‘Beef’ Creator Teases Season 2 Possibilities: ‘If Netflix Wanted to Continue, It Could Be an Anthology’
variety.comEthan Shanfeld Netflix’s “Beef” won big at the much-delayed 2023 Emmys with eight awards, but the future of the limited series is still in the air. “I feel like there are so many paths.
It could stay limited — it was a very close-ended story for sure. But if Netflix wanted to continue, it could also be anthology,” series creator Lee Sung Jin told reporters backstage at the Emmys. “It could be many things.
It’s up to the great algorithm. We’re all waiting to hear.” In November, it was announced that Lee, who also goes by Sonny Lee, signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix, which covers both film and television projects that he may develop.
On the red carpet before the Emmys ceremony, “Beef” star Steven Yeun told Variety‘s Marc Malkin he has “no clue” about a second season and said, “I defer to Sonny on all fronts.” If “Beef” were to go on despite being billed as a limited series, it wouldn’t be without precedent.
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