Limited series · FX
The Beauty
One shot makes you hot.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Evan Peters
Cooper Madsen
11 eps
Anthony Ramos
Antonio / The Assassin
11 eps
Jeremy Pope
Jeremy
11 eps
Ashton Kutcher
Byron Forst / The Corporation
11 eps
Bella Hadid
Ruby
1 eps
Céline Menville
Vincent Seraphine
2 eps
John Carroll Lynch
Meyer Williams
3 eps
Jaquel Spivey
Jeremy (Pre Beauty)
1 eps
Jon Jon Briones
Dr. Guy
2 eps
Anne Richardson
Dr. Maya Salter
1 eps
Claire DeJean
Vivien
1 eps
Youma Diakite
Martha
1 eps
Mea Wilkerson
Chatroom Vixen
1 eps
LaTonya Borsay
Jeremy's Mom
1 eps
David Mason
Stan the Bartender
1 eps
Stephanie Prestage
Heather
1 eps
François Girard
Paparazzi #1
1 eps
Thomas Dedeken
Paparazzi #2
1 eps
Andy Deschamps
Paparazzi #3
1 eps
Tony Augé
Paparazzi #4
1 eps
Tanguy Baudrier
T-Bone Driver
1 eps
Jill Surtees
Driver
1 eps
Joey Pollari
Mike (Post Beauty)
2 eps
Giulio Forges Davanzati
Interpol Officer
1 eps
Alvise Rigo
Gorgeous Italian Man
1 eps
Ben Platt
Manny
2 eps
Meghan Trainor
Britney
1 eps
Amelia Gray
Harper Rose
1 eps
Gachi Angeles
Maid Marcy
1 eps
Riccardo Scamarcio
Police Officer 1
1 eps
Tommaso Basili
Detective Nico
1 eps
Isabella Rossellini
Franny Forst
5 eps
Tommy Tropea
Male Beauty
1 eps
Nikole Vincenti
Young Stunning Woman #1
1 eps
Emily Borromeo
Gina
1 eps
Brandon Ford Green
Lab Tech
1 eps
Jeff Blumenkrantz
Dale
1 eps
Jessica Alexander
Jordan Bennett (Post Beauty)
8 eps
David Pittu
Ronan Wylde
1 eps
Rob Yang
Ray
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Beauty actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Beauty reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 11 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202611 episodes
5.5IMDbIn season 1, their investigation leads FBI Agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett 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.
Best episode · S01E11 Beautiful Betrayal
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E11 · Signature episode
Beautiful Betrayal
Beauty has a price.
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
S01E09 · Signature episode
Beautiful Evolution
Cooper and Jordan form an alliance with a mysterious person.
- Directed by Crystle Roberson Dorsey
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
S01E10 · Signature episode
Beautiful Beauty Day
A hot new trend goes viral.
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
S01E04 · Signature episode
Beautiful Chimp Face
Cooper interviews an assistant editor following a disturbing event at the offices of a fashion magazine in New York City.
- Directed by Alexis Martin Woodall
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
S01E05 · Signature episode
Beautiful Billionaires
A group of billionaires gather to make history.
- Directed by Alexis Martin Woodall
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
S01E01
Beautiful Pilot
FBI agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett are assigned to investigate a shocking incident at a fashion show in Paris.
- Directed by Ryan Murphy
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E11 · Signature episode
Beautiful Betrayal
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
S01E10 · Signature episode
Beautiful Beauty Day
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
S01E09 · Signature episode
Beautiful Evolution
- Directed by Crystle Roberson Dorsey
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
S01E08
Beautiful Brothers
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
S01E07
Beautiful Living Rooms
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
S01E06
Beautiful Patient Zero
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Matthew Hodgson, Ryan Murphy
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Matthew Hodgson
Showrunner
Ryan Murphy
Creator
Alexis Martin Woodall
Executive producer
Scott Robertson
Executive producer
Anthony Ramos
Executive producer
Jeremy Pope
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Eric Gitter
Executive producer
Evan Peters
Executive producer
Michael Uppendahl
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Nissa Diederich
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jeremy Haun
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Peter Schwerin
Executive producer
Ashton Kutcher
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Eric Kovtun
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Alexis Martin WoodallExecutive Producer
- Scott RobertsonExecutive Producer
- Anthony RamosExecutive Producer
- Jeremy PopeExecutive Producer
- Eric GitterExecutive Producer
- Evan PetersExecutive Producer
Writing
- Matthew HodgsonWriter
- Ryan MurphyWriter
Direction
- Alexis Martin WoodallDirector
- Crystle Roberson DorseyDirector
- Michael UppendahlDirector
- Ryan MurphyDirector
Cinematography
- Jason McCormickDirector of Photography
- Stanley Fernandez Jr.Director of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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