Isaac Powell, “The Beauty”
FX’s The Beauty (2026) is saturated with Ryan Murphy’s signature “fetishized” aesthetic, centering on a virus that grants physical perfection through body-horror transformations.
In Episode 4, Isaac Powell emerges from a transformation pod completely nude and covered in viscous “goop” to engage in a visceral, slippery wrestling match with Evan Peters. The sequence is framed as both a brutal combat scene and a sculptural display of the “perfected” male form.
Jeremy Pope portrays a character whose transition into physical perfection is filmed with a lingering, eroticized lens, exploring the psychological toll of body standards within the queer community.
Anthony Ramos plays a lethal enforcer who uses a “sinister, flirting” energy during violent interrogations, blurring the lines between threat and seduction.
Characters trade genetic data and medical histories with the intensity of a “cruising” encounter, treating the virus itself as the ultimate aphrodisiac.
The show uses body horror as a proxy for queer desire, turning every medical “upgrade” into a high-fashion, homoerotic spectacle where the male body is both the weapon and the prize.
In the U.S., episodes stream exclusively on Hulu (and via the Hulu on Disney+ app for bundle subscribers).
