Lee Sung Jin on the breakthrough that led him to βBEEFβ
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The second season of Lee Sung Jinβs Netflix series βBEEFβ earned 16 Emmy nominations. Set at an exclusive country club, it stars Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan in a story about class struggles and generational differences. The storylines of both seasons were inspired by real events in Lee’s life. Before βBEEF,β he spent two decades in comedy writers’ rooms, often feeling alienated as the only Asian person on staff. βThat’s what people first thought of me when I first started β I was the diversity hire.” He spoke with Tonya Mosley about the years he spent masking to fit in, and the breaking point that changed how he writes.Β
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