- Primary Subject: Beef Season 2 Cast and Anthology Transition
- Key Update: Lee Sung Jin explained Steven Yeun and Ali Wong's involvement in the second season.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: April 10, 2026
- Quick Answer: No, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong are not in Beef Season 2. The series is now an anthology featuring Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan instead.
With the upcoming return of the Netflix series Beef, fans are wondering whether Steven Yeun and Ali Wong will be reprising their roles in the second season.
The Emmy-winning show's sophomore installment will feature a brand-new storyline and cast led by Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac. However, while the series is now doing the anthology format, there are still questions about whether they will bring back the main characters from the first season or if it is indeed a fresh new start.
Are Steven Yeun and Ali Wong Reprising Their Roles in Beef Season 2?
Steven Yeun and Ali Wong are NOT set to reprise their roles in the second season of Beef, but they remain involved as executive producers.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Lee Sung Jin admitted he considered bringing back the stars of the first season for a cameo, but he did not proceed.
"[I] briefly thought about maybe putting Steven and Ali playing pickleball in the background of the country club. Maybe they are. I don’t know; I’m very curious," he said.
While Yeun and Wong are not returning as actors, they have shown their support for the cast members of the second season.
"They sent food trucks to the crew; when our new cast landed for prep, we all went to an escape room together and went to dinner at [L.A. restaurant] Mother Wolf," Lee said. "Steven and Ali remain very, very close and near and dear to my heart, and they’ve just been supportive the whole way."
While there is no clarity on whether the first and second seasons are part of the same universe, at the very least, fans should not expect any major connection between them, and the second season should be seen as another standalone story.
What to Expect in Beef Season 2
The second season of Beef follows a Gen-Z couple who witness an alarming fight between their Millennial boss and his wife. Newly-engaged Ashley Miller and Austin Davis, both lower-level staff at a country club, become entangled in the unraveling marriage of their General Manager, Joshua Martín, and his wife, Lindsay Crane-Martín.
Through favors and coercion, both couples vie for the approval of the elitist club's billionaire owner, Chairwoman Park, who struggles to manage her own scandal involving her second husband, Doctor Kim.
The cast includes Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, Cailee Spaeny, Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho, Seoyeon Jang, William Fichtner, Mikaela Hoover, and Musician BM.
All eight episodes of the second season of Beef will premiere on Netflix on April 16.
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