'Beef' seeks Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as protagonists of season 2

After sweeping the 2023-24 season awards ceremonies, the anthology series Beef from the creator and executive producer Lee Sung Jin, Netflix y A24is looking for new protagonists for a possible second season.

According to Deadline reports, Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina) y Carey Mulligan (Maestro) are negotiating to star in season 2.

Beef has not gotten an official green light for a second season.

It is said that season 2 would revolve around two feuding couples, and that the roles that Isaac and Mulligan would be playing would be those that it was said last February would be for Anne Hathaway (The Idea of You), y Jake Gyllenhaal (Road House), although their participations did not materialize.

In that instance it was said that Cailee Spaeny (Civil War, Alien: Romulus) y Charles Melton (May December) would give life to the other couple in the equation, however it has not been specified if they are still on board the project.

Isaac and Mulligan worked together co-starring in the drama film Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) by the Coen brothers.

Isaac's most recent projects include films such as Dune (2021), the animated film The Addams Family 2 (2022) lending her voice to Gomez Addams, the acclaimed HBO limited series, Scenes From a Marriagethe miniseries Moon Knight from Disney+, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) lending his voice to Miguel O'Hara. He recently finished filming Hand of Dante by Julian Schnabel, and is currently filming Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro.

For her part, three-time Oscar nominee Mulligan's most recent projects include the feature films Promising Young Woman (2020), The Dig (2021), She Said (2022), Saltburn (2023), Maestro (2023), y Spaceman (2024). By Promising Young Woman y Maestro She was nominated for the Oscar for best actress at the 2021 and 2024 ceremonies, respectively. Her first nomination was for An Education (2009).

The first season of Beef centered on a traffic incident between two strangers (a failed contractor played by Steve Yeun, and a disgruntled businesswoman played by Ali Wong) that sparks a conflict that brings out the darker side of both of them.

In addition to his wins at the Spirit Awards, SAG and PGA, Beef It was crowned with 8 Emmy Awards, including Best Limited or Anthology Series, and recognitions for Wong and Yeun, and Jin as writer and director.