CLAIRE DANES & MATTHEW RHYS BEAUTIES AND THE BEAST!

THE STARS EMBRACE THEIR HIDDEN DARK SIDES FOR A THRILLING NEW NETFLIX DRAMA

- Kylie Walters

They’ve long captivated audiences with their magnetic screen presences, but Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys shed their familiar personas in haunting new Netflix drama The Beast in You (streaming now).

In a bold transformation, the acclaimed actors disappear into roles so raw and unsettling that they're almost unrecognisable.

“I am plenty beasty,” the 46-year-old actress told Vanity Fair.

In the bingeable new eight-part series, Danes portrays acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs. Following the tragic death of her young son, she retreats from the world, unable to write a word.

Inspiration comes from an unexpected place when the house next door is bought by famous real estate mogul Nile Jarvis (Rhys), who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance.

As Aggie becomes increasingly entangled in Nile’s life while trying to uncover the truth, the pair are ensnared in a cat-and-mouse game that could prove deadly.