The first season of Beef saw a roadside spat between Steven Yeun and Ali Wong spiral into an exceptionally violent, bloody feud, road rage taken to its most brilliantly absurd extreme. With the series taking a White Lotus-style turn to anthology mode, season two is set to tell an entirely different story of human aggression. Oscar Isaac stars as the mercurial owner of an exclusive country club whose violent outburst towards his wife, played by Carey Mulligan, is captured on camera by a Gen Z subordinate (Charles Melton) and his girlfriend (Cailee Spaeny). It looks to have made for an exciting tonal twist, seemingly darker than its predecessor—but that’s only appropriate for a series with ragemaxxing at its core.
Ronaldinho: The One and Only
April 16
The charge often goes that modern soccer has become an overly mechanical beast. It’s all about the well-oiled machine of the collective, with little room left for the dazzling wizardry brought to the table by the stars of yesteryear; the nutmegs, the rainbow flicks, the 35-yard curlers with the pinpoint precision of a predator missile. (Thanks, Pep.) Among the brightest, most nostalgic symbols for this halcyon era of individual brilliance is Brazilian technique god Ronaldinho, of whose talents on the ball require zero reminder, especially not if your name is David Seaman. Still, this documentary series is set to retell the story of his phenomenal rise from wunderkind to all-out legend of the game, via the World Cup win and his bagfuls of goals for Barcelona.
Unchosen
April 21
