Creature (miniseries)

Did You Know?

• The miniseries is also referred to as Peter Benchley’s Creature.
• The novel was re-published as Creature in 1997 concurrent with the film.
• Daryl H. Miller of the Los Angeles Times called the miniseries 'toothless'.

Plot

Government officer Richland visits a government facility on a remote Caribbean island. He follows Dr. Peniston into the facility, where head scientist Dr. Bishop shows projects including a shark-human hybrid that can adapt to any environment. The creature breaks free and kills Bishop. Richland orders Peniston to kill it, but Peniston traps it in a containment unit and dumps it in the sea. Twenty-five years later, marine biologist Dr. Chase and his assistant Tall Man find a pregnant great white shark trapped in Ben Mediera's nets; Chase sets it free. Mediera is eaten by the creature. Dr. Chase and Dr. Macy, along with Chase's son Max, arrive on the island. Max meets local kids, including Elizabeth, the chief's daughter. Mediera's body is found; police Chief Gibson asks Chase to inspect it. Chase says a great white is not the culprit and warns against hunting it. Chase and Macy search for the real culprit. Peniston, now insane and called "Werewolf" by locals, sees the empty containment unit and realizes Mediera was not killed by a shark. The kids take turns jumping from a cliff; the creature lurks below. Max and another boy, Kimo, jump; the creature kills Kimo, but Max escapes. The chief orders all fishermen to hunt the great white. Islanders accuse Chase and Macy of witchcraft. Chase, Macy, Max, and Tall Man find the creature, which attacks their boat, but they escape.

Cast and characters

Craig T. Nelson plays Dr. Simon Chase, a shark scientist who first realizes the creature is not an ordinary shark. Kim Cattrall portrays Dr. Amanda Macy, Chase's ex-wife and friend. Colm Feore is Adm. Anthony "Tony" Richland, a government agent with a personal vendetta against the creature. Cress Williams plays Tall Man, Chase's assistant and close friend. Michael Reilly Burke is Adamowicz "Adam" Puckett, an ambitious fisherman who unknowingly releases the creature. Blu Mankuma plays Chief Rollie Gibson, the island police chief and Elizabeth's father. Michael Michele is Tauna, Tall Man's girlfriend. Matthew Carey plays Max Chase, Chase and Amanda's son. Megalyn Echikunwoke is Elizabeth Gibson, the chief's daughter and Max's girlfriend. John Aylward plays Benjamin "Ben" Madiera, a mean fisherman. Giancarlo Esposito plays Lt. Thomas Peniston, who goes insane from guilt and fear, calling himself "Werewolf." Gary Reineke plays Dr. Ernest Bishop, the creature's creator, who is eaten by it. Brian Steele plays the Creature.