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Ryan Murphy Says Plastic Surgery Talk Is No Longer Taboo as He Teases FX's The Beauty

He frames rising openness around body modification as the backdrop for his next FX drama.

Overview

  • Speaking at New York Comic Con, Murphy said people now openly discuss and even flaunt cosmetic procedures that once felt off-limits.
  • He noted there is increasingly less judgment surrounding semaglutide treatments and plastic surgery, calling the trend a new status symbol.
  • Murphy referenced his FX drama Nip/Tuck, which premiered in 2003 and ran six seasons, as an early exploration of cosmetic medicine on television.
  • He promoted The Beauty, co-created with Matt Hodgson and based on Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley’s comic, which FX plans to air in 2026.
  • He described the new series as mixing body horror, action, a love story, and buddy-comedy elements, built around a premise involving a dangerous, appearance-altering virus.