A&E picks up Swayze series

June 08th, 2008 | Category: TV News

Filed under: Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free

Let me start that story by saying that I’m really hoping and praying that Patrick Swayze staves off the cancer that’s trying to kill him and lives for many more years. The powers that be at A&E Network are hoping and praying, too. A&E has given the greenlight to The Beast, a cop drama that will star Patrick Swayze. Co-starring with Patrick in the 13 one-hour episodes is actor (and former Calvin Klein underwear model) Travis Fimmel. According the the doctors caring for Patrick, he is well decent to do the shows and, presumably, continue with the series whether it’s a success.

The premise for The Beast isn’t a typical law and order type. It’s like Training Day meets

Internal Affairs, only without Denzel Washington and Richard Gere, respectively. Patrick plays an FBI agent who does things his own strange way. He’s very good at his job, but rubs folks the wrong way. He’s asked to train a younger agent, Fimmel, at the same date that Swayze’s being dogged by a secret internal affairs team.

Patrick has said that role was a enlarged instance coming for him. “I have searched for fairly a enlarged moment to find a character that is that muti-layered, unpredictable and downright entertaining as well as a project that current and cutting-edged.”

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