| The Beast Must Die | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | The Beast Must Die by Nicholas Blake |
| Developed by | Gaby Chiappe |
| Written by | Gaby Chiappe |
| Directed by | Dome Karukoski |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Matthew Herbert |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Cinematography | Joel Devlin |
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| Running time | 56–63 minutes |
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| Network | BritBox |
| Release | May 27 – June 17, 2021 |
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The Beast Must Die is a British thriller television series based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Blake, adapted for television by Gaby Chiappe. It centres on a mother's grief for her son who was killed in a car accident. She takes matters into her own hands by posing as a novelist to ingratiate herself into the family of the man whom she believes to be responsible for her son's death.[1][2][3][4]
The series premiered in the United Kingdom on BritBox on 27 May, 2021, and ran for one series of 5 episodes until 17 June, 2021. A second series was in development, titled A Sword In My Bones.[5] ITVX, which absorbed Britbox, announced it would not proceed.[6]
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