How many episodes are in The Beauty?

The Beauty has 11 episodes in this listed season.

When does The Beauty premiere?

The Beauty premieres on 2026-01-21.

Is The Beauty a new series?

The Beauty is a new series (Season 1).

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The Beauty(2026)

Also known as Belleza perfecta

Archived · FX

6.4

16+11 eps

S01

HorrorScience FictionThrillerDrama

Partners Drew Foster and Kara Vaughn investigate "the Beauty" STD causing aesthetic effects but proving lethal, evading corrupt officials and a mercenary targeting them amidst a suspected government conspiracy.

Feels like

body-horror dreadgovernment cover-updark medical sci-fiinvestigation danger

ON AIR: JAN 21Season 1Archived listing

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The Capture keeps the same “we cannot trust what we see” tension as The Beauty, with surveillance evidence that may be real or manufactured. Watching the mystery tighten through interrogation nerves and shifting moral ground feels close to the pursuit-and-paranoia pressure, but it’s colder and more cerebral than the lethal disease chase.

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