Beef Season 2: Will It Happen? Everything We Know (2024)

The Netflix original series Beef has been a steady hit for the streamer, and the season finale of Steven Yuen and Ali Wong's antagonistic comedy sets up Beef season 2. The witty comedy-drama series follows lead characters Danny Cho (Yeun) and Amy Lau (Wong) as a road rage incident spirals out of control and takes over their lives. Joining the ranks of many of Netflix's other big-budget shows, Beef features a fresh concept that has the potential to deliver laughs in abundance while also accentuating its dramatic aspects.

Beef tackles the over-the-top drama of modern life, and it finds its humor through the escalation of pettiness to the absolute extreme. As with most bleak comedies, the basis of the plot merely serves as a jumping-off point for the biting critique of society, and the jokes are multilayered and fresh. Being a co-production with A24, the cinematic aspects of Beef weren't neglected either, giving the show a high-quality feel that's greatly helped drive demand for Beef season 2. The chemistry between Yeun and Wong is enough to justify another outing, and there's already Beef season 2 news.

Most Recent Beef Season 2 News

New Cast Members Are In Talks To Star

Months after it was announced that A-lister Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal were in talks to star, the latest update suggests Beef season 2 is circling two new stars. Seemingly abandoning the original plan to have Hathaway and Gyllenhaal star opposite Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton, it has now been reported that Dune's Oscar Isaac and Promising Young Woman's Carey Mulligan are now being eyed to play the lead roles. This comes despite the fact that Netflix has yet to actually renew Beef for a sophom*ore outing.

Beef Season 2 Is Not Confirmed

Netflix Still Hasn't Renewed The Series Officially

Netflix's successful partnership with A24 on Beef will certainly embolden the streamer to continue the series as an anthology. Though Beef season 2 has not been officially confirmed by Netflix, new reports involving cast details and story clues suggest that things are already moving behind the scenes. Although Netflix hasn't made an official announcement yet, it can be expected sooner rather than later.

Beef Season 2 Cast

New Stars Are Being Courted

The brilliant cast and characters of Beef were the glue that held season 1 together, and the co-leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun have been handsomely rewarded during the 2024 award season. However, new developments for Beef season 2 suggest that Wong and Yeun will not be reprising their roles as Danny and Amy. The show's second season initially began courting award-winners Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal in lead roles alongside Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny, but those plans have seemingly fallen through since.

Now, Oscar Isaac of Moon Knight fame is being approached to lead the series alongside three-time Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman). Like the Hathaway and Gyllenhaal reports from earlier in 2024, neither Isaac nor Mulligan have officially signed on to the project, and it seems as if the renewal of season 2 will depend on the show's ability to land convincing leads.

Beef Season 2 Story Details

Will Season 2 Be An Anthology?

Though it had been teased in earlier developments, it seems as if Beef season 2 is taking the anthology approach and will chronicle entirely different characters who are locked in their own bitter and petty feuds. While details are scant, it was previously revealed that season 2 will follow a pair of couples who begin to spiral out of control much in the same way that Danny and Amy did in season 1. However, since the casting of Hathaway and Gyllenhaal has fallen through, it's unclear if that's still on the table.

Beef

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Comedy

Drama

Beef is a Netflix series starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, which follows two strangers whose lives become intertwined after a road rage incident. The show explores themes of anger, revenge, and the complexity of human emotions as their feud intensifies, leading to unexpected consequences. Created by Lee Sung Jin, Beef delivers a multi-layered narrative that examines the fragility of personal identities and societal pressures.

Cast

Steven Yeun , Ali Wong , David Choe , Young Mazino , Joseph Lee , Patti Yasutake

Seasons

1

Main Genre

Comedy

Production Company

A24, Universal Remote