Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan in Talks for ‘Beef’ Season 2

While Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway had been approached, their negotiations didn’t lead to a deal for Season 2 of Lee Sung Jin’s comedy drama.

(Left) Oscar Isaac in 'Big Gold Brick.' (Right) Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre in 'Maestro.' Photo: Jason McDonald/Netflix © 2023.

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Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan are in talks for ‘Beef’ Season 2
Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny are still attached to the show.
Creator Lee Sung Jin and his team have written the scripts.

Though it was a little surprising, given that Netflix’s ‘Beef’ was entered for –– and won a slew of awards in –– the limited series category, we’ve known for a while that creator Lee Sung Jin has found an idea that works for him, and he and his writers had been busy on a new batch of scripts.

And they’re going the anthology route, focusing on a fresh group of characters.

Yet while the hope had been to lure Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal to star in the next run, those negotiations have not worked out.

Still, according to Deadline, the ‘Beef’ team has pivoted instead to target Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, who are in talks to star opposite the already confirmed Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny.

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What was the story of ‘Beef’ Season 1?

The first batch of ‘Beef’ episodes charted the aftermath of a road rage incident between two strangers.

Danny Cho (Steven Yeun), a failing contractor with a chip on his shoulder, goes head-to-head with Amy Lau (Ali Wong), a self-made entrepreneur with a picturesque life. The increasing stakes of their feud unravel their lives and relationships.

Also in the cast? Joseph Lee, Young Mazino, David Choe and Patti Yasutake, with Maria Bello, Ashley Park, Justin H. Min, Mia Serafino and Remy Holt.

What would the story of ‘Beef’ Season 2 follow?

Netflix has yet to confirm anything about the new season –– beyond the potential existence of a new season. All that we’ve heard so far is that it’ll be focused on feuding couple.

Which means that, assuming they sign on, Isaac and Mulligan would play one side of the argument, with Melton and Spaeny on the other.

Who is being considered for ‘Beef’ Season 2?

Cailee Spaeny in 'Civil War.' Photo: A24.

Isaac and Mulligan are well known names –– the former was seen in Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ and heard in ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’. Coming up, he’ll voice Jesus in animated movie ‘King of Kings’, appear in Guillermo del Toro’s take on ‘Frankenstein’ and return for ‘Spider-Verse’ sequel ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’.

Mulligan nabbed an Oscar nomination for her role in Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ and was seen opposite Adam Sandler in sci-fi movie ‘Spaceman’. She’s lent her voice to new Laika animated movie ‘Wildwood’ and will show up in British comedy ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’.

Melton, who was best known for ‘Riverdale’, broke out big last year in movie terms with ‘May December’, for which he was nominated for a slew of awards.

Spaeny, meanwhile, has had some solid roles, including in ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ and ‘Vice’ (plus TV series such as ‘Mare of Eastown’ and ‘Devs'), but has earned rave reviews for her performance as Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’. She was recently on screen in ‘Civil War’ and has ‘Alien: Romulus’ due in August.

Netflix has yet to give this one a formal greenlight, but production company A24 will no doubt hoping it can now get moving.

Lee Sung Jin, Ali Wong and Steven Yeun attend Netflix's Los Angeles premiere of 'BEEF' at Netflix Tudum Theater on March 30, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

(L to R) Lee Sung Jin, Ali Wong and Steven Yeun attend Netflix's Los Angeles premiere of 'BEEF' at Netflix Tudum Theater on March 30, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix.