India, Nov. 20 -- There's a certain thrill when a new series walks in with quiet swagger, and Netflix's The Beast in Me does exactly that. Created by Gabe Rotter-who astonishingly makes his first real outing as a showrunner here-the limited series feels like the work of someone who has been sharpening their knives for years. Anchored by Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys, it's a psychological chamber piece built on tension, grief and the unsettling comfort of being seen by the wrong person.

The story follows Aggie Wiggs (Claire), a once-acclaimed writer whose life collapsed after her young son was killed by a drunk driver. Four years later, she's still rooted to a house that echoes with absence, barely able to move forward, let alone finish t...