The Beauty, a new FX production created by Ryan Murphy and Matt Hodgson, will be available exclusively on Disney+ France starting January 22, 2026. Adapted from the horror comic by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, this series combines drama, thriller, horror, and investigation, starring Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, and Ashton Kutcher. The platform will launch three episodes upon release, followed by weekly broadcasts and then a finale scheduled in pairs.
In a world where several international models die in particularly violent circumstances, two federal agents, Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall), are sent to Paris to investigate a series of crimes linked to a mysterious sexually transmitted virus. This infection transforms people into physically perfect versions of themselves, before causing them to disappear. The two investigators find themselves facing a threat that goes beyond individual crimes, as the fashion industry collapses under the shock of these deadly transformations.
The investigation leads them to "The Corporation," a technology group led by a billionaire played by Ashton Kutcher. He is said to have developed a drug called THE BEAUTY, capable of triggering the mutation sought by part of the population. To protect his empire, he relies on a ruthless hitman (Anthony Ramos). At the same time, Jeremy (Jeremy Pope), a young man left to fend for himself, tries to survive in a society disrupted by an underground market for physical perfection. The investigation takes the agents to Paris, Venice, Rome, and New York, in a climate where politics, public health, and appearances intersect.
The Beauty is produced for FX, with Ryan Murphy as creative director, in collaboration with Matt Hodgson. The project is based on the comic book by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, first published in 2015, which imagines an epidemic that transforms people's appearances before condemning them. The adaptation retains the hybrid approach of combining physiological horror and political thriller, projecting it into an international setting. Filmed in part in Paris, the series notably mobilized several streets in the 15th arrondissement, causing traffic and parking changes documented during filming: to be found here. The expanded cast includes Isabella Rossellini, Ben Platt, Bella Hadid, Lux Pascal, Jessica Alexander, Jon Jon Briones, Meghan Trainor, and Vincent D'Onofrio.
The series questions the place of beauty in contemporary societies and how it can become a tool of control and domination. The narrative borrows from the aesthetics of scientific thrillers and international crime novels, while developing an atmosphere of psychological horror. The target audience is fans of procedural series with political ramifications, with a tension similar to some of Ryan Murphy's recent productions. The pace combines investigation, action scenes, and exploration of the social excesses born of a quest for absolute perfection, in a world where bodies become markers of power.
The Beauty
Series | 2025
Season 1 available on Disney+ from January 22, 2026
Drama, horror, crime, thriller | 11 episodes of 60 min
Created by Ryan Murphy, Matt Hodgson | Starring Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Rebecca Hall, Ashton Kutcher
Nationality: U.S.A.
The Beauty follows in the tradition of social horror stories where physical transformations become a mirror of a society in crisis. Through a federal investigation set in international locations and a reflection on the commodification of appearance, the series offers a dark and tense universe, carried by a cast of actors from the worlds of cinema, fashion, and music.
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