The Walking Dead and Minari Star, Steven Yeun, is Getting His Own New Netflix Series
Steven Yeun’s stock has never been higher than it is right now, despite his lengthy run on The Walking Dead. He was also recognized for his work as an executive producer on Minari, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and a lot of momentum.
The original film by Lee Isaac Chung, which was written and directed, earned six Oscar nods in total, including Best Picture and Best Director for Youn Yuh-jung. Veteran Youn Yuh-jung took home the Best Supporting Actress award after winning Jordan Peele’s nope. Yeun has a jam-packed future schedule that now includes a new Netflix project.
As per Discussing Film, at least the pilot and potentially more episodes of the series will be directed by Chung, who is also co-producing it with A24. Ali Wong will star alongside him; she’s no stranger to YouTube success after writing and starring in the recent comedy Always Be My Maybe.
Beef focuses on two people who are involved in a road rage incident, one of whom is slowly consumed by the tragedy in the weeks after. The project was first announced this past March, with cameras set to begin rolling next month and ending in July 2022.
ABOUT STEVEN YEUN
Steven Yeun is an American actor of Korean descent. He is most well-known for his role in the AMC series The Walking Dead, where he played Glenn Rhee. He has also starred in movies such as Okja, Minari, and Mayhem.
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