Disney+ has unleashed a major new update for one of its most anticipated series just days before its global premiere. Ryan Murphy's upcoming sci-fi thriller, 'The Beauty', has dropped a brand new and explosive trailer, ramping up excitement for its debut on January 22.
A Global Thriller With a Deadly Price
Based on a graphic novel, the series plunges viewers into a world where a revolutionary – and terrifying – discovery spreads like wildfire. The story centres on a sexually transmitted virus that transforms ordinary people into visions of physical perfection. However, this 'miracle' comes with horrifying and lethal consequences.
When supermodels begin dying in gruesome, mysterious circumstances, FBI Agents Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall) are dispatched to Paris to investigate. Their probe leads them to a shadowy tech billionaire known as “The Corporation” (Ashton Kutcher), who has engineered the wonder drug dubbed “The Beauty” to build a trillion-dollar empire. He employs a lethal enforcer, “The Assassin” (Anthony Ramos), to protect his secrets.
Weekly Release Schedule and Star-Studded Cast
Viewers eager to binge-watch will need patience. The 11-episode series will launch with its first three episodes on January 22. After that, new instalments will drop weekly every Thursday, with the final two weeks each seeing two episodes released to accelerate the climax.
The series boasts an impressive ensemble cast beyond its leads. Fans will spot Bella Hadid, Jeremy Pope, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Meghan Trainor, Peter Gallagher, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Isabella Rossellini, among many others. The narrative is a globe-trotting chase, moving from Paris to Venice, Rome, and New York as the agents race to stop a threat that could alter humanity's future.
Comparisons and Fan Speculation
The show's premise has drawn immediate comparisons to the recent award-winning horror film The Substance, which also explores a transformative injectable drug. However, fans of the source material are questioning a key adaptation choice. In the original comics, the condition is a widespread STD, but the TV adaptation appears to frame it more as a sought-after super-drug, potentially to attract viewers who enjoyed the cinematic parallels.
The new trailer, teased by Disney+ with the tagline "One shot makes you hot," showcases the devastating fallout of the drug. It promises a tense, high-stakes thriller that asks a provocative question: what would you sacrifice for perfection?
'The Beauty' begins its exclusive run on Disney+ on January 22.
