Pictured: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny, new cast members for Beef Season 2
Lee Sung Jin’s Emmy Award-winning comedy series, beefReturns to Netflix on April 16, 2026 with a new cast and eight new episodes.
beef is an Emmy Award-winning Netflix Original series created by Lee Sung Jin, and is one of several television shows produced by A24 for Netflix. The first season starred Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, and subscribers remained glued to their screens as their characters grappled with a petty rivalry throughout its ten episodes.
Image: Lee Sung Jin wins three individual awards at the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards for his series Beef – Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
A significant change was made to of beef Second Season: Not only has the number of episodes been reduced from 10 to 8, but there is also a new main cast consisting of Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny, confirming this. beef Officially a compilation.
Pictured: Cailee Spaeny, Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, and Charles Melton
Other confirmed cast members for the second season are SeoYeon Jang, Yoon Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho, William Fichtner, Mikaela Hoover, and BM.
Steven Yuen and Ali Wong are no longer part of the cast; He is now an executive producer, joining producer Lee Sung Jin and the new cast.
When is Beef Season 2 coming out on Netflix?
beef Fans won’t have to wait long for the series to return. In its announcement of the 2026 series slate, Netflix confirmed beef Season 2 will be released worldwide 16 April 2026,
You can find all of today’s announcements for Netflix’s 2026 series slate in our overall preview here.
We also have an official logline for the series, which hints at the drama to come in Season 2:
“A young couple witnesses a worrying fight between their boss and his wife, setting off chess moves of favors and coercion in the elite world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.”
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