The Beauty (2026)
TV show · 2026 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · English
Curator score: 3.8/10 (12K ratings)
One shot makes you hot.
Overview
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.
Ratings
- Curator score: 3.8/10
- IMDb: 6.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
- Metacritic: 64
- TMDB: 6.3/10
Production
20th Television, Ryan Murphy Television
Cast
Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Ashton Kutcher
Where to watch
Disney Plus, Hulu
Curator Review
Verdict
A glossy, high-concept FX thriller with a strong hook: fashion-world body horror, conspiracy, and procedural momentum. The premise is provocative and very on-brand for Ryan Murphy, but the tonal mix can be uneven, and the show is likely to appeal most to viewers who enjoy lurid, stylish, high-camp genre television more than tightly disciplined sci-fi.
Best for
- Ryan Murphy-style excess and glossy melodrama
- fashion-industry intrigue with horror elements
- procedural mystery fans who like a pulpy hook
- viewers open to sexual body-horror and satire
Skip if
- you want restrained, realistic crime drama
- you dislike campy or sensational storytelling
- body horror and sexualized horror are a turnoff
- you prefer cleanly resolved, tightly plotted sci-fi
Overview
The Beauty is built around a killer premise: a fashion-industry mystery that mutates into a body-horror conspiracy with global stakes. That combination gives it immediate visual appeal and the kind of high-concept hook FX and Hulu have often used to sell prestige-adjacent genre TV. The Paris setting, supermodel milieu, and FBI investigation should make it feel sleek, lurid, and easy to sample.
Worth noting
The upside is atmosphere and audacity. The downside is that this kind of material can tip into overstatement, and the show’s appeal will depend on whether its satire, horror, and procedural threads stay in balance. If it leans into the grotesque and soap-operatic energy Murphy is known for, it may be wildly entertaining; if not, it could feel more provocative than satisfying.
Bottom line
For viewers who like their genre television glossy, transgressive, and bingeable, it’s worth a look. For anyone hoping for subtlety or rigorous hard-sci-fi logic, it’s probably a pass.
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Topics
body horror, fashion, conspiracy thriller, procedural, satirical, glossy, camp, prestige genre, mystery, dark