Steven Yeun and Ali Wong Dramedy BEEF Lands at Netflix and Here Are the Details
A few days ago, we reported that Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead, Minari) and comedian Ali Wong (Always Be My Maybe, American Housewife) were teaming up for a new comedy drama series with A24. As soon as it was announced, streaming services perked up and were in pursuit of the project, but it landed at Netflix.
The previously untitled series now has a name, Beef, and a synopsis. Variety reports, “The show follows two people who let a road rage incident burrow into their minds and slowly consume their every thought and action. Beef will be comprised of 10 half-hour episodes.”
Lee Sung Jin (Dave, Tuca & Bertie) serves as creator, showrunner and executive producer. Yeun, via his company Universal Remote, and Wong are producing the series along with A24, the indie company that just produced Yeun’s Oscar-nominated film Minari.
Lee said in a statement:
“Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, A24 and Netflix. It’s a dream team, and I’m honored to be collaborating with them. I’m also grateful to the guy who yelled at me in traffic three years ago. I did not let it go, and now we have a show.”
That’s pretty funny that it was based on his actual experience. I am a big fan of Yeun and Wong, and I look forward to this series. Are you interested in Beef?