The Beast in Me is a two-hander between two heavyweight characters and performers. Aggie Wiggs (Claire Danes) is a writer with knife-sharp wits, dissecting the life and potential crimes of her neighbor and interview subject, Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), a billionaire with powers of persuasion or deep manipulation. Jarvis is a rabbit hole Aggie goes down to see if he murdered his wife.

The Gabe Rotter -created series, with Howard Gordon ( Homeland ) in showrunning duties, is a drama that plays as personal as thrilling. The pilot is written by Daniel Pearle , who sets the stage for a psychological cat-and-mouse game between Aggie and Nile. Pearle previously wrote A Kid Like Jake for the stage and adapted it for a film, which starred Danes. Pearle’s work has played at Lincoln C

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