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Plastic Beauty(2026)

Also known as Dauntaimu • Downtime

Upcoming · Netflix

141 eps
S01
Drama
ON AIR: SEP 17Season 1

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Plastic Beauty drops a trauma surgeon into the world of cosmetic medicine and watches what happens when clinical precision meets an industry built on image. The professional friction is specific: her competence is real, the celebrity doctor's power is real, and the gap between them drives the drama forward without needing anyone to be cartoonishly villainous.

Hypocrisy accumulates slowly here. Decisions that look like medical judgment turn out to be about money or reputation, and the show traces how that erosion happens in small, almost reasonable steps. The protagonist's surgical skill becomes both her advantage and her liability in a workplace where being visibly right can cost you more than staying quiet.

Best for

workplace rivalry, celebrity ego and Drama

Story lane

Drama

Commitment

Season 1 · 1 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

When a gifted ER surgeon is thrust into cosmetic medicine, her clash with a celebrity doctor exposes the greed and desire beneath the glamour.

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