Netflix’s “Beef” gained eight awards throughout all classes on the long-delayed 2023 Emmy Awards, however the way forward for the restricted sequence stays up within the air.
“I believe there are a lot of paths. It might be restricted — it is positively a really closed story. But when Netflix needs to proceed, it is also an anthology sequence,” sequence creator Lee Sung-jin informed reporters backstage on the Emmys. “It might be any variety of issues. It depends upon the nice algorithm. We’re all ready to listen to.”
In November, Lee (aka Sonny Lee) introduced a multi-year total take care of Netflix that covers potential movie and tv initiatives.
“Beef” star Steven Yeun mentioned on the crimson carpet forward of the Emmy Awards sortMarc Malkin has “no clue” about season 2, saying: “I defer to Sonny on each facet.”
If “Beef” continues to air regardless of being billed as a restricted sequence, it would not be with out precedent. Take “White Lotus,” for instance, which gained 5 Emmys this yr and is within the drama class for its second season after beforehand profitable 10 awards as a restricted sequence.
Yuen stars alongside Ali Wong, Younger Mazino and Maria Bello in “Beef,” which follows the intertwined lives of two revenge-hungry individuals concerned in a street rage incident. Yuen and Wong gained performing awards on the Emmy, Golden Globe and Critics’ Alternative Awards, whereas Bello additionally gained a Golden Globe for Supporting Actress in a Restricted Collection.
In accepting the Emmy for Excellent Restricted Collection, Lee thanked those that “watched the present and spoke about their very own private struggles.”
“A number of the suicidal ideation within the present relies on points that I and a few individuals right here have been grappling with for years,” he mentioned.
