Series creator Lee Sung Jin and executive producer Jake Schreier break down the Say Anything star’s unexpected role.
Warning: This post contains spoilers forBeefseason 1.
“Ione was so down,” series creator Lee Sung Jin says of the cameo.
Ione Skye and Remy Holt (as a young Amy) in ‘Beef’.Netflix
“[I’m a] big fan of her and all her movies.
She was really a champ in terms of going with the flow.”
“We were lucky in so many places with the show,” executive producer Jake Schreier adds.
Ione Skye.Paul Archuleta/Getty Images
“There’s so many things that were bombarded at us that I think highlighted shame.
I often had, as a child, I almost want to say borderline hallucinations.
“She went and got a Halloween costume, like $3 noses,” he says.
“We were all truthfully a little worried: ‘Is this just going to look silly?’
But she did a great job and there’s this nostalgic creepiness that we were able to capture.”
Beefis streaming now on Netflix.
