Beef Season 2 set for April 16, 2026 on Netflix

Movieweb reports that Netflix's A24 anthology Beef, which won eight Primetime Emmys, will return for Season 2 on April 16, 2026.

Season 1 began with a road-rage incident between construction contractor Danny Cho (Steven Yeun) and small business owner Amy Lau (Ali Wong) and earned wide acclaim, holding a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score and an 86 Metascore. The inaugural run also won multiple awards, including eight Primetime Emmys, four Critics' Choice Awards and three Golden Globes, and the series' leads received major acting awards.

Netflix announced Season 2 will consist of eight 30-minute episodes released at once and will follow Ashley (Cailee Spaeny) and Austin (Henry Melton) after they witness a fight between their boss Josh (Oscar Isaac) and his wife Lindsay (Carey Mulligan), triggering a feud among the privileged elite. The new season's supporting cast includes Youn Yuh-jung, William Fichtner and Song Kang-ho, Lee Sung Jin returns as showrunner and executive producer, and other character details have yet to be revealed; Season 1 originally premiered on April 6, 2023.

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Culture, Beef, Lee Sung Jin, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Primetime Emmys