Creature is a 1998 American television miniseries starring Craig T. Nelson, Kim Cattrall and Matthew Carey.

It is based on the 1994 novel White Shark (re-published as Creature in 1997 concurrent with the film) by Jaws author Peter Benchley.

The miniseries is about an amphibious shark-like monster terrorizing an abandoned secret military base and the people who live on the island where it is located.

The miniseries starts with Richland (Feore), who was sent to visit a government facility on a remote Caribbean island.

The head scientist Dr. Bishop (Reineke) shows them the projects he is working on, including a shark and Human hybrid with the ability to adapt to any environment, (the creature).

25 years later Dr. Chase (Nelson), a marine biologist working in the same island, and his assistant, Tall Man (Williams), find a pregnant female great white shark trapped in Ben Mediera's (Alyward) nets.

Meanwhile, a local fisherman, Puckett (Burke), retrieves the containment unit and accidentally releases the creature.

The local boys tell him he'll have to take the test of bravery and jump from a tall cliff.

Chase says even though there is a great white out there it is not the culprit and tells the chief not to let people go after the innocent shark.

Peniston, who has gone crazy and is called "Werewolf" by the locals, sees the empty containment unit after Puckett brings it ashore.

Dr. Macy reveals Dr. Chase studies why sharks do not get cancer, which his brother Brian died from.

When Kimo's body is found, the chief is furious and, no longer listening to Dr. Chase, orders all the fisherman to hunt for the great white.

The islanders, including Puckett, accuse Chase and Macy of performing witchcraft on the shark.

Dr. Chase, Dr. Macy, Max and Tall Man search for the Creature again; this time with success.

The next day Dr. Chase discovers claw marks on his boat (proof of his theory of the Great White's innocence).

They run and the creature gives pursuit, but is only able to go so far until it can't catch up because its arms and legs are short and weak out of water.

When he arrives, he finds the house in ruins and believes the children are dead, but they come out of their hiding places.

But instead of saving him, Richland just watches hoping the creature will attack the Chief so he can kill it and finally settle his score.

There, the chief is reunited with Elizabeth and finally understands and accepts Dr. Chase as a good man.

Dr. Chase, Tall Man, Max, and Dr. Macy return to headquarters where Peniston is waiting.

Later, the survivors walk into the sun set ready to board the boat, presumably to go back to town and never return to the island.

Daryl H. Miller of the Los Angeles Times called the miniseries "toothless" and wrote that its point "is to speed from one cheap thrill to the next".