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Season 2 – Beef

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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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Beef — Season 2

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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, 2026
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. Go to Full Review
Melanie McFarland Salon.com May 6, 2026
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. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Harris New Statesman May 6, 2026
This could all get a bit relentless and wearing, but fortunately the quality of the writing carries it as satire and not as nihilism. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ Jun 10, 2026
More than well-done, Netflix’s dramedy is a rare treat. Go to Full Review
Danny Minton Houston Community Newspapers Jun 7, 2026
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. Go to Full Review
Jeff York The Establishing Shot May 29, 2026
3.5/4
Exceptionally clever, involving, and hard to predict exactly where any of it will end up. Go to Full Review
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Cecilia R @dixie97 2 days ago I really wanted to love season 2 as much as the first, but it never quite grabbed me in the same way. There are some fantastic performances and a few scenes that are genuinely brilliant, but the story felt more scattered this time around. See more Tom R @RT26773826 Sep 20, 2026 First season 5/5. It had honesty and catharsis, even a molecule of hope. Second season 0/5 if I could. Hollywood elites, telling on themselves. We know you're damaged. This was about you freaks, not real people, stuck in the hamster wheel of life. See more J R @RT87480877 Sep 19, 2026 Watched as I am a fan of both main actors--Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan but couldn't say the series was great...too much back and forth trying to weave separate scenarios into the plot which only muddied it more, and it brought me back to thinking of "Ozark", which was 20 times better than this particular season. Not sure why S. Korea location/story had to be added into the mix--plot was already muddied as it was. And can't we all for ONCE watch an American made series WITHOUT the immature necessity of "F" bombing every other line?? Where is the mature, inteliigent writing?! See more Nl S @RT40837790 Sep 9, 2026 The writing for show is amazing. He is an absolute genius. This show had so many layers and topics going on. I literally found myself so deeply sucked into the show. I got lost in the rabbit hole. I felt as emotional connected to a show, as I possibly can get. The show is different from season 1, which was a good thing to me. Season 2 is more like “White Lotus”, but much better, and I love “ White Lotus “. This is a true masterpiece. See more Nick R @RT16029147 Sep 7, 2026 I loved this season. The writing is amazing. It’s so funny and really keeps you gripped and wanting to watch more. Great acting and I’m a bit perplexed how it’s only in the 60s for audience score. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Season one was great, but I honestly thought this hit on a different level. I hope they keep renewing this show. One of the best on Netflix. See more Noel F @RT04155984 Sep 5, 2026 This season was complete trash. No Beef, just an incoherent smorgasbord of subplots. A married couple who hates one another but really don’t. A young girl who is a walking talking pity party. Some old Korean lady who joins the story have way through, but had nothing to do with the first half. Terrible watch, horrendous end, except it was good because it did finally end. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details
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Season Info

Synopsis 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.
Creator
Lee Sung-jin
Executive Producer
Lee Sung-jin, Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 16, 2026
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