Beef’s Lee Sung Jin & Charles Melton on Emotional Austin Arc: “Shadow Work” Behind the Scenes @Deadline
Beef’s Lee Sung Jin & Charles Melton on Emotional Austin Arc: “Shadow Work” Behind the Scenes @Deadline
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Lee Sung Jin and Charles Melton open up about the emotional journey behind Austin in Netflix’s 'Beef.' Lee reveals how the character’s people-pleasing nature and “shadow work” shaped his arc, while Charles shares how deeply he connected with Austin on set. They also discuss the challenge of staying emotionally locked into such a vulnerable character.

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'Beef’s Lee Sung Jin & Charles Melton on Emotional Austin Arc: “Shadow Work” Behind the Scenes

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