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The Beauty S1E1 — Beautiful Pilot
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The Beauty•Season 1•Episode 1

Beautiful Pilot

7.0/10 · 1,378 votesJan 21, 202646 min

Ranked #5 of 11 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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FBI agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett are assigned to investigate a shocking incident at a fashion show in Paris.

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes11

Cast4

Evan Peters

Evan Peters

Cooper Madsen

Anthony Ramos

Anthony Ramos

Antonio / The Assassin

Jeremy Pope

Jeremy Pope

Jeremy

Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher

Byron Forst / The Corporation

Crew11

Ryan Murphy

Ryan Murphy

Writer

M

Matthew Hodgson

Writer

Ryan Murphy

Ryan Murphy

Director

J

Jason McCormick

Director of Photography

Peggy Tachdjian

Peggy Tachdjian

Editor

S

Stephanie Q. Bowen

Set Decoration

K

Kim Jennings

Production Design

I

Ioannis Papadopoulos

Art Direction

M

Marci Mudd

Supervising Art Director

L

Leonardo Grillo

Art Direction

J

Joseph Feld

Art Direction

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Episode Summary

"Beautiful Pilot" is episode 1 of The Beauty season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 1,378 votes, ranking #5 of 11 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Ryan Murphy, Matthew Hodgson, it aired on January 21, 2026.