Nicola Peltz Beckham Shines in Ryan Murphy’s New Dark Thriller
Nicola Peltz Beckham’s Dazzling Comeback in Ryan Murphy’s Latest Dark Thriller
Get ready, everyone! Disney+ is about to drop the highly anticipated Ryan Murphy thriller, The Beauty, in just a few weeks. This captivating series marks Nicola Peltz Beckham’s stunning return to the small screen after a three-year break. The 30-year-old actress guest stars in this 11-part series, set in the glamorous yet cutthroat world of high fashion, where international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways.
What to Expect from The Beauty
As with all Ryan Murphy productions, viewers can anticipate a mix of camp glamour, intense drama, and a touch of humor intertwined with dark themes, particularly the cost of physical perfection. The series boasts an impressive list of guest stars, including Bella Hadid and Meghan Trainor.
HELLO!’s Website Editor, Kate Thomas, a devoted Ryan Murphy fan, shares her excitement: “Ryan Murphy is the unofficial king of horror—move over, Stephen King. I watch everything he’s made and am obsessed with his campy style; it’s over the top, super sleek, and fantastic viewing.”
Plot Overview
The series, created and written by Ryan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson, follows FBI Agents Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall). They are sent to Paris to unravel the truth behind the mysterious deaths of international supermodels. 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.
Their investigation leads them to ‘The Corporation’ (Ashton Kutcher), a shadowy tech billionaire who has secretly created a miracle drug dubbed ‘The Beauty.’ He will do anything to protect his trillion-dollar empire, including unleashing his lethal enforcer, ‘The Assassin’ (Anthony Ramos).
The synopsis continues: “As the epidemic spreads, Jeremy (Jeremy Pope), 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.”
Stellar Cast
Alongside lead cast members Evan Peters (Monster, Mare of Easttown), Anthony Ramos (In the Heights, A House of Dynamite), Jeremy Pope (Pose, The Inspection), Ashton Kutcher (The Ranch, Two and a Half Men), and Rebecca Hall (The Listeners, The Prestige), the show features a plethora of major guest stars:
- Amelia Gray Hamlin
- Ari Graynor
- Bella Hadid
- Ben Platt
- Billy Eichner
- Isabella Rossellini
- Jaquel Spivey
- Jessica Alexander
- Jon Jon Briones
- John Carroll Lynch
- Julie Halston
- Lux Pascal
- Meghan Trainor
- Peter Gallagher
- Vincent D’Onofrio
How to Watch The Beauty
The Beauty will premiere on Thursday, January 22, on Disney+ in the UK, with the first three episodes. New episodes will debut weekly on Thursdays, with two episodes releasing in each of the final two weeks. In the US, the show will premiere on January 21 on FX and Hulu.
For more information, check out the trailer and additional details here.
