July 19, 2026

It is being reported by Deadline that FX has let the cast options lapse on The Beauty. The news comes four months after the drama wrapped its freshman run. With the cast moving on to other projects, the prospects for a second season are not looking good.

The first season definitely set it up to continue, as the finale ended on a cliffhanger. But by season's end, it was clear the show was not going to be the hit that the network was hoping it would be. And while Ryan Murphy projects can go on extended hiatus between seasons, as of right now there are no plans to bring back The Beauty.

The show follows FBI agents who travel to Paris to investigate 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 path leads them directly into the crosshairs of "The Corporation", a shadowy tech billionaire who has secretly engineered a miracle drug and will do anything to protect his trillion-dollar empire. 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.