Kim Kardashian May Reteam With Ryan Murphy on ‘Beauty Broker’

Only in Hollywood: flop sweat one year, fresh call sheet the next.

Reports say Kim Kardashian is circling yet another Ryan Murphy project-this time about Melinda Farina, the self-styled “Beauty Broker” who pairs wealthy clients with top cosmetic surgeons. After “All’s Fair” face-planted with critics, the obvious question is why Murphy would go back to the Kim well. The less obvious answer: because the story and the star might actually fit.

The Moment

Multiple reports indicate Murphy has been developing a series inspired by Farina, a behind-the-scenes power player in the aesthetic-surgery world, and that Kardashian has been in talks about joining in some capacity. Details about her role-on-screen, producing, or both are not locked in. Representatives for the principals haven’t gone on the record; this remains in the “talks” phase.

Farina, known as the “Beauty Broker,” charges steep hourly fees to guide clients through procedures and surgeons. She’s also been a magnet for headlines: legal tussles with influencers, high-profile disputes with doctors, and a wave of inquiries after Kris Jenner publicly discussed her facelift. Farina herself told a national paper that Jenner’s reveal triggered an inbox avalanche. The connective tissue to the Kardashian world is right there (and yes, Kim and Farina do look strikingly alike).

Kardashian is already in Murphy’s orbit: she turned up in American Horror Story: Delicate in 2023 and then in the 2025 legal drama “All’s Fair.” That latter outing debuted with a goose-egg critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes and drew brutal reviews across the board. Fair or not, the knives were out.

The Take

Here’s the thing: whether you loved or loathed Kim on Delicate, a Farina project plays to her core competency-navigating, monetizing, and demystifying the modern beauty economy. It’s not stunt casting if the stunt is the subject.

Ryan Murphy’s career is a long, glossy mirror held up to America’s obsession with reinvention, from “Nip/Tuck” to “Impeachment” to whatever fever dream came next. Pairing him with the woman who turned personal optimization into a global brand is, frankly, on theme. If “All’s Fair” was a mismatch (style-camp courtroom theatrics aren’t Kim’s home turf), a “Beauty Broker” saga could be the corrective.

Will critics forgive so soon? Maybe not. But audiences have a different metric: authenticity. Kardashian stepping into a story about how the beauty machine really works is like asking a seasoned sommelier to judge a wine competition. You may not love her palate, but you can’t doubt she’s tasted the field.

Hollywood loves a redemption arc; the beauty industry loves a “before and after.” This could be both.

Receipts

Confirmed

• Kardashian appeared in American Horror Story: Delicate (2023), a season of the long-running FX anthology created by Ryan Murphy, per network and on-record credits.
• “All’s Fair” (2025) starred Kardashian and premiered to extremely poor early critical notices; at its debut, it carried a 0% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes (public listing at launch).
• Melinda Farina is widely profiled as the “Beauty Broker,” advising clients on cosmetic procedures; in a New York Times profile, she described a surge of inquiries after Kris Jenner publicly discussed her facelift.

Unverified/Reported

Kim Kardashian is reportedly in talks to join Ryan Murphy’s untitled next TV series about “Beauty Broker” Melinda Farina, who pairs wealthy elites with the perfect plastic surgeons.

It is unclear whether Kardashian would be involved as an actor or a producer. pic.twitter.com/lUNhLkcdY9

— The AHS Zone (@AHSZone) February 26, 2026

• Kardashian is “in talks” to collaborate on Murphy’s developing Beauty Broker-inspired series; no official announcement from Murphy’s or Kardashian’s camps as of publication.
• Potential involvement could include acting, producing, or another capacity; specifics are not confirmed.
• Gwyneth Paltrow has been reported as a Farina client; that detail has not been officially confirmed by the parties named.

Backstory (For the Casual Reader)

Ryan Murphy is the prolific producer behind Glee, American Horror Story, Feud, and the scalpel-sharp Nip/Tuck, a 2000s series that made plastic-surgery melodrama a water-cooler TV staple. Kim Kardashian, reality star turned business mogul (Skims, skincare, shapewear, criminal justice advocacy), has been steadily expanding into scripted roles with Murphy as a guide. Melinda Farina, the “Beauty Broker,” occupies the new frontier of beauty: not the surgeon, not the influencer, but the fixer who translates wishes into outcomes and takes heat when things go sideways. If Murphy’s project moves forward, it lands where these worlds meet: power, image, money, and the American right to upgrade-no judgment, just receipts.

Why This Isn’t Just Hype

Murphy is famous for repeat casting-he cultivates muses and builds shows around their particular wattage. Kardashian’s wattage is aesthetics, influence, and ruthless brand discipline. A “Beauty Broker” series doesn’t ask her to be someone else; it asks her to be fluent in a language she helped write.

If the team resists camp for camp’s sake and treats the subject with sharp, journalistic specificity-medical risk, body autonomy, the ethics of endorsements-this could flip the narrative from “stunt” to “case study.” Critics will still circle. But audiences over 40, who have watched the aesthetic conversation evolve from taboo to Tuesday errand, might finally get the grown-up version: how the beauty sausage gets made, marketed, and medically managed.

Question for you: If this series happens, should Kardashian play Melinda Farina on-screen-or stay behind the camera and let a trained actor take the lead?

Sources

• Industry newsletter post by Carson Griffith on her Substack “Rich People Sh-t” (February 2026), first flagging the “Beauty Broker” project talks.
• Rotten Tomatoes public listing for “All’s Fair” (November 2025 launch snapshot), reflecting a 0% critics score at debut.
• The New York Times profile of Melinda Farina a.k.a. the “Beauty Broker” (2023), noting her surge in inquiries after Kris Jenner publicly discussed a facelift.
• FX/AHS: Delicate season credits and network materials (2023), confirming Kardashian’s role.