The pilot follows Detective Nick Burkhardt) David Giuntoli, Road Rules) who discovers his legacy: He's a descendant of the brothers Grimm and is bestowed with a rather uncomfortable gift - seeing «beasts» for what they really are.
I will admit that as I was reading about the Woman and the Beast, I got the uncomfortable feeling that someone could easily substitute «United States» for «Roman Empire» and come up with similar themes and imagery.