The series comes from creator and showrunner Lee Sung Jin, who recently revealed that the premise for the series \u2013 although potentially outlandish on the surface \u2013 actually has its roots in a real-life incident.<\/p>\n
Lee explained: \u201cThe idea was loosely based on a road rage incident that actually happened to me. Someone went off on me and for some reason that day, I did not use sound judgment and impulsively decided to follow this person. I didn\u2019t really have a set plan, I just wanted him to feel fear and let him know that it\u2019s not OK to do that to people.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut things went awry \u2013 certainly not like they do in the show \u2013 and what happened that afternoon ended up inspiring Beef. I thought there was a show there about two people who are very much stuck in their own perspectives and have a lot going on in their individual lives that this incident unravels.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Lee continued: \u201cA little while later, when I met with Ravi Nandan, the head of A24 television, he asked me if I was noodling on anything and I told him that story, and he just instinctually got it. Everything came together pretty quickly after that meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Lee explained more details about the incident at a recent press conference for the series, saying: \u201cIt was a typical road rage thing where the light turned green and I didn\u2019t go fast enough, and it was also a white SUV [like Amy\u2019s], although it was a BMW. And he honked at me and said a bunch of things and raced off. And for some reason that day, I was like I\u2019ll follow you.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t really have a plan In my mind, I was justifying it like, \u2018I\u2019m just following, I\u2019m on my way home, and I happen to be behind you\u2019. And I\u2019m sure for that person it felt like I was tracking him the whole run of the 10 highway.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd so I thought there was something there about people who are very stuck in their subjective views of reality, and they\u2019re projecting assumptions onto the other person. And that was the kernel of the idea. So I\u2019m very, very thankful for that incident.\u201d<\/p> Yeun and Lee will soon be re-teaming on Marvel film Thunderbolts<\/a>, with Lee re-writing the script and Yeun taking on a currently unknown role. He will be starring alongside the likes of Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour and Wyatt Russell.<\/p>\n One actor who may or may not be part of the cast for that film is Daniel Br\u00fchl, reprising his role as Baron Zemo. His involvement has not yet been confirmed, but Br\u00fchl did tell RadioTimes.com<\/a> of his character: \u201cThe only thing I can say, everybody knows \u2013 is I\u2019m not dead!\u201d<\/a><\/p>