
beef. (Left to Right) Oscar Isaac as Josh Martin, Carey Mulligan as Lindsay Crane-Martin in episode 201 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026
Lee Sung Jin’s critically acclaimed and eight Primetime Emmy Award-winning series, beefReturning for a second season with an all-new cast on April 16, 2026. Netflix has released first-look images and a brand new teaser trailer for the second season. Here’s everything we know so far.
The first season, created by Lee Sung Jin, was released in April 2023, produced by A24 Television (one of the many great A24 titles they produced for Netflix), starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, with their characters coming face to face with each other over the course of 10 episodes after a road rage incident sparks a brief rivalry. It received countless awards and high audience and critic scores, but it was initially conceived as a limited series…
When was Beef renewed for season 2 on Netflix?
Renewed for a second season beef Confirmed! This news came out on February 26, 2024 beef Producer Lee Sung Jin was eyeing the cast for the second season. Considering how well Beef was praised and awarded by audiences and critics eight primetime emmysIncluding the Outstanding Limited Series or Anthology Series award, it’s no surprise that Netflix has greenlit a new season.
Backstage at the Emmys, Lee Jung-sin hints at the future beef On Netflix, “I think there are a lot of avenues. It could remain limited; it was certainly a very close story. But if Netflix wants to continue, it could also be an anthology. It could be a lot of things. It’s dependent on great algorithms. We’re all waiting to hear.”


South Korean director Lee Sung Jin poses in the press room with the Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series awards for “Beef” during the 75th Emmy Awards at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Robin Beck/AFP) (Photo by Robin Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
when is it beef Season 2 coming to Netflix?
It was already confirmed in Netflix’s 2026 line-up beef season 2 is coming 16 April 2026.
The first teaser trailer for the second season was released in early March.And just two weeks before its big release, the full official trailer arrived:
What can we expect from the second season of? beef?
Netflix has released a detailed synopsis for beef season 2:
“BEEF returns with a new cast and a new “beef”, as a Gen-Z couple witnesses a dangerous battle between their Millennial boss and his wife. Recently engaged Ashley Miller (Cailee Spaeny) and Austin Davis (Charles Melton), both low-level employees of a country club, confront their general manager, Joshua Martin (Oscar Isaac) and his wife, Lindsay. Crane and Martin (Carey Mulligan), the two couples compete for the approval of the elite club’s billionaire owner, who struggles to manage her own scandal involving her second husband, Doctor Kim (Song Kang Ho).
Who are the actors? beef season 2?
Several names have been confirmed to star in the second season of beef: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, Kelly Spaeny, and Yuh-Jung Yoon.

Pictured: Cailee Spaeny, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny
Kelly Spaeny It was a busy few years, starring in some popular films like Alien: Romulus, civil warand Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla. Charles Melton is probably best known for playing Reggie Mantle Riverdale And to act as Rafe bad boys for Life and who you in may december.
oscar isaac Has been one of Hollywood’s busiest actors thanks to starring roles in franchises like star wars, duneAnd X Men. carey mulligan Recently starred in Bradley Cooper artistWhere she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.
Ultimately, Yoon Yuh-jung Also cast was , who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Minari.

Image: Yoon Yuh-jung at the 2021 Academy Awards
The remaining cast members are as follows:
- seoyeon jang Eunice plays.
- song kang-ho Plays the role of Dr. Kim.
- William Fichtner Troy plays.
- Mikaela Hoover ava plays
- B.M. Whoosh plays.
What is the production status of Beef Season 2?
Development
filming scheduled
filming going on
post production
Carey Mulligan spoke to Variety’s Tatiana Siegel in Variety’s studio while attending Sundance, where she revealed Filming is now underway. “We’ve just started. Almost everything.” [is different]. but it’s still [creator Lee Sung Jin] To be wonderful. This is a whole new story, and if I say anything else I’ll have a laser beam pointed at my head. But it is very exciting.”
Filming lasted for four months and ended on May 31, 2025.
What is the episode count? Will there be a beef season 3?
Netflix is once again referring to season 2 as a limited series. Meaning these characters’ stories will be told in their entirety over the course of eight confirmed episodes.
On the writing team for this season. Lee Sung Jin, who served as sole writer on episode 1, collaborated with Anna Ouyang Moench and Jean Hong on episode 3, Anna Ouyang Moench on episodes 2 and 8, Madeleine Pron on episode 4, Ethan Kupperberg on episode 5, Anna Ouyang Moench and Alex Russell on episode 6, and Carrie Kemper and Nico Gutierrez-Kovner on episode 7.
The titles of this season’s episodes, in alphabetical order, are (for now):
- A new starting point for further desires
- All the things we’ll never have
- I’m killing my meat without it
- It will stay like this and you will follow it
- Oh, comfort, indescribable comfort
- Completely safe from all dangers and troubles
- separation clock
- I miss those blue hills
first look photos for beef season 2

beef. Carey Mulligan as Lindsey Crane-Martin in episode 201 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. (Left to Right) Charles Melton as Austin Davis, Seoyeon Jang as Eunice in episode 202 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. (Left to Right) Mikaela Hoover as Ava, Matthew Kim as Woosh in episode 201 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. (Left to Right) Amanda Rea as Becca, Mikaela Hoover as Ava, Stevie Nelson as Claire in episode 202 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. (Left to Right) Charles Melton as Austin Davis, Seoyeon Jang as Eunice in episode 203 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026
Here’s the first batch of first looks released in early March:

beef. (Left to Right) Jason Jin as JB, Yoon Yuh-jung as Chairwoman Park, Seoyeon Jung as Eunice in episode 201 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. Charles Melton as Austin Davis in episode 201 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. (Left to Right) Charles Melton as Austin Davis, Kelly Spaeny as Ashley Miller in episode 201 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. Song Kang-ho as Dr. Kim in episode 202 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. (Left to Right) Charles Melton as Austin Davis, Cailee Spaeny as Ashley Miller, Carey Mulligan as Lindsay Crane-Martin, Oscar Isaac as Josh Martin in episode 202 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. (Left to Right) Carey Mulligan as Lindsey Crane-Martin, Matthew Kim as Woosh in episode 202 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. Seoyeon Jung as Eunice in episode 202 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. Carey Mulligan as Lindsay Crane-Martin in episode 202 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. William Fichtner as Troy in episode 202 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. Cailee Spaeny as Ashley Miller in episode 203 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

beef. (Left to Right) Cailee Spaeny as Ashley Miller, Carey Mulligan as Lindsay Crane-Martin, Mikaela Hoover as Ava in episode 206 of Beef. Ten million. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026
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