Beef Season 2: Everything we know

With the cynical Netflix series winning big at the 2024 Golden Globes, you might wonder when the Beef Season 2 is coming out. Here’s what you need to know about the next chapter of the dark comedy.

Beef Season 1 followed Ali Wong’s Amy Lau and Steven Yeun’s Danny Cho as they got caught up in a road rage feud which caused their lives and relationships to unravel. Alongside Wong and Yeun, the Beef cast starred Joseph Lee, Young Mazino, David Choe, Patti Yasutake, Maria Bello, and Ashley Park.

Everything’s about to change, though. Here’s hoping the next plot, new faces, and to-the-death beef will live up to the first.

With the announcement the next season will take a new path as an anthology series, here’s all the information on Beef Season 2.

Is there a Beef Season 2 release date?

Beef Season 2 has not been officially announced by Netflix and probably won’t arrive until at least early 2026, but creator Lee Sung Jin confirmed he plans to make another season.

Speaking to Deadline in early 2024, Jin said, “We always pitched the season to buyers as an anthology series. There was always going to be new characters. Whether it stays limited or turns as an anthology or we continue existing, that’s really up to Netflix. But whatever they decide, I’m definitely ready.”

Anthology structure has been responsible for some of the best TV shows in the last few years — The White Lotus, True Detective, and the early days of American Horror Story, to name a few. Some series do a new concept for every episode, like Black Mirror. Most go the route of a new story for each season, though, which is what Beef is intended to do.

Ultimately, it’ll come down to stats and awards. Beef’s viewership was solid, with good word-of-mouth keeping it afloat instead of being an immediate hit out of the gate. The positive critical reception and awards nominations count for a lot. As a result, we think the Beef Season 2 release date will be announced in 2024.

Beef Season 2 cast: Who’s in it?

Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhall are at the top of Netflix’s wish list for the Beef Season 2 cast, according to reports. There’s no official cast list yet.

According to Deadline, Season 2 centers on two feuding couples. Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny are rumored to play one couple, while Gyllenhaal and Hathaway are reportedly the top choices for the other. For now, this is unsubstantiated. Some fans feel this would be a step back from the first season’s representation, but signs are pointing towards these actors.

The potential Beef Season 2 cast list:

• Anne Hathaway
• Jake Gyllenhaal
• Charles Melton
• Cailee Spaeny

Beef Season 2 plot: What will it be about?

The Beef Season 2 plot will likely be about two couples feuding with each other. Expect more rage, revenge, and kindred spirits.

Season 1 started as a story about two people intent on one-upping each other. But that’s the most shallow interpretation of the narrative. Ultimately, it was about anger and misery seeping into every part of the characters’ lives as they self-imploded.

Despite being enemies, they were mirrored souls, and the end of the show emphasized that beautifully. Season 2 will likely explore similar ideas, with a different dynamic.

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