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.