FX has released the first teaser for The Beauty, a new series executive produced by Ryan Murphy that places physical perfection at the center of a dark global thriller. The preview sets the tone for a story driven by obsession, power, and consequence, signaling a project that leans heavily into visual intensity and moral tension.
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The series premieres on Wednesday, January 21, with the first three episodes airing on FX beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT, while also launching on Hulu at 9 p.m. ET and on Disney+ internationally. Following the premiere, FX will release a new episode each Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with Hulu matching the schedule. The 11-episode first season concludes with two episodes airing during each of the final two weeks. The teaser, now live, introduces a tightly controlled world where beauty functions as both currency and weapon, pushing the stakes far beyond surface-level desire.
FBI Agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett, played by Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall, travel to Paris to investigate a case that exposes a sexually transmitted virus promising physical perfection with severe consequences. As the inquiry deepens, they confront The Corporation, a tech empire led by Ashton Kutcher’s character, who engineered the drug known as “The Beauty” and deploys his enforcer, The Assassin, played by Anthony Ramos, to protect his interests. The story also follows Jeremy, portrayed by Jeremy Pope, a desperate outsider pulled into the spreading crisis. As the epidemic accelerates, the agents move through Paris, Venice, Rome, and New York in a race to contain a threat that places humanity’s future at risk.
The ensemble cast extends well beyond the core players. The series stars Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Ashton Kutcher, and Rebecca Hall, with guest appearances from Amelia Gray Hamlin, Ari Graynor, Bella Hadid, Ben Platt, Billy Eichner, Isabella Rossellini, Jessica Alexander, Julie Halston, Lux Pascal, Meghan Trainor, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Peter Gallagher, and Vincent D’Onofrio.
The teaser positions The Beauty as an international thriller built on a single, unsettling question: what would you give up to achieve perfection? Through rapid cuts, stylized imagery, and a sense of mounting urgency, the preview suggests a show that treats beauty as a force capable of reshaping bodies, systems, and moral boundaries.
this is just getting worse …how is this guy getting funding for these shit shows ??