Pop Culture Happy Hour · NPR

The Beauty

January 27, 2026·20 min·1 clip
Roxanna Haddadi reveals why The Beauty's body horror made her skip the credit sequence after just one viewing.
The Pop Culture Happy Hour panel reviews Ryan Murphy's new FX/Hulu series The Beauty, a body horror show about a drug that transforms people into supermodels. They debate its effectiveness as social commentary, critique its bloated 11-episode structure, and highlight standout performances like Jeremy Pope's. While some find it compellingly gross and thought-provoking, others feel it's overstuffed and repetitive.
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