vengeance against whoever committed the terrible crime that ripped her little boy out of her life.
Once a well-adjusted woman with a happy home life, Frances now teeters between her reality and the surreal, near-insanity that's...
- 8/13/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
With the pandemic causing a slowdown in production, there’s an opportunity for already-shot shows from across the pond to fill the gap. Adapted from the novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, “The Beast Must Die” is an intense and reflective tale of grief, vengeance, and privilege that’s as impossible to stop watching as I’m sure the book itself is to read. Anchored by Cush Jumbo and Jared Harris’ indomitable performances, the addictive import could even fill the void left by other crime dramas like “Mare of Easttown.”
Frances Cairns (Jumbo) details her intentions in the opening minutes of the series: “I’m going to kill a man.” She doesn’t know who the man is or where he lives, but his days are numbered. Said man ran over her six-year-old son, Marty, in a hit-and-run, leaving Frances to pick up the pieces of a life left utterly broken. Having...
Frances Cairns (Jumbo) details her intentions in the opening minutes of the series: “I’m going to kill a man.” She doesn’t know who the man is or where he lives, but his days are numbered. Said man ran over her six-year-old son, Marty, in a hit-and-run, leaving Frances to pick up the pieces of a life left utterly broken. Having...
- 7/12/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
In AMC’s six-part revenge thriller “The Beast Must Die,” Cush Jumbo plays a mother who will stop at nothing to find her son’s killer. It’s her toughest role to date, but she welcomed the challenge.
“I was looking for something that would stretch me, and Gaby Chiappe’s script came across my desk and it was truly the best script that had passed over my lap, maybe ever,” she said. “I just couldn’t put it down, and I thought, ‘I have to do this’, so from the very beginning I was quite excited by it. So, yes, I was working hard, but I was enjoying it because I enjoy working hard.”
In the limited series, Jumbo stars as Frances Cairnes, who takes matters into her own hands after learning the police have dropped their investigation into her son’s fatal hit-and-run. Posing as a novelist researching a new murder-mystery,...
“I was looking for something that would stretch me, and Gaby Chiappe’s script came across my desk and it was truly the best script that had passed over my lap, maybe ever,” she said. “I just couldn’t put it down, and I thought, ‘I have to do this’, so from the very beginning I was quite excited by it. So, yes, I was working hard, but I was enjoying it because I enjoy working hard.”
In the limited series, Jumbo stars as Frances Cairnes, who takes matters into her own hands after learning the police have dropped their investigation into her son’s fatal hit-and-run. Posing as a novelist researching a new murder-mystery,...
- 7/9/2021
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Calling all fans of limited series!
The Beast Must Die premieres on AMC+ on July 5 and airs on the linear AMC network beginning July 12.
It's a brutal tale of justice, vengeance, and revenge starring Cush Jumbo OBE and Jared Harris.
Jumbo plays Frances Cairnes, a mother who lost her son to a tragic hit-and-run accident while they were on a lovely vacation at a seaside community.
Time has passed without resolution, but what really galls her is that the police have been of little help tracking down who murdered her little boy.
When Frances visits the police again, she discovers that the detective on the case has died, and nobody bothered to let her know what had occurred.
In this clip from The Beast Must Die Series Premiere, Frances meets the former detective's replacement, Nigel Strangeways (Billy Howle).
His first day on the job coincides with a distressed mother seeking justice,...
The Beast Must Die premieres on AMC+ on July 5 and airs on the linear AMC network beginning July 12.
It's a brutal tale of justice, vengeance, and revenge starring Cush Jumbo OBE and Jared Harris.
Jumbo plays Frances Cairnes, a mother who lost her son to a tragic hit-and-run accident while they were on a lovely vacation at a seaside community.
Time has passed without resolution, but what really galls her is that the police have been of little help tracking down who murdered her little boy.
When Frances visits the police again, she discovers that the detective on the case has died, and nobody bothered to let her know what had occurred.
In this clip from The Beast Must Die Series Premiere, Frances meets the former detective's replacement, Nigel Strangeways (Billy Howle).
His first day on the job coincides with a distressed mother seeking justice,...
- 7/2/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Apple TV Plus released a trailer for the second season of comedy “Trying,” which will launch on May 21.
The second season will continue to follow Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) navigating the adoption process. After being approved by an adoption panel, they now find that matching with a child is not as straightforward as they had hoped. Helped by their eccentric social worker Penny (Imelda Staunton), they are determined to do everything they can. When Nikki meets a little girl called Princess at an adoption event, she knows instantly that this is the child for them. However, there are obstacles to Nikki’s plan that may prove insurmountable. Ophelia Lovibond, Oliver Chris, Sian Brooke, Darren Boyd and Robyn Cara will also return this season.
“Trying” is created, written and executive produced by Andy Wolton, directed and executive produced by Jim O’Hanlon, produced by Sam Pinnell, co-produced by Tim Mannion...
The second season will continue to follow Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) navigating the adoption process. After being approved by an adoption panel, they now find that matching with a child is not as straightforward as they had hoped. Helped by their eccentric social worker Penny (Imelda Staunton), they are determined to do everything they can. When Nikki meets a little girl called Princess at an adoption event, she knows instantly that this is the child for them. However, there are obstacles to Nikki’s plan that may prove insurmountable. Ophelia Lovibond, Oliver Chris, Sian Brooke, Darren Boyd and Robyn Cara will also return this season.
“Trying” is created, written and executive produced by Andy Wolton, directed and executive produced by Jim O’Hanlon, produced by Sam Pinnell, co-produced by Tim Mannion...
- 5/12/2021
- by Haley Bosselman and Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC and ITV’s joint-venture streamer BritBox has pulled the curtain back on its first slate of UK drama originals, just weeks after Deadline revealed that Damian Lewis and Dominic West will star in an adaptation of A Spy Among Friends for the streamer.
Building on the Kim Philby espionage thriller, which BritBox is co-producing with Spectrum Originals, the subscription video service has announced three fresh projects — all of which are literary adaptations with British writing, directing, and acting talent at their core. They will premiere in 2021.
First up, New Regency Television and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Films will make The Beast Must Die, an adaption of the 1938 novel of the same name by Nicholas Blake, the nom de plume of poet Cecil Day-Lewis, father of Daniel Day-Lewis. It tells the story of a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son.
Building on the Kim Philby espionage thriller, which BritBox is co-producing with Spectrum Originals, the subscription video service has announced three fresh projects — all of which are literary adaptations with British writing, directing, and acting talent at their core. They will premiere in 2021.
First up, New Regency Television and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Films will make The Beast Must Die, an adaption of the 1938 novel of the same name by Nicholas Blake, the nom de plume of poet Cecil Day-Lewis, father of Daniel Day-Lewis. It tells the story of a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son.
- 7/22/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The BBC is developing classic murder mystery novel The Beast Must Die into a detective drama series with Taboo producer Scott Free London.
The British public broadcaster is working up a remake of the novel, which tells the story of how respected crime writer Frank Cairns plots the perfect murder but ends up working with a top detective to clear his name.
In the book, Cairns intends to murder the hit-and-run driver who killed his young son but when his intended victim is found dead and Cairns becomes the prime suspect, the author insists that he has been framed. To solve the mystery, one of Cairns’ old friends calls in private detective Nigel Strangeways to help.
The Beast Must Die was written by Nicholas Blake, the nom de plume of poet Cecil Day-Lewis, father of Daniel Day Lewis and was first published in 1938.
Deadline understands that the BBC adaptation...
The British public broadcaster is working up a remake of the novel, which tells the story of how respected crime writer Frank Cairns plots the perfect murder but ends up working with a top detective to clear his name.
In the book, Cairns intends to murder the hit-and-run driver who killed his young son but when his intended victim is found dead and Cairns becomes the prime suspect, the author insists that he has been framed. To solve the mystery, one of Cairns’ old friends calls in private detective Nigel Strangeways to help.
The Beast Must Die was written by Nicholas Blake, the nom de plume of poet Cecil Day-Lewis, father of Daniel Day Lewis and was first published in 1938.
Deadline understands that the BBC adaptation...
- 9/4/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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