As Ashton Kutcher steps into the Murphy-verse with The Beauty, he’s acknowledging the show’s similarities to The Substance.
The actor recently explained how the FX series, which premieres Jan. 21 at 9pm ET/PT, speaks to the “bigger context” of cosmetic enhancement becoming so normalized, which he praised in his ex Demi Moore‘s Coralie Fargeat-helmed film.
“One, Demi Moore’s performance, obviously she got extraordinary accolades,” he told Entertainment Tonight. “I’m so proud of her. She killed it.”
Kutcher continued, “The bigger context though, is cosmetic enhancement is becoming increasingly predominant and accepted. I started modeling when I was like 19, and what I realized really quickly is that everybody had an insecurity. You look in the mirror long enough, you’ll find something you don’t like, or that you think could be better, or you think could be different.
“Rhinoplasty or transplants or whatever it is, there’s like a social acceptance of, ‘That makes that person feel happy.’ And that’s what matters more than any aesthetic outcome. And sometimes, this things come with unintended consequences, and I think that that’s the other piece of the puzzle,” he explained.
It’s hard not to notice the parallels between ‘The Beauty’ and ‘The Substance’ — and Ashton Kutcher agrees that Demi Moore “killed it” in that performance. 💉🪞 pic.twitter.com/UbM9qrqs5Q
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) January 16, 2026
In The Beauty, Kutcher plays the Corporation, a tech billionaire tied to ‘The Beauty’ treatment, which makes users more attractive before it begins to destroy their lives.
