‘Beef’ confirms season 2 with Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny

Now it’s official. Netflix has confirmed it is moving forward with a second season of anthology series Beef, and also confirmed, as we previously reported, that Oscar Isaac (Scenes from a wedding), Carey Mulligan (Promising young woman), Charles Melton (May December) and Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla) will star in the upcoming episode.

In Season 2, a young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering moves of favor and coercion in the elite world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner. Further details about season 2 will be revealed at a later date.

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The first season of Beef starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, premiered in 2023 and went on to win a slew of awards, including eight Emmy Awards, four Critics Choice Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Gotham Awards, two Film Independent Spirit Awards and two SAG Awards. as PGA, WGA and AFI awards.

In the first season, Yeun and Wong play two strangers whose lives strangely collide after they are involved in a traffic accident. The story is based on Lee’s personal experience with a road rage incident.

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The upcoming installment will consist of eight 30-minute episodes with Lee Sung Jin returning as creator, showrunner and executive producer. Yeun, Wong and Jake Schreier also serve as executive producers. A24 is the studio.

Isaac earned an Emmy nomination for his performance on HBO’s Scenes from a wedding. He recently completed production of Julian Schnabel Hand of Dante, starring opposite Jason Momoa, as well as Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein film in which he plays Doctor Frankenstein. Isaac is repped by WME.

A three-time Oscar nominee, Mulligan is coming off her critically acclaimed performance after co-starring in Master opposite Bradley Cooper. The role earned her critical acclaim and awards, including an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She was also recently seen in the Netflix photo Spaceman opposite Adam Sandler. Mulligan is represented by Julian Belfrage Associates and CAA.

Melton will next be seen on the big screen in Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s Warfare at A24. He is coming off his critically acclaimed role in May December, nabbing a Golden Globe nomination and several critical wins, including New York Film Critics and a Gotham Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is represented by CAA, 111 Media and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.

Spaeny was last seen in 20th Century’s latest film Stranger film, Alien: Romulusand also Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla where she plays Elvis Presley’s wife Priscilla Presley. She was also recently seen in the A24 hit film Civil war from director Alex Garland. She is represented by WME and Sugar23.

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