Damien: The Beast Rises

"The Beast Rises"
Series DamienSeason 1, Episode 1
Air date	March 7th, 2016
Writers	Glen Mazzara
Director	Shekhar Kapur
Producers	John Ryan; Mark H. Kruger; Pancho Mansfield; Shekhar Kapur; Ross Fineman; Glen Mazzara; Erik Lee
Starring	Bradley James; Megalyn E.K.; Omid Abtahi; Barbara Hershey
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"The Beast Rises" is the premiere episode of the supernatural drama series Damien. The series is based on the 1976 occult thriller film The Omen by director Richard Donner and serves as a contemporary sequel to the movie. The episode is directed by Shekhar Kapur with a script written by Glen Mazzara. It first aired on A&E on Monday, March 7th, 2016 at 10:00 pm.

Cast

Principal Cast

Actor	Role
Bradley James	Damien Thorn
Megalyn E.K.	Simone Baptiste
Omid Abtahi	Amani Golkar
Barbara Hershey	Ann Rutledge

Guest Stars

Actor	Role
Tiffany Hines	Kelly Baptiste
Sandrine Holt	Paula Sciarra
Sam Anderson	Professor Igor Reneus

Co-Stars

Actor	Role
Abanoub Andraous	Soldier
Jayden Gallo	Young boy
Sebastian MacLean	Passerby
Viv Moore	Old woman
Lubomir Mykytiuk	Father Bernardo
Tony Nashed	Syrian captain
Gerry Pearson	Cassocked man
Cody Ray Thompson	Cray Marquand
Ryan Turner	U.S. mercenary

Notes & Trivia

• Damien was developed for television by Glen Mazzara. Based on characters created by David Seltzer.
• This episode had a viewership of 753,000 people upon its initial broadcast.
• Co-executive producer Mark Kruger is credited as Mark H. Kruger in this episode.
• Actress Megalyn Echikunwoke is credited as Megalyn E.K. in this episode.
• This episode incorporates archival footage from The Omen in flashback sequences for the sake of continuity.
• This episode aired on A&E immediately following the "A Danger to Himself and Others" episode of Bates Motel.

Allusions

• This episode incorporates archival footage from The Omen in flashback sequences for the sake of continuity.

• Flashback clips of Gregory Peck as Robert Thorn; also in a photograph.
• Flashback clips of Lee Remick as Katherine Thorn.
• Flashback clips of Harvey Stephens as young Damien Thorn.
• Flashback clips of Holly Palance as the nanny.
• Photograph of David Warner as photographer Keith Jennings.
• Flashback clip of that damned dog.

• There are also references made to Carl Bugenhagen from The Omen in this episode. Bugenhagen was the one who supplied Robert Thorn with the knives designed to kill Damien. Igor Reneus was a student of his.

Bloopers

• There is a major incongruity in the timeline presented in this series, owing largely to the notion that this series is intended as a direct sequel to The Omen. This incongruity presupposes that the events from The Omen took place in the year in which it was released, 1976, juxtaposed with the assumption that Damien likewise takes place in the year in which it first aired, 2016. Damien Thorn is thirty-years old at the beginning of the series, which would make his year of birth 1986. In The Omen, Damien Thorn is already 5-years-old in 1976, making his year of birth 1971.

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See also

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Damien episodes Damien appearances Damien miscellaneous

External Links

"The Beast Rises" at IMDB "The Beast Rises" at the TV IV "The Beast Rises" at ShareTV.org

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Keywords

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The Series This article pertains to an episode from season one of the Damien television series on A&E. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Damien episodes category. Episodes "The Beast Rises" • "Second Death" • "The Deliverer" • "The Number of a Man" • "Seven Curses" • "Temptress" • "Abattoir" • "Here Is Wisdom" • "The Devil You Know" • "Ave Satani" Main characters Damien Thorn • Simone Baptiste • Amani Golkar • James Shay • Ann Rutledge Supporting characters John Lyons • Greta Fraueva • Kelly Baptiste • Margot Lyons • Veronica Selvaggio Film Series The Omen • Damien: Omen II • Omen III: Final Conflict • Omen IV: The Awakening • The Omen (2006)