The television series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman, premiered in 1987.
The CBS series debuted on September 25, 1987, and reimagined the traditional fairy tale as a romantic fantasy drama set largely in contemporary New York City. Hamilton played attorney Catherine Chandler, while Perlman played Vincent, a lion-faced man living beneath the city.
The series ran for three seasons and ended in 1990. It is distinct from the 1991 Disney animated film: the television show focuses on Catherine and Vincent's relationship and uses the underground community as a major setting, rather than centering on Belle, a cursed prince, and an enchanted castle.