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

16+11 eps

S01

HorrorScience FictionThrillerDrama

ON AIR: JAN 21Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

The Beauty turns physical perfection into a gruesome threat, pairing a glossy surface with unsettling transformations and graphic violence. Its sci-fi horror has a feverish, pulpy edge: striking looks promise something desirable, then reveal a lethal cost. Sharp, dark humor about vanity cuts through the dread without softening the bodily damage.

Drew Foster and Kara Vaughn face more than a disturbing medical mystery. Corrupt officials close ranks while a mercenary hunts them, turning their investigation into an on-the-run thriller. The suspected conspiracy unfolds episode by episode, testing the partners’ loyalty and trust as each discovery makes their pursuit of the truth more dangerous.

Best for

body horror, beauty gone deadly and Horror

Story lane

Horror and Science Fiction

Commitment

Season 1 · 11 episodes

Where

Official Premise

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.

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Strongest Match

The Beauty and Alien: Earth make sci-fi horror feel immediate, with creeping dread that can turn into sudden, graphic violence. The Beauty’s glossy body horror and dark jokes give way to partners on the run, while Alien: Earth traps a small crew in cramped wreckage with a lethal creature.

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The Beauty and Pluribus turn a changed America into eerie sci-fi, where cheerful surfaces hide something deeply wrong. The Beauty brings bloody transformations and sharp jokes about vanity; Pluribus finds its unease in one woman facing a world of smiling strangers, with a slower, more psychological pace.

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Why this pick

The Beauty and The Copenhagen Test build suspense around people who cannot trust what is happening around them, keeping danger close and personal. The Beauty pairs body horror with a conspiracy and a hunted partnership, while The Copenhagen Test makes private thoughts feel exposed through brain hacking, surveillance, and twitchy spy action.

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