After taking home eight awards at last night’s (January 15) Emmys (including three Creative Arts Emmys), Netflix‘s Beef is in a prime position for a second season, and the show’s creator, Lee Sung Jin, has plenty of ideas in mind. While the streamer has yet to officially announce a follow-up season, Lee said he is open to doing more, despite the close-ended first season. Speaking to reporters backstage at the Emmys, the writer-director stated, “I feel like there are so many paths [for more Beef].” “It could stay limited — it was a very close-ended story for sure,” he continued, per Deadline. “But if Netflix wanted to continue, it could also be anthology. It could be many things. It’s up to the great algorithm. We’re all waiting to hear.” Lee, who also goes by Sonny Lee, signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix back in November, which includes both potential film and television projects.
- 1/16/2024
- TV Insider
Netflix’s “Beef” won big at the much-delayed 2023 Emmys with eight awards across all categries, but the future of the limited series is still up in the air.
“I feel like there are so many paths. It could stay limited — it was a very close-ended story for sure. But if Netflix wanted to continue, it could also be anthology,” series creator Lee Sung Jin told reporters backstage at the Emmys. “It could be many things. It’s up to the great algorithm. We’re all waiting to hear.”
In November, it was announced that Lee, who also goes by Sonny Lee, signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix, which covers both potential film and television projects.
On the red carpet before the Emmys ceremony, “Beef” star Steven Yeun told Variety‘s Marc Malkin he has “no clue” about a second season and said, “I defer to Sonny on all fronts.
“I feel like there are so many paths. It could stay limited — it was a very close-ended story for sure. But if Netflix wanted to continue, it could also be anthology,” series creator Lee Sung Jin told reporters backstage at the Emmys. “It could be many things. It’s up to the great algorithm. We’re all waiting to hear.”
In November, it was announced that Lee, who also goes by Sonny Lee, signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix, which covers both potential film and television projects.
On the red carpet before the Emmys ceremony, “Beef” star Steven Yeun told Variety‘s Marc Malkin he has “no clue” about a second season and said, “I defer to Sonny on all fronts.
- 1/16/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Lee Sung Jin, the creator of the critically acclaimed Netflix series “Beef,” has signed a multi-year overall deal with the streamer.
The deal covers both film and television projects that Lee (also known as Sonny Lee) may develop. As is customary with such announcements, financial terms were not disclosed.
“We’re so proud to see how ‘Beef’ has broken through and brought Sonny Lee’s singular vision to life,” said Jinny Howe, vice president of drama series at Netflix. “It delivered performances of a lifetime from the inimitable Ali Wong and Steven Yeun. That the series went on to capture critical praise is just a dream come true. We’re thrilled to continue on this storytelling journey with Sonny and can’t wait to see what he has in store.”
In addition to creating “Beef,” Lee served as a director, executive producer, and showrunner on the series. His other credits include shows like “Dave,...
The deal covers both film and television projects that Lee (also known as Sonny Lee) may develop. As is customary with such announcements, financial terms were not disclosed.
“We’re so proud to see how ‘Beef’ has broken through and brought Sonny Lee’s singular vision to life,” said Jinny Howe, vice president of drama series at Netflix. “It delivered performances of a lifetime from the inimitable Ali Wong and Steven Yeun. That the series went on to capture critical praise is just a dream come true. We’re thrilled to continue on this storytelling journey with Sonny and can’t wait to see what he has in store.”
In addition to creating “Beef,” Lee served as a director, executive producer, and showrunner on the series. His other credits include shows like “Dave,...
- 11/21/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Lee Sung Jin (aka Sonny Lee), creator and executive producer of the critically acclaimed series Beef, has signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix that will extend across scripted series and feature film.
The creative partnership will be overseen by Jinny Howe, Vice President, Drama Series, at Netflix, and her team, sources tell Deadline.
Beef made its debut on the streamer on April 6 with Steven Yeun and Ali Wong in leading roles. According to Netflix, the 10-episode series was on the Global Netflix Top 10 for 5 weeks, reaching the Top 10 in 87 countries.
To date, the comedy-drama has received more than 30 award nominations including 13 Emmy nominations and 3 Gotham Award nominations; with the series winning a TCA award for Outstanding Limited Series earlier this year. Lee is also set to be honored by the Critics Choice Association for Breakthrough Director.
“We’re so proud to see how Beef has broken through and...
The creative partnership will be overseen by Jinny Howe, Vice President, Drama Series, at Netflix, and her team, sources tell Deadline.
Beef made its debut on the streamer on April 6 with Steven Yeun and Ali Wong in leading roles. According to Netflix, the 10-episode series was on the Global Netflix Top 10 for 5 weeks, reaching the Top 10 in 87 countries.
To date, the comedy-drama has received more than 30 award nominations including 13 Emmy nominations and 3 Gotham Award nominations; with the series winning a TCA award for Outstanding Limited Series earlier this year. Lee is also set to be honored by the Critics Choice Association for Breakthrough Director.
“We’re so proud to see how Beef has broken through and...
- 11/21/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
For Lee Sung Jin, Beef is the first show that bears his name as the creator and showrunner — it’s also the most of himself he’s ever poured into a project. When the 10 episodes dropped on Netflix in early April, critics fawned over the dark comedy and its culturally specific study of anger, which begins with a road rage incident that leads to a contentious feud between Danny (Steven Yeun) and Amy (Ali Wong). For Lee, that sort of critical acceptance was very meaningful, but not nearly as “life-affirming” as the responses from “people I’d see on Reddit or who DMed me who are struggling with some sort of deep depression or a mental health thing who watch the show and say, ‘Hey, I felt like the show was me and I feel less alone about it,’ ” he says. “That’s been really nice and it, in turn,...
- 8/16/2023
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For “Beef” editors Laura Zempel and Nat Fuller, working on the Emmy-nominated Netflix limited series was for the birds in one specific instance. The series finale opens with two crows commenting on the action as if the winged creatures were some kind of Greek chorus.
“I love the opening with the crows – those are real crows and so the dailies of them were insane,” Zempel tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview about the special avian guest stars in the finale. “My assistant Lily Wild was wonderful and put locators on each crow in Avid and so I could see like, ‘Okay, I need this one to say two lines. So when does this one do two squawks?’ It was like cutting it together as though they were actors, was it was really fun and challenging. But I love how that turned out.”
So did Emmy voters. “Beef” scored 13 nominations at the 2023 Emmy Awards,...
“I love the opening with the crows – those are real crows and so the dailies of them were insane,” Zempel tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview about the special avian guest stars in the finale. “My assistant Lily Wild was wonderful and put locators on each crow in Avid and so I could see like, ‘Okay, I need this one to say two lines. So when does this one do two squawks?’ It was like cutting it together as though they were actors, was it was really fun and challenging. But I love how that turned out.”
So did Emmy voters. “Beef” scored 13 nominations at the 2023 Emmy Awards,...
- 7/27/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
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