Sexy Beast is a British crime drama about an ex-criminal who’s coaxed into doing One Last Job by a sociopathic gangster played by Ben Kingsley in an Oscar-nominated performance. Sexy Beasts is… not that. “Hoping to say goodbye to superficial dating, real-life singles sport elaborate makeup and prosthetics to put true blind-date chemistry to the test,” the plot summary for the Netflix dating series reads.
But that does not do justice to Sexy Beasts‘ WTF-ness. This does:
Am I on drugs pic.twitter.com/W0yjxu8WTn
— Sibley The Best (@Goldfishwars) June 23, 2021
The beaver man’s “ass first, personality second” is the highlight of the trailer, which you can watch above, but there’s other gems in there. I’m partial to the scarecrow complimenting the dolphin’s fin, the baboon and the devil making out, and the rhino announcing, “There’s interspecies relationships happening on my grounds.” It’s like if BoJack Horseman was a live-action show (there’s a reason BoJack Horseman isn’t a live-action show…). Sexy Beasts, which is based on a British series, features makeup from prosthetic artist Kristyan Mallet, who also worked on Mission: Impossible – Fallout. If Tom Cruise wears a gopher mask in Mission: Impossible 7, now you know why:
Each episode will feature a new single who’s looking for love based purely on personality. They select from among three potential love matches, all of whom are in full prosthetic makeup. The rub, however, is that the single will see the real face of their chosen match only after they’ve made their final decision, based entirely on their personality.
Choices were made.
Me showing up to film Sexy Beasts pic.twitter.com/96bFl7pzJP
— R. Eric Thomas (@oureric) June 23, 2021
how high am i https://t.co/GLSolybRwP
— David Mack (@davidmackau) June 23, 2021
https://twitter.com/kelsaywhat/status/1407690183215046657
Glad I met my spouse on Craigs List, which now seems like a comparatively normal thing to do. https://t.co/ioXxhrPzrK
— Kate Sheppard (@kate_sheppard) June 23, 2021
the person who pitched this was so incredibly high https://t.co/L0Los8Abua
— Summer Brennan (@summerbrennan) June 23, 2021
Didn't really expect to wake up and join ISIS today but here I am. https://t.co/cT5nxeOQXB
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 23, 2021
Netflix asks a generation that has wanted to bone down with Shrek and the Grinch if not having a human face is a problem https://t.co/xVncnsF4sv
— Jacob Oller (@JacobOller) June 23, 2021
One of the single most sexually erotic things I have ever seen. https://t.co/wuZBLtnNQr
— Tom DeLonge (@tomdelonge) June 23, 2021
okay that’s it. the furry agenda in hollywood is real. https://t.co/fUku0CF462
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) June 23, 2021
imagine getting your hair cut, putting on your best clothes and your date is an eel https://t.co/TNDgf5eyER
— Fred Delicious 🍆 (@Fred_Delicious) June 23, 2021
Love Island of Doctor Moreau https://t.co/YClUopqpDA
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 23, 2021
https://twitter.com/theandrearomano/status/1407692335736049666
https://twitter.com/NanoJuriste/status/1407688006371266563
Sexy Beasts, which is narrated by Rob Delaney, premieres on July 21.