NETFLIX ANNOUNCES BEEF, NEW LEE SUNG JIN SERIES STARRING OSCAR NOMINEE STEVEN YEUN AND ALI WONG FROM A24

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Netflix today announced it has ordered the new series BEEF from Lee Sung Jin and A24 starring Oscar nominee Steven Yeun and Ali Wong.

Lee Sung Jin spoke on the dream team they ensembled: “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.” 

Jinny Howe, VP, Drama Development, Original Series at Netflix spoke about his excitement on the new collaboration: “We are incredibly excited to collaborate with Lee Sung Jin and help bring this rich series to life along with the inimitable Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. Sung Jin has created a bold and at times outrageous world. It is an honest and powerful character study of two people who go about searching for connection in the unlikeliest of ways.”

BEEF follows two people who let a road rage incident burrow into their minds and slowly consume their every thought and action. The series will consistent of ten episodes that will run for nearly 30 minutes.

Lee Sung Jin serves as an executive producer, showrunner, and creator. Steven Yeun will also serves as an executive producer through his company Universal Remote. Ali Wong is also executive producer.