‘The Beauty’ Star Evan Peters Breaks Down That Painful Twist and Finale Cliffhanger
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The actor-executive producer dives into his wild transformation ("I didn't see that coming"), and shares his hopes for Jordan and Cooper's future.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains MAJOR spoilers from The Beauty season one finale, “Beautiful Betrayal.”] Evan Peters finally got to play a nice, normal guy in a Ryan Murphy show. But that didn’t get him a happy ending — not with that cliffhanger finale on Wednesday night. The longtime Murphy collaborator has appeared in nine seasons of American Horror Story and will return for its 13th installment. He’s often taken on Murphy’s darkest roles — most recently, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in 2022’s Monster , which earned him an Emmy nomination. Related Stories TV 'Disinherited' Drama Starring Victoria Pedretti, Kiera Allen Snags FX and Hulu Series Order TV 'The Bear' Set to End With Season 5 at FX and Hulu In FX ’s The Beauty , Peters plays Cooper Madsen, an FBI agent investigating supermodel deaths linked to a mysterious drug that can be injected — or transmitted through sex — that transforms users into more physically perfect versions of themselves. His partner, Jordan Bennett, initially played by Rebecca Hall , transforms into a different person in episode two after contracting the drug in Rome; Jessica Alexander takes over the role from there. As the case intensifies, Cooper and Jordan finally move beyond their friends-with-benefits dynamic and admit their feelings. When Dr. Diana (Ari Graynor) unveils a plan to stop Byron (Ashton Kutcher) and his trillion-dollar empire from taking the drug public in episode nine, Cooper volunteers to take it himself to bypass facial recognition at Byron’s corporation. Instead of injecting it, he contracts it by sleeping with Jordan — leading to the season’s most brutal sequence, as his bones crack and his body contorts. But rather than becoming an unrecognizable adult, Cooper transforms into a young boy. I...
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