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Season 2 – Beef

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Season 2 – Beef

Apr 2026

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A young couple 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.

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Critics Consensus

Beef pairs its second season with winning performers and a crackling sense of ingenuity in a saga that Lee Sung Jin perfectly anchors through his mastery of class satire and the unexpected modes of human nature.

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Chris Vognar

Boston Globe

May 13

The performances are all killer -- Mulligan, in particular, has never been better -- and while the personnel has changed, creator Lee Sung Jin’s authorial voice remains wickedly smart.

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

May 6

If “Beef” were solely about the corrosiveness of rage, this season’s rivalry wouldn’t be worth slicing into. But Lee marbles other theories and indictments into his meat concerning the privilege of extreme emotion and behavioral honesty.

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Nicholas Harris

New Statesman

May 6

This could all get a bit relentless and wearing, but fortunately the quality of the writing carries it as satire and not as nihilism.

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Jun 10

More than well-done, Netflix’s dramedy is a rare treat.

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Danny Minton

Houston Community Newspapers

Jun 7

C+

I can see why such a cast would take on this project, but I didn’t think the story-telling to be nearly as strong as the first, and ultimately, the last chapters, while creatively disastrous, are hard to connect with.

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Jeff York

The Establishing Shot

May 29

3.5/4

Exceptionally clever, involving, and hard to predict exactly where any of it will end up.

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David C

@RT08826036 5d

Performances were perfect, early episodes were good, but the last couple ruined the season. Purely bad writing, the actors never failed.

Christy T

@RT45776297 Aug 2

Phenomenal waste of time! Starting episodes were too good but the ending was way too sloppy

Ibra A

@RT05330672 Aug 1

Season 1 was an easy 10/10—it was original, emotional, and incredibly well written. Season 2, however, is a 1/10. I honestly regret wasting my time watching it. The story felt weak, the characters weren't engaging, and it completely lost what made the first season so special. It was awful, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Alexandra N

@RT22159055 Aug 1

Very good!! Slightly confusing at time but only because I was cleaning a bit while watching. I love the way the younger couple basically becomes the older couple. Not sure if they should have given the usb over to authorities… I loved how everyone was all messed up. No one had it figured out.

Craig B

@Boundsy Jul 28

I saw all these great reviews and thought surely this would be a very good show. Alas, even considering strong performances from Steven Cheung and Ali Wong, I just couldn't get into this. Each to their own... I'm sure many will enjoy this show...

Marco L

@decatur555 Jul 27

Beef Season 2 proves that the series works very well as an anthology. Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton play two couples connected by a seemingly minor incident that grows into blackmail, manipulation and an increasingly destructive conflict. The new story is colder and more focused on money, class, ambition and corporate power than the first season, but it preserves the show’s dark humor, unpredictability and fascination with people making terrible decisions. The ensemble is excellent, particularly Isaac and Mulligan, whose damaged marriage gives the story much of its tension. The plot occasionally becomes too complicated and lacks some of the emotional force of Danny and Amy’s story, but it remains twisted, stylish and extremely entertaining.

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Oscar Isaac

Josh

Carey Mulligan

Lindsay

Charles Melton

Austin

Cailee Spaeny

Ashley

Youn Yuh-jung

Chairwoman Park

Episode 1

Aired Apr 16, 2026

All the Things We're Never Going to Have

Country-club employees Ashley and Austin witness a vicious fight between their boss and his wife and decide to leverage it to get ahead.

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Episode 2

Aired Apr 16, 2026

A New Starting Point for Further Desires

Josh tries to play off Ashley's ascendance at the club; Lindsay seeks petty revenge; the Chairwoman proposes changes at the gym.

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Episode 3

Aired Apr 16, 2026

The Increasing Flimsiness of Any Certainties About the Future

Josh and Lindsay consider a new chapter for their lives; Ashley encourages Austin to get closer to Eunice.

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Episode 4

Aired Apr 16, 2026

Oh, the Comfort, the Inexpressible Comfort

When Austin and Ashley are trapped for hours in an ER waiting room, Josh sees an opportunity to turn the tables.

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Episode 5

Aired Apr 16, 2026

I Am Killing My Flesh Without It

Lindsay and Josh's marital strife comes to a head when an unexpected crisis hits home.

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Episode 6

Aired Apr 16, 2026

Those Blue Remembered Hills

Josh and Austin try to mend fences with a training session; Lindsay tutors Ashley in the delicate art of winning over the club's wives.

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Episode 7

Aired Apr 16, 2026

The Hour of Separation

Ashley, Lindsay and Ava's girls' getaway to Seoul is upended by old tensions, new revelations and shocking confessions at 30,000 feet.

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Episode 8

Aired Apr 16, 2026

It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey

Fighting for survival on the Chairwoman's home turf, both couples must decide what and for whom they're willing to sacrifice.

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