Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: Episode 7 – The Force Awakens, Dune) and Carey Mulligan (Maestro, Saltburn) are reportedly in talks to star in a possible Beef Season 2.
According to Deadline’s sources, the 2 powerhouse leads are in negotiations to affix the Netflix present’s second season. The streamer has but to formally greenlight a brand new season, nevertheless, so it is best to not get too excited too rapidly.
Sources make clear that, whereas Season 2 continues to be deliberate to comply with a narrative centered round two feuding {couples}, it is going to not embrace Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. The two stars had been rumored to affix the present’s roster earlier this 12 months, however Deadline says “that finally didn’t come to fruition.” Isaac and Mulligan will take over these roles ought to their negotiations proceed accordingly. It’s unclear whether or not Charles Melton (Riverdale, May December) and Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla, Bad Time on the El Royale), who had been beforehand rumored to play the opposite couple, are connected.
Quite a bit must occur for Beef Season 2 to formally begin cooking, but it surely’s a minimum of poised to inform an fascinating story ought to it get off the bottom. The Netflix anthology collection’ first season, which starred Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, wowed audiences when it premiered final 12 months, and it even went on to nab a number of awards at The Emmys and Golden Globes.
We known as Beef Season 1 “superb” in our assessment. At the time, we mentioned, “In Beef, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong give career-best performances taking part in indignant, misplaced souls who rework each other’s lives.”
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