Beef Season 2: Cailee Spaeny Teases a Twist That Could Change Everything
Beef hits reset in Season 2, unveiling a fresh cast—Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny—in an anthology chapter set inside an ultra-exclusive country club where loyalties pivot and grudges simmer. The Emmy winner returns with eight sharp 30-minute episodes.
Netflix is turning Beef into a full-on anthology, and Season 2 is going all-in on a different kind of feud: couples vs. couples. New cast, new setting, same unhinged energy.
So what is Season 2 actually about?
This time, the show moves into rarefied territory: an ultra-exclusive country club where money and status do most of the talking. The spark? A young couple sees their boss get into it with his wife. That not-so-private blow-up happens at a club owned by a Korean billionaire, and it kicks off a messy chain of favors, arm-twisting, and shifting loyalties. Instead of two strangers spiraling, we’re looking at romantic partners and workplace power all colliding in one pressure cooker.
'Just as batsh-t as the first one. What’s fun about this one is that it’s a beef between couples,' Cailee Spaeny told Deadline.
Creator Lee Sung Jin is back as showrunner, steering the tone as the series leans harder into its anthology identity. Netflix’s Tudum confirmed the eight 30-minute episodes, which keeps the show’s punchy pace intact.
- Cast: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny star, with Youn Yuh-jung and Parasite standout Song Kang-ho in key supporting roles
- Premise: A couple witnesses their boss and his wife’s fight at a billionaire-owned country club, unleashing a cold-war of influence and coercion
- Format: Eight 30-minute episodes
- Vibe: Rival romantic partners, social climbing, and the kind of petty-turned-existential warfare Beef does best
- Production: Filming began in early 2025; Lee Sung Jin returns as showrunner
- Release: No date yet
Why the anthology pivot makes sense
Season 1 (April 2023) ran 10 episodes and followed Danny Cho (Steven Yeun) and Amy Lau (Ali Wong) after one road-rage incident snowballed into a year-long grudge that detonated their careers and personal lives. It ended with both of them hospitalized after a brutal final confrontation, and the last moments left their connection cracked but very much alive in a quietly devastating way.
The show cleaned up awards season: eight Primetime Emmys, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, and a sweep at the 81st Golden Globes with wins in all three of its categories. Critics zeroed in on Lee’s direction and the way the series turned anger, class pressure, and bad impulses into razor-edged dark comedy and psychological drama.
Behind the scenes, this was always built to expand. Lee has said he mapped out multiple seasons with different conflicts, and Netflix even campaigned it in the Limited/Anthology categories from the jump. The renewal became official in October 2024, confirming Beef as an ongoing anthology that keeps the themes but switches out the players.
What to expect from Season 2
Spaeny’s 'beef between couples' tease lines up with what’s been circling: two pairs locked in an escalating tug-of-war, where romance and ambition constantly undercut each other. Moving the action to a country club owned by a Korean billionaire adds a sharp new layer — it’s not just personal grudges; it’s power games, gatekeeping, and the way elite spaces make every slight feel like life or death.
Casting-wise, it’s stacked. Isaac has Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein on the way; Mulligan is coming off Maestro; Melton has been on a heater; and Spaeny’s been everywhere lately. Add legends Youn Yuh-jung and Song Kang-ho, and you get a cross-generational ensemble that can make a polite smile feel like a threat.
No premiere date yet, but if Season 1 turned a parking lot meltdown into a small apocalypse, Season 2 sounds like it’s ready to weaponize a dress code and a guest list.