Backstage With: Charles Melton on “Beef” Season 2, His Character’s Identity + Working With Cailee Spaeny

Charles Melton talks to Backstage about playing Austin Davis on Season 2 of Lee Sung Jin’s dark comedy “Beef,” exploring the character’s people-pleasing nature, identity struggles, and simmering emotional cracks. He also opens up about working closely with costar Cailee Spaeny, who plays his character’s fiance Ashley Miller, and what he learned from the role.