Based on a statement from Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer of Disney Branded Television, this new story will also focus on the enchantress who put the spell on the Beast.

"For anyone who's ever wondered how a brute like Gaston and a goof like LeFou could have ever become friends and partners or how a mystical enchantress came to cast that fateful spell on the prince-turned-beast, this series will finally provide those answers ... and provoke a whole new set of questions," he said (via Yahoo!).

Horowitz and Kitsis are serving as creators and writers on this prequel, and they are the co-creators of "Once Upon a Time," a show that likes to bring up previously unknown connections. So all along, has Gaston known more about the Beast's curse than we thought? Only time will tell, as we anxiously await for this new installment of the "Beauty and the Beast" franchise!