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After A Brutal Three-Year Wait, This Unparalleled Series Finally Returns To Netflix
After a long silence surrounding the future of Beef, it is finally clear when Netflix will release the second season.
After a long silence surrounding the future of Beef, it is finally clear when Netflix will release the second season. The series, which grew into a much-discussed title in 2023, returns this spring, but this time with a completely new cast and setting.
Netflix has confirmed that Season 2 of Beef will premiere on April 16. The series will consist of eight episodes of approximately thirty minutes each and is making the switch to an anthology format. While the first season revolved around a road rage incident spiraling out of control, the new story follows a young couple working at an exclusive country club. They witness an escalating feud between their boss and his wife, played by Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan. Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny portray the central couple, with supporting roles for Song Kang-ho and Yuh-Jung Youn.
Creator Lee Sung Jin returns as showrunner and remains involved as an executive producer. Steven Yeun and Ali Wong also remain attached behind the scenes, along with directors Jake Schreier and Kitao Sakurai and producers Ethan Kuperberg and Anna Moench. According to the official description, the new season revolves around a web of favors and power dynamics within an elitist environment led by a Korean billionaire.
That Beef would become an anthology series was only formally confirmed in late 2024. During the awards season of 2023, Lee had already indicated he wanted to expand the world of the series with standalone stories. The first season, which appeared over three years ago, followed two strangers whose lives became dangerously intertwined after a traffic conflict and garnered multiple awards.
Catch the series on Netflix again this April; in the meantime, you can rewatch the first season right here.
Netflix has confirmed that Season 2 of Beef will premiere on April 16. The series will consist of eight episodes of approximately thirty minutes each and is making the switch to an anthology format. While the first season revolved around a road rage incident spiraling out of control, the new story follows a young couple working at an exclusive country club. They witness an escalating feud between their boss and his wife, played by Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan. Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny portray the central couple, with supporting roles for Song Kang-ho and Yuh-Jung Youn.
New intrigues within a closed world
Creator Lee Sung Jin returns as showrunner and remains involved as an executive producer. Steven Yeun and Ali Wong also remain attached behind the scenes, along with directors Jake Schreier and Kitao Sakurai and producers Ethan Kuperberg and Anna Moench. According to the official description, the new season revolves around a web of favors and power dynamics within an elitist environment led by a Korean billionaire.
That Beef would become an anthology series was only formally confirmed in late 2024. During the awards season of 2023, Lee had already indicated he wanted to expand the world of the series with standalone stories. The first season, which appeared over three years ago, followed two strangers whose lives became dangerously intertwined after a traffic conflict and garnered multiple awards.
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Catch the series on Netflix again this April; in the meantime, you can rewatch the first season right here.
