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The Beauty: Here's Our Updated S01E04 "Beautiful Chimp Face" Preview

Check out our preview of what's ahead with tonight's chapter of FX Networks and Ryan Murphy's The Beauty, S01E04: "Beautiful Chimp Face."



Article Summary

  • FX's The Beauty returns with S01E04 "Beautiful Chimp Face" after an action-packed three-episode debut.
  • Cooper investigates a shocking event at a NYC fashion magazine, leading to explosive new clues and dangers.
  • Ashton Kutcher’s Byron ramps up his plans while Antonio trains an apprentice in the high-stakes drama.
  • Get behind-the-scenes insights from NYCC and cast podcast reactions to The Beauty's TV adaptation journey.

After an explosive three-episode premiere last week, FX Networks and Ryan Murphy's (FX's American Horror Story, ABC's Doctor Odyssey) Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall-starring adaptation of Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley's comic book series The Beauty returns tonight with the season's fourth chapter. In S01E04: "Beautiful Chimp Face," Cooper (Peters) may have found a lead stemming from a brutal incident at the NYC offices of a fashion magazine. Meanwhile, Byron (Ashton Kutcher) is looking to go wide, Antonio (Anthony Russo) starts training his "apprentice," and more. Here's an overview, an image gallery, and a preview of tonight's chapter. In addition, we look at what the cast and creative teams shared during the first three episodes of the show's podcast, what Haun and Hurley shared about the series at New York Comic Con (NYCC), and more.

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The Beauty Season 1 Episode 4 "Beautiful Chimp Face" Preview

"The Beauty" Season 1 Episode 4: "Beautiful Chimp Face" – Cooper interviews an assistant editor following a disturbing event at the offices of a fashion magazine in New York City. Written by Ryan Murphy & Matthew Hodgson; directed by Alexis Martin Woodall.

Hurley, Haun Offer NYCC Screening Reactions

"Tonight, I got to see something truly special with my pal, [Jason A. Hurley]," Haun kicked off the caption to their Instagram post, which included an image gallery from the New York Comic Con (NYCC) event in October 2025. "We joined Ryan Murphy and the amazing cast for a select preview and panel for the upcoming FX tv series of THE BEAUTY. Hurley and I put so much love into writing THE BEAUTY comic series. Now, seeing the absolute magic Ryan, Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Rebecca Hall, Ashton Kutcher, and the whole crew brought to this series genuinely brought tears to our eyes. Thanks to everyone who has helped make THE BEAUTY a reality. Love you all."

"Got to see a preview of The Beauty TV show, and a panel with the cast, with a few hundred close friends. Nothing will ever be more surreal. What an amazing experience, and thanks to everyone who made it happen," Hurley shared in their Instagram post, which included a look at the panel and the audience:

In FX's The Beauty, the world of high fashion turns dark when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways. FBI Agents Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall) are sent to Paris to uncover the truth. 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 (Ashton Kutcher), a shadowy tech billionaire who has secretly engineered a miracle drug dubbed "The Beauty," who will do anything to protect his trillion-dollar empire—including unleashing his lethal enforcer, The Assassin (Anthony Ramos).

As the epidemic spreads, Jeremy (Jeremy Pope), 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. FX's The Beauty is a global thriller that asks: What would you sacrifice for perfection?

Guest stars include Amelia Gray Hamlin, Ari Graynor, Bella Hadid, Ben Platt, Billy Eichner, Isabella Rossellini, Jessica Alexander, Julie Halston, Lux Pascal, Meghan Trainor, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Peter Gallagher, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jaquel Spivey, Jon Jon Briones, and John Carroll Lynch.

Created and written by Ryan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson, and produced by 20th Television, FX's The Beauty is executive produced by Murphy, Hodgson, Peters, Ramos, Pope, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Nissa Diederich, Michael Uppendahl, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Gitter, Peter Schwerin, and Jeremy Haun. It is based on the comic book series written by Haun and Hurley, who serves as a consultant.


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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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