On July 7, Beauty and the Beast's executive producer, Brad Kern, revealed that Heather Chandler, played by Nicole Gale Anderson, has been signed on to play a series regular in season 3.

Season 3 Of Beauty and the Beast To Be Mostly About "Cat and Vincent's Love"

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter the producer spoke about Heather becoming a fixture on the series. He was also asked if any other recurring stars would be lent some permanency.

"They all have to survive the season finale first to answer that question," he said. "We wanted Nicole back for season two, but she got [ABC Family's now-canceled] Ravenswood. As soon as she was available, we brought her back. We think she's an important part of the show to develop Cat's character and her family background better. That's something we didn't get to do as much as we wanted to. But Nicole's a terrific actress and her character is cool. That's why we grabbed her before she took another series to make sure we got her for season three."

J.T. And Tess Might Not "Survive The Finale" Of Season 2 Of Beauty and the Beast

The season 2 finale, titled Deja Vu, featured the ultimate showdown between Vincent (Jay Ryan) and Gabe (Sendhil Ramamurthy) while Catherine (Kristin Kreuk) desperately tried to find a way to save her love and keep Gabe at bay. Catherine resorted to her family's mythology to get some secrets that could offer a solution.

Deja Vu aired on The CW at 8 p.m. on July 7.

Watch the preview clip here:

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