Patrick Swayze has been given medical clearance to start filming a television show for A&E. Swayze continues to battle pancreatic cancer and said he has been responding well to treatment.
According to People, filming for the police drama "The Beast" will start this summer in Chicago . The 55-year-old Swayze will play a veteran FBI agent who teaches his rookie partner, Australian actor Travis Fimmel, his unusual undercover crime-solving techniques.
"I have searched for quite a long time to find a character that is this multi-layered, unpredictable and downright entertaining, as well as a project this current and cutting edged," Swayze said in an A&E statement.
A scheduled premiere date for "The Beast" is early 2009.
Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March, and has been undergoing chemotherapy at Stanford University Medical Center. He will continue his treatment while filming the show.
