Everything We Know About ‘Beef’ Season 2 On Netflix

While I enjoyed my time with Beef, the new Netflix series starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, I did reach the end of the series wondering if it was meant to continue on or not. Given that the character arcs seemed relatively complete by the end (no spoilers), I wondered if Beef was meant to be a one-off series rather than something that was aiming for a season 2 in the way most Netflix shows are desperate for. And it wasn’t listed as a limited series, so uh, what’s going on here?

As it turns out, there is an actual answer here, sort of. No, no news on Beef season 2 directly yet, but according to the show’s creator Lee Sung Jin, the show both is and is not meant to end. Danny and Amy’s story may be over, but there could be other “beefs” to come:

“Cards on the table, we did pitch this show as a limited anthology, so there is sort of a close-ended-ness to the story [of Danny and Amy],” he told ELLE. “But, if given the opportunity, of course, I’d love to explore them further, because Danny and Amy, I love those characters. But yeah, by design, though, this a close-ended narrative.” Other seasons may explore “multiple other beefs and other character types.” In that case, while Lee Sung Jin would still be in charge, we would lose the stellar performances of Ali Wong and Steven Yeun which made the first season so great.

What Lee Sung Jin is saying here clashes a little bit with Joseph Lee, George, saying that the exploration of why he shot Danny in that scene, “I guess you’ll just have to wait and see.” But yeah, I am probably going to listen to the creator of the show over the actor, and it really does seem like Danny and Amy (and George’s) story is over.

As for whether Beef needs a season 2, I mean, given what Lee Sung Jin did with season 1, if he wants to go all American Horror Story/True Detective and turn this into an anthology with new, sparring characters, I’m all for that. It’s just that Wong and Yeun’s performances are so closely tied to why season 1 works so well, and it would be hard to lose them. But who knows which actors Lee Sung Jin could bring in and they could produce stellar performances as well.

Beef is still #1 on Netflix, and I would imagine it’s not a huge budgeted affair. It’s probably the best series Netflix has produced this year (at least from a combination of critic and audience scores) and if the creator wants to do more with a new cast, I think Netflix should let him do it.

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