The teaser for Netflix’s The Beast in Me begins with Aggie (Claire Danes) saying, “We are, all of us, drawn to monsters. We flirt with death to prove we’re truly alive. And if we can’t stop, then that small fire we lit might just burn the whole house down with us still inside.” Who’s the monster that Aggie is drawn to? Her neighbor, Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys).
The eight-episode season also stars Brittany Snow and Natalie Morales. Guest stars include Jonathan Banks, David Lyons, Tim Guinee, Hettienne Park, Deidre O’Connell, Aleyse Shannon, Will Brill, Kate Burton, Bill Irwin, Amir Arison, and Julie Ann Emery.
“Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs (Danes) has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Jarvis (Rhys), a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “At once horrified and fascinated by this man, Aggie finds herself compulsively hunting for the truth—chasing his demons while fleeing her own—in a game of cat and mouse that might turn deadly.”
The Beast in Me premieres on Netflix on November 13, 2025.
Series creator Gabe Rotter (The X-Files) and showrunner Howard Gordon (Homeland) serve as writers and executive producers. Claire Danes, Daniel Pearle, Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross, David Kissinger, Caroline Baron, and Jodie Foster also executive produce.
Antonio Campos (The Staircase) directs and executive produces. Additional writers include Erika Sheffer, C.A. Johnson, Daniel Pearle, Ali Liebegott, and Mike Skerrett.
“The title of the series comes from a Johnny Cash song—but it’s not as simple as it might initially seem,” explained showrunner Howard Gordon to Tudum. “It really is about all of our complicity. Whether it’s Monica Lewinsky or Amanda Knox or Nile Jarvis or whatever, sometimes we are quick to make assumptions. But when we are forced to look at it from another angle, do we have the humility and the compassion to listen and to revise the narrative?”
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