Netflix confirms Beef season 2 and gives fans a taste of what to expect from the rival anthology series

It’s a little embarrassing for me to admit that I never finished Netflix’s acclaimed anthology series Beefwhich was one of our 34 best shows of 2023, but now that we have news of what to expect Beef second season, I’m ready to go back. With creator Lee Sung Jin returning as showrunner alongside executive producers Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, who starred in the first season, Meat the second installment will feature an all-new cast and, most importantly, another drama-filled incident.

A few months ago, rumors surfaced that Netflix was eyeing Oscar Isaac (Dune, Ex Machina) and Carey Mulligan (Maestro, promising young woman) to be the rival pair in Beef the second season has come to light and it has been confirmed that the two will indeed be leading the cast of the next episode of the series. Joining them will be Charles Melton (May December) and Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla, Civil War), who will also have their part in the fight in the next season of the program produced by A24 on one of the best streaming services.

How will it be Beef Does season 2 follow up on its very successful first season (trailer below), you ask? Despite omitting details about the official release date, Netflix gave us a taste of what the second season will be like. Spanning more than eight 30-minute episodes, the upcoming season is set against the backdrop of an elitist country club owned by a Korean billionaire, where “a young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion. ”Netflix revealed.

BEEF Season 1 Trailer – YouTube
BEEF Season 1 Trailer - YouTube

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The first season of Beef followed characters Danny Cho (Yeun) and Amy Lau (Ali Wong), whose tension rises after a road rage incident that turns into a rivalry where neither expresses a desire to back down. The show’s creator, Lee Sung Jin, came up with the idea for the plot following his own experiences with a road rage incident, which he shared during the South by Southwest Festival around the time of the show’s first season release: “He honked at me , cursed me and left.”

Netflix, you had me at Carey Mulligan

I recently expressed my feelings about the best shows on Netflix and how I felt somewhat disappointed when I thought I found the one for me, only for it to be canceled after one season. So when I recently found out that two of Netflix’s biggest shows had been renewed, I started to restore my faith.

Despite never completing the first season of BeefThat doesn’t mean I didn’t recognize its success with the public (the Emmys speak for themselves). And with Carey Mulligan’s name alone in the cast, I feel my bias conscience kicking in, as I was a huge fan of her performance in Conductor (2023) and of course without forgetting his small but good-natured role in Salt burn (2023).