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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
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
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
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 Jeff York The Establishing Shot 1d
3.5/4
Exceptionally clever, involving, and hard to predict exactly where any of it will end up. Go to Full Review Cole Groth FandomWire 3d
8/10
It's excellent, riveting TV, but it remains a slightly weaker version of a masterpiece, burdened by an entirely unnecessary legacy. Go to Full Review Santanu Das Hindustan Times 6d
4/5
Season 2 does not quite reach the complicated brilliance of its predecessor, but there's enough heat to sustain it till the end. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Mark C @RT16569367 19h Terrible ending, poor plot. The worst character ends up as General Manager - of course she does!!!! Weak, lame but par for the modern day course. It’s not Beef, it’s Vegan Beef at best. Don’t make season 3 please See more Jack S @RT22150254 1d Shallow characters, convoluted plot that drags its feet till its nonsensical finale. All of the surgeon plot line doesn’t even make sense. MASSIVE step down from the first season, really really REALLY poor See more Pedro A @PedroAlao 1d A bunch of unhinged, delusional people caught up in a web of absolute non-stop lunacy! It is a strong social satire that basks in the evergrowing madness with each terrible decision made by the characters (sometimes stretching it a bit too far). Pretty good! See more Jarred T @JarredJT 2d I would recommend it because it ups the tension slowly all the way through. What I wasn't feeling was the ending that seemed quite fatalistic and didn't really pull off the believability of the pivotal decision at the end. The ending doesn't change the way we've been telling stories about these things. The powerful get away with being powerful. That's all. What lack of imagination. See more Yohan K @Suyoki 2d Best show of the year so far. Snappy, good story, great casting, great writing and soundtrack. Excels both technically and qualitatively. Also the whole aesthetic super hip which is not necessarily a plus but something I noticed. Doesn’t change how good the show is either. See more Ben B @RT12687834 3d Season 2 started slow but really picked up momentum. Ended up liking it a lot even though all the characters are unlikable. See more Read all reviews
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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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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, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 16, 2026