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Season 2 – Beef

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Two strangers get into a road rage incident that brings chaos into their lives.

Critics Reviews

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David Opie Empire Magazine 1d
3/5
While both seasons of Beef revolve around a different dispute, we can probably all agree that Season 2 is an amusing but unfortunate step down in quality. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times 1d
As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time. Go to Full Review Peter Travers The Travers Take 1d
3.5/4
Acted, written and directed with bracing brilliance, the follow-up to Season 1 is a stinging satire you won’t stop fighting about, with Charles Melton tops among acting equals Go to Full Review Mark Meszoros The News-Herald (Willoughby, OH) 7h
2.5/4
Beef will, again, make you think, laugh, cringe and perhaps even cry. It also may have you eyeing the fast-forward button, as you wish at times it would get where it’s going a bit more swiftly. Go to Full Review Dana Han-Klein We're Watching What?! 1d
If Season 1 was a filet mignon, Season 2 is an incredibly tasty burger - satisfying in it's own way but not near the caliber and finesse of its predecessor. Melton, Youn, & Song are standouts but the story spreads itself too thin vs the specificity of S1. Go to Full Review Brooke Obie Black Girl Watching 1d
Charles Melton is the perfect himbo. Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, and Cailee Spaeny are deliciously wicked. Lee still manages to put on quite a searing spectacle. But that hopeless ending gets stuck in the throat. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Lucas K @RT49974631 1h This shit is not BEEF. NO FUCKING BEEF AT ALL. I CANT RELATE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS EITHER RICH OR WORKS CLOSELY WITH SOMEONE RICH WHICH GRANTS THEM CONNECTIONS. NO PETTINESS, NO DRAMA. IF I WANTED KOREAN ACTION DRAMA, I WOULDVE PUT THIS SHIT ON PAUSE AND WATCHED BLOODHOUND. BUT INSTEAD I STUCK AROUND BECAUSE I REALLY HOPED FOR SOME FORM OF BEEF OR CONFRONTATION FOR THE FEW PETTY ACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE BUT NONE OF THEIR PETTY ACTIONS GET CALLED OUT OR GET A BIG ENOUGH REACTION OUT OF IT. MY DAY OFF AND YOU WASTED HALF MY DAY. FUCK DAVID CHOE See more Dave B. @cajunram 1h Not as good as the 1st season. Too many subplots! See more Hotshot A @JackOLate 2h Why are the audience reviews so low, did we watch the same show? 10/10, excellent work on the writer's part. See more Nicky M @N...icky 3h I actually really liked this season. It felt quite different from the first one, but that’s what made it interesting. The acting was good overall, and the story kept me hooked the whole time. It didn’t feel repetitive and had its own vibe, which I appreciated. Overall, a solid season and definitely worth watching. See more Chloe T @RT86093224 4h Amazing season 2👏🙌 See more Sam P. @sampeppp 6h A highly entertaining and compelling follow up to season one, packed with great performances and beautiful on location cinematography. This season is almost like Parasite combined with The White Lotus. It’s deeper than that though. There are themes about identity, age and nationality that I’ve rarely seen explored. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Lee Sung-jin

Creator

Oscar Isaac

Josh

Carey Mulligan

Lindsay

Charles Melton

Austin

Cailee Spaeny

Ashley

Youn Yuh-jung

Chairwoman Park

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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Beef — Season 2

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Season Info

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, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 16, 2026