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The Beast in Me
2025
· TV Show
· 50 min episodes
· 1 season
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
71–85
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 85.
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Details
- Created by
- Gabe Rotter
- Released
- 13 November 2025
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 8 across 1 season
- Awards
- 2 wins, 30 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (23) →
Awards & nominations
See all 32 →2 major awards won · 2 wins from 32 nominations across 17 ceremonies
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2026 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Sean Callery and Sara Barone (for "The Beast and Me") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2026 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Matthew Rhys | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2026 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2026 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series | Antonio Campos (for "Sick Puppy") | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2026 | Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2026 | Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Claire Danes | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2026 | Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | The Beast in Me | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2026 | Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Arjun Bhasin, Emmanuelle Martin, and Alyssa Avellino-Faivre (for "Elephant in the Room") | Nominee |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Sean Callery and Sara Barone (for "The Beast and Me") | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Julie Tucker and Kim Krakauer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Arjun Bhasin, Emmanuelle Martin, and Alyssa Avellino-Faivre (for "Elephant in the Room") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Sean Callery | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie, or Special | Ruy Garcia, Marcello Dubaz, Marissa Littlefield, Isaac Derfel, Otis Streeter, Jo Caron, James Sizemore, and Guy Francoeur (for "Sick Puppy") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Gabe Rotter and Daniel Pearle (for "Sick Puppy") | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Matthew Rhys | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Claire Danes | Nominee |
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Howard Gordon, Daniel Pearle, Antonio Campos, Gabe Rotter, Claire Danes, Conan O'Brien, David Kissinger, Jeff Ross, Caroline Baron, Jodie Foster, Ali Liebegott, C.A. Johnson, Sean Sforza, and Sean Fogel | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Claire Danes | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | The Beast in Me | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series | Antonio Campos (for "Sick Puppy") | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television | Howard Gordon, Daniel Pearle, Antonio Campos, Gabe Rotter, Claire Danes, David Kissinger, Caroline Baron, Ali Liebegott, C.A. Johnson, Sean Fogel, and Sean Sforza | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Limited Series | Howard Gordon, C.A. Johnson, Ali Liebegott, Daniel Pearle, Gabe Rotter, Erika Sheffer, and Mike Skerrett | Nominee |
Astra TV Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Claire Danes | Nominee |
| Best Limited Series | The Beast in Me | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Brittany Snow | Nominee |
Actor Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series | Claire Danes | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Editing in a Motion Picture or Television Series, Movie, or Special | Ralph Jean-Pierre | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | C.A. Johnson (for "Thanatos") | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Matthew Rhys | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Claire Danes | Nominee |
ACE Eddie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Limited Series | Shelby Siegel (for "The Last Word") | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | The Beast in Me | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Television Presentation or Limited Series | The Beast in Me | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Television Movie or Limited Series | Michael Nallan and Loren Weeks | Nominee |
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production | Sean Callery | Nominee |
TCA Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, or Specials | The Beast in Me | Nominee |