How Far Would You Go For The Beauty? Discover The Thrilling New FX Drama

Ryan Murphy’s latest series peels back the glossy surface of perfection to reveal something dangerous beneath

Ryan Murphy returns with a new show promising gorgeous gore and freakish transformations. FX’s The Beauty is a global thriller that asks: what would you sacrifice for perfection?

What’s FX’s The Beauty about?

In FX’s The Beauty, the world of high fashion turns dark when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways. FBI Agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett are sent to Paris to uncover the truth. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover a sexually transmitted virus that transforms ordinary people into visions of physical perfection, but with terrifying consequences. Their path leads them directly into the crosshairs of The Corporation, a shadowy tech billionaire who has secretly engineered a miracle drug dubbed “The Beauty,”  who will do anything to protect his trillion-dollar empire — including unleashing his lethal enforcer, The Assassin. As the epidemic spreads, Jeremy, a desperate outsider, is caught in the chaos, searching for purpose as the agents race across Paris, Venice, Rome, and New York to stop a threat that could alter the future of humanity. 

Is FX’s The Beauty based on a graphic novel or comic book?

Yes. There’s a comic book series of the same name by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, and features art by Haun. The first volume was published in 2016. 

When will FX’s The Beauty be available to watch?

The first three episodes drop January 22 on Disney+.

Who’s in the cast of FX’s The Beauty?

• Evan Peters: Peters plays FBI agent Cooper Madsen.

• Ashton Kutcher: Kutcher is a shadowy tech billionaire, The Corporation.

• Anthony Ramos: Ramos features as The Assassin, The Corporation’s enforcer.

• Jeremy Pope: Pope appears as Jeremy, a desperate outsider searching for purpose.

• Rebecca Hall: Hall plays FBI agent Jordan Bennett.

• Isabella Rossellini: Rossellini guest stars as Franny Forst.

• Bella Hadid: Hadid makes an appearance as Ruby.

Who’s behind FX’s The Beauty?

Created and written by Ryan Murphy & Matthew Hodgson, FX’s The Beauty is executive produced by Murphy, Hodgson, Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Nissa Diederich, Michael Uppendahl, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Gitter, Peter Schwerin, and Jeremy Haun. Haun also co-wrote the comic book series with Jason A. Hurley, who serves as a consultant. The series is produced by 20th Television.

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