A24 has garnered praise for its release of titles like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Minari.” While audiences await what’s next on their film slate, this year, they pivoted into bringing in television series that steadily release on streaming platforms. With their partnership with Netflix, A24 introduced audiences to the chaotic world of “BEEF.” In what should have been another case of road rage, two strangers go to extreme lengths to ruin one another’s lives, consequently triggering events that will leave both of them and their loved ones, broken.
“BEEF,” which premiered in April, is loosely based off an incident that happened to the show’s creator and showrunner, Lee Sung Jin. In Sung Jin’s account, someone blew up at him while he was driving and he impulsively decided to tail this person. “I didn’t really have a set plan, I just wanted him to feel fear,” Sung Jin says in a press release for the show. “I wanted to let him know that it’s not okay to do that to people.” While Sung Jin’s confrontation ended with no one in danger, the same cannot be said in “BEEF.”
Translating his experience into a script, the series follows Danny Cho (Steven Yeun), a down-on-his-luck contractor, who goes head-to-head with self-made entrepreneur Amy Lau (Ali Wong), who is dealing with her own personal breakdown, all the while trying to sell her plant business KoyoHaus. After a violent encounter in a parking lot, their altercation leads to a car chase between the two, turning them into adversaries, and enacting multiple acts of torment upon each other. From defecating one’s home to almost setting a child on fire, neither side is satisfied with the agony they’ve caused, leading both individuals to slowly seep into each other’s lives.
The two characters’ journey into…
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