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Netflix Drops Beef Season 2, Tackles Wealth Inequality

4/24/2026

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Netflix released Beef season two, Lee Sung Jin’s anthology about two couples at a golf club.
The season adds Song Kang-ho, Youn Yuh-jung, Oscar Isaac and Cary Mulligan, expanding the cast to South Korea.
Critics say the season broadens class, capitalism and American Dream themes but loses season-one focus.
A panel concluded the series is a bummer yet it exposes wealth inequality and systemic oppression.

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Story summary

Netflix released Beef season two, Lee Sung Jin’s anthology about two couples at a golf club.
The season adds Song Kang-ho, Youn Yuh-jung, Oscar Isaac and Cary Mulligan, expanding the cast to South Korea.
Critics say the season broadens class, capitalism and American Dream themes but loses season-one focus.
A panel concluded the series is a bummer yet it exposes wealth inequality and systemic oppression.