A gag reel for season 2 of Beauty and the Beast was revealed on March 11, perhaps to whet fans' appetite for the summer release of season 3.

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Jay Ryan, Kristin Kreuk, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Austin Basis and Nina Lissandro are seen goofing about mid-seasons, and charmingly breaking character.

Filming for season 3 of Beauty and the Beast has almost wrapped, according to director Stuart Gillard, and on February 24, he announced that filming for season 4 of Beauty and the Beast will begin in May.

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"Hey #beasties official word - Start shooting S 4 end of May - same time as we go to air on S 3 - can't wait to read storyline #batb," he tweeted.

Recently rumors about Beauty and the Beast being renewed for a fourth season were set off by sites like Playback and certain crew members of the show, but they had been put to rest.

TvbytheNumbers got in touch with the senior vice president over at the CW, and it he suggested it was all just wishful thinking.

Paul Hewitt, who is senior VP, network communications for the show, said it was "nonsense," adding that: "No decision or order has been made as of yet for another season of Beauty."

Meanwhile, filming for season 3 is almost through. Director Stuart Gillard stated that the cast and crew were gearing up for filming the finale of the next chapter, via Twitter.

"Rolling cameras in 12 hours to kick off the Finale. #beasties will not be disappointed. #batb," he tweeted on January 27.

"What a Valentine present S 4!! You #beasties did it. You never gave up! We will start shooting around June.keep you posted#batb" he tweeted.

Season 3 of Beauty and the Beast is set to premiere on May 21.

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