Ashton Kutcher's character, simply known as The Corporation, isn't fooling anyone with his beauty treatment in Ryan Murphy's upcoming series, The Beauty. After all, the That '70s Show alum returned to acting after a three-year hiatus to transform ordinary people into works of art.
"I'm the world's greatest goddamn advertisement for the hottest new super drug that makes you effortlessly beautiful," Ashton's character proclaimed in the Jan. 5 trailer. "One simple injection to become a beauty."
The intended effects can also be passed on in an unconventional way in the FX show, premiering Jan. 21 on Hulu. As the tech billionaire revealed, "It's an STD that people will actually want."
Unfortunately, the injection seems to have some unforeseen consequences, mutating into a virus that leads to gruesome side effects and grisly deaths of supermodels. Indeed, Bella Hadid's Ruby can't seem to contain her rage in a restaurant kitchen as she attacks cooks while her face is burned and blistered.
Anthony Ramos' The Assassin, who is hired by the tech mogul to protect his business empire, explained the situation to Jeremy (Jeremy Pope), adding, "This is the closest to the fountain of youth anyone's ever going to get, which, of course, comes with problems."
Despite the catastrophic issues with the drug, The Corporation isn't interested in slowing down his operations. As he directed one of his scientists (Rob Yang) before slapping him, "We go to market in six months. Fix the bugs."
And with a growing epidemic, FBI agents Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall) and Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) are assigned to investigate "a shocking incident involving a supermodel at a fashion show in Paris," according to the show's press release. However, things take a turn when the agents find themselves in the middle of a "dangerous international conspiracy" that threatens the human race.
"It's gone from an international virus to murder," Jordan told Cooper in the trailer. Her partner, determined to get to the bottom of this, responded, "We're gonna fix this. We're gonna find a cure."
