{"id":16676,"date":"2021-01-21T22:21:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T03:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=16676"},"modified":"2021-01-21T22:21:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T03:21:48","slug":"amc-networks-acquires-the-beast-must-die-an-original-drama-premiering-this-spring-on-amc-and-amc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/21\/amc-networks-acquires-the-beast-must-die-an-original-drama-premiering-this-spring-on-amc-and-amc\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC Networks Acquires &#8220;The Beast Must Die,&#8221; An Original Drama Premiering This Spring on AMC And AMC+"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_16677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16677\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16677\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/beast-must-die.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/beast-must-die.jpg 480w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/beast-must-die-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/beast-must-die-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/beast-must-die-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cush Jumbo Frances, Jared Harris as George &#8211; <em>The Beast Must Die<\/em>_Season 1, Episode 2 &#8211; Photo Credit: Gareth Gatrell\/AMC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>AMC Networks today announced that it has acquired the six-part revenge thriller<em><strong> The Beast Must Die<\/strong><\/em>, which will premiere on AMC and AMC+ later this year. The series is produced in partnership with BritBox UK, New Regency Television International, and Ridley Scott&#8217;s Scott Free.<\/p>\n<p>Starring Bafta winning and Golden Globe &amp; Emmy nominated Jared Harris (<em>Chernobyl, The Crown, The Terror, Mad Men<\/em>), Cush Jumbo OBE (<em>The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Deadwater Fell<\/em>), Billy Howle (<em>The Serpent, MotherFatherSon, On Chesil Beach<\/em>), Nathaniel Parker (<em>The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, The Outcast, Vanity Fair<\/em>) and Geraldine James (<em>Downton Abbey, Back to Life, Anne with an E<\/em>), and based on the novel by Nicholas Blake (pen name of Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis CBE), <em>The Beast Must Die<\/em> tells the story of a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man she believes killed her son.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1598196231\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; said Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks. &#8220;<em>The Beast Must Die<\/em> 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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are beyond thrilled that <em>The Beast Must Die<\/em> is going to be shown on AMC, and couldn&#8217;t ask for a better television home in the US that stands for bold, quality drama. We hope audiences will be drawn into this emotional thriller and can&#8217;t wait for it to go out into the world,&#8221; stated Ed Rubin, Head of New Regency Television International.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Beast Must Die<\/em> is being directed by Dome Karukoski (<em>Tolkien, Tom of Finland<\/em>), produced by Sarada McDermott (<em>Bridgerton, Official Secrets<\/em>), and adapted for the screen by screenwriter Gaby Chiappe (<em>Their Finest, Shetland, Vera<\/em>). Executive Producers are Ed Rubin and Emma Broughton for New Regency, Marina Brackenbury and David W. Zucker for Scott Free, Nathaniel Parker, and Gaby Chiappe. 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