Beef Season 2 tackles everything from healthcare inequity to class dynamics and diaspora identity, and a majority of it was inspired by real-life events, creator Lee Sung Jin said.
Though initially conceived as a limited series — Season 1 stars Ali Wong and Steven Yeun as strangers-turned-mortal-enemies after a road rage incident spirals out of control — Beef continues as an anthology, tackling the romantic strife among three generations of partners of varying class levels: Ashley (Cailee Spaeny) and Austin (Charles Melton), Lindsay (Carey Mulligan) and Josh (Oscar Isaac), and Chairwoman Park (Youn Yuh-jung) and Dr. Kim (Song Kang-ho).
In a new interview with People, the writer-director said he writes what’s close to home and took inspiration from a “real-life incident” during which he overheard a “a heated debate coming from a couple’s home.” He recounted the argument and noted that he received differing reactions. “It was when
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