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Beyonce once said Pretty Hurts.

And the latest series from TV Titan Ryan Murphy takes that axiom and dials it up to infinity.

It's a lavish body horror called The Beauty, in which conventionally ugly people are transformed into conventionally hot people

thanks to a new fountain of youth drug.

The consequences are messy.

Stars familiar faces from the Murphyverse, including Evan Peters, as well as new collaborators like Ashton Coucher.

Is it astute commentary, crass exploitation, maybe a bit of both?

Well, it's definitely a Ryan Murphy

production through and through. I'm Aisha Harris, and today we're talking about The Beauty

on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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