Its official: The fourth season ofBeauty and the Beastwill be the last.

The CW has confirmed the next season of the crime-fantasy-romance will be the final outing for Catherine and Vincent.

The final season will be 13 episodes and will air either in midseason or next summer.

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A premiere date will be announced at a later time.

In a way, fans are fortunate to have had the series for four seasons.

The good news: The show is still in production, and wont wrap until next month.

So producers have enough notice to craft a series finale that gives fans some closure.