A&E Officially Cancels The Beast

A&E announced that The Beaste will not be picked up for A second season. The police drama, which premiered in January, starred Patrick Swayze as Charles Barker, a rogue undercover FBI agent teamed up with rookie Ellis Dove (Travis Fimmel). The series was filmed on location in Chicago.

Reviews for the series were mixed and its audience averaged 1.3 million viewers through the 13 episodes, which concluded their run in April. But Swayze was unstinting in a rough-and-tumble performance that he maintained while battling pancreatic cancer throughout. His illness had no discernible effect on his gritty portrayal.