Ali Wong and Steven Yeun in ‘Beef’ season 1.Photo:Andrew Cooper/Netflix
Andrew Cooper/Netflix
Beefis back on the menu!
Now, season 2 will showcase a brand-new story about two feuding couples, perDeadline. The second installment ofBeefwill also feature an entirely different cast, includingDune’sOscar IsaacandPriscilla’sCailee Spaeny.
“I always thought a show called ‘Beef ' — where every season there are new characters [and] there’s new ‘beef’ — would be fun,” Lee Sung Jin toldVarietyin May 2024.
From the star-studded cast to filming details, here’s everything to know aboutBeefseason 2.
Ali Wong and Steven Yeun in ‘Beef’ season 1.Andrew Cooper/Netflix
Netflix shared details about theBeefseason 2 plot in October 2024.
According to the show’sofficial logline, the upcoming season will follow a “young couple who witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.”
After the first season won big at the Emmys, Jin toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat he was already creating storylines for season 2.
Charles Melton, Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac and Cailee Spaeny.Phillip Faraone/Getty; John Shearer/WireImage; Monica Schipper/Getty; Kate Green/Getty
Phillip Faraone/Getty; John Shearer/WireImage; Monica Schipper/Getty; Kate Green/Getty
Based on the season 2 description, fans have guessed that Melton and Spaeny will play the young couple who see an older couple, made up of Isaac and Mulligan, fighting to kick off the season’s drama.
“It’s some of the best stuff I’ve ever read … I’m very excited,” Melton said while speaking to actressGreta LeeaboutBeefin August 2024 forVMAN.
Lee Sung Jin at the Emmys in 2024.Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times via Getty
Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times via Getty
While speaking toVarietyin May 2024, Jin recalled feeling “so underwater” while wearing several hats on the set ofBeef.
Jin wonthree Emmy Awardsfor the show in 2023, including outstanding directing for a limited or anthology series or movie. Before starting onBeefseason 2, the director wrapped filming on Marvel’sThunderbolts.
Steven Yeun in ‘Beef’ season 1.Courtesy of Netflix
Courtesy of Netflix
A premiere date forBeefseason 2 has yet to be released, but fans can expect eight 30-minute episodes.
The first season was released on Netflix in April 2023 and consisted of 10 episodes.
source: people.com