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Netflix Reveals First Look Into BEEF Season 2

Buckle up because images from the much anticipated Season 2 of Netflix’s BEEF have been released, giving us a peek into a stacked cast. The anthology series created by showrunner Lee Sung Jin returns with a new cast starring Oscar Isaac, Cailee Spaeny, Charles Melton, and Carey Mulligan. 

Beef. Charles Melton as Austin Davis in episode 202 of Beef. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

Season 1 premiered in 2023 starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun. The compelling plot of this season that had everyone talking revolved around the resentment of a road rage incident that festered into a nasty saga of revenge. It was not your typical revenge story between two drivers, but delved into themes of class divides as well as breaking antiquated expectations in Asian American families. Both Wong and Yeun will not be acting in Season 2, but will be returning as executive producers. 

Beef. (L to R) Oscar Isaac as Josh Martin, Carey Mulligan as Lindsay Crane-Martin in episode 203 of Beef. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

Season 2 will consist of eight 30 minute episodes. The beef of this season will be on generational and workplace divides as Ashley and Austin (Spaeny and Melton), a Gen-Z couple working lower-level positions of a country club, witness a heated argument between their millennial boss Josh (Issac) and his wife Lindsay (Mulligan). Both couples vie for the attention and approval of their billionaire boss Chairwoman Park (Youn Yuh-jung) who is also dealing with a personal scandal of her own with her second husband Dr. Kim (Song Kang-ho). 

Beef. (L to R) Matthew Kim as Woosh, Youn Yuh-jung as Chairwoman Park in episode 206 of Beef. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

This season also features Seoyeon Jang, William Fichtner, Mikaela Hoover and Musician BM. Season 2 premieres on April 16, 2026.

Beef. (L to R) Charles Melton as Austin Davis, Cailee Spaeny as Ashley Miller in episode 201 of Beef. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026