Netflix is ready for a second serving of Beef, the anthology series from creator Lee Sung Jin, and Poe Dameron actor Oscar Isaac is joining the cast alongside Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny.
Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung (Minari) has also signed on to the cast. Roles for each of the actors are not being revealed yet.
Season two will center on a young couple that “witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.”
A second season has been in the works for some time, following Beef’s strong showing at the 2023 Emmys — where it won eight awards, including best limited/anthology series, acting honors for leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun and writing and directing statues for Jin. Isaac and Mulligan were in negotiations to star in season two during the summer.
Jin will once again serve as showrunner on Beef, executive producing with Yeun, Wong and Jake Schreier. A24 produces the series.
Isaac recently signed on to a vampire thriller titled Flesh of the Gods opposite Kristen Stewart and will play the title role in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, due for release next year. Mulligan earned her third Oscar nomination earlier this year for Maestro and starred opposite Adam Sandler in Netflix’s feature Spaceman. Riverdale star Melton is coming off of Netflix’s May December. Spaeny’s recent credits include Civil War, Alien: Romulus and Priscilla.
