The beauty of Beef is that it’s not afraid to get transgressive. Netflix’s best revenge thriller follows a group of people following their absolute worst instincts: in its first season, it was through a road rage incident that spiraled into a wreck of epic proportions. In transposing that brand of conflict to a quiet country club, its second might seem a bit more understated — but Beef is actually going bigger, broader, and sexier for Season 2.
Rather than follow two very-different motorists (and their put-upon families) through increasingly contentious acts of sabotage, director Jake Schreier and writer-creator Lee Sung Jin are tweaking Beef’s scope to follow three disgruntled couples, and the furious web that connects them. Questions of class and power will play a major role, just as they did in Season 1. But, as we see in the show’s latest trailer, Season 2 might also be a lot hornier than its predecessor, turning the proceedings into a psychosexual game of chess.
