The Beauty

5.8
2026

The world of high fashion turns dark when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways. FBI Agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett are sent to Paris to uncover the truth. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover a sexually transmitted virus that transforms ordinary people into visions of physical perfection, but with terrifying consequences.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Official Trailer

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Highly Contagious – First Look

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Teaser - Beauty Is Pain

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Teaser - Perfection to Die For

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Teaser - Live Longer

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Teaser - Introducing: The Beauty

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Official Teaser

Seasons

11 Episodes • Premiered 2026

In season 1, their investigation leads FBI Agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett directly into the crosshairs of "The Corporation," a shadowy tech billionaire who has secretly engineered a miracle drug dubbed "The Beauty," who will do anything to protect his trillion-dollar empire—including unleashing his lethal enforcer, "The Assassin." As the epidemic spreads, Jeremy, a desperate outsider, is caught in the chaos, searching for purpose as the agents race across Paris, Venice, Rome and New York to stop a threat that could alter the future of humanity.

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1. Beautiful Pilot

5.7

FBI agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett are assigned to investigate a shocking incident at a fashion show in Paris.

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2. Beautiful Jordan

4.4

The discovery of a gruesome crime scene sends Cooper and Jordan to Venice, Italy.

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3. Beautiful Christopher Cross

4.4

An unlikely partnership is formed after The Assassin is sent to clean up a messy situation.

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4. Beautiful Chimp Face

7.0

Cooper interviews an assistant editor following a disturbing event at the offices of a fashion magazine in New York City.

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5. Beautiful Billionaires

A group of billionaires gather to make history.

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6. Beautiful Patient Zero

A team of scientists stumble upon a life-changing secret.

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7. Beautiful Living Rooms

A desperate family is forced to make a difficult decision.

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8. Beautiful Brothers

The Corporation's master plan intensifies.

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9. Beautiful Evolution

Cooper and Jordan form an alliance with a mysterious person.

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10. Beautiful Beauty Day

A hot new trend goes viral.

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11. Beautiful Betrayal

Beauty has a price to pay.

Cast

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Evan Peters

Cooper Madsen

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Rebecca Hall

Jordan Bennett

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Anthony Ramos

The Assassin

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Ashton Kutcher

The Corporation

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