SummaryChef Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) returns home to run his family's sandwich shop in Chicago where he faces issues with running a small business, his new employees and his family.
Created By:Christopher Storer
The Bear
6 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Jun 23, 2022
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
83
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
83
86% Positive
154 Reviews
154 Reviews
14% Mixed
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
1% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Jun 25, 2026
100
For a series that spent part of its run wandering through its own anxieties, this final season feels like a triumphant, hard-fought victory and a sweet redemption after a third and fourth season that wobbled more than anyone wanted to admit. More than that, it cements "The Bear" as a modern classic despite those bumps.
Jun 20, 2023
100
The Bear feels like a natural successor, joining that film [1996's Big Night] near the top of the pantheon of such stories—that of the character study of a restaurant.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
81% Positive
752 Ratings
752 Ratings
9% Mixed
87 Ratings
87 Ratings
10% Negative
92 Ratings
92 Ratings
Nov 13, 2025
10
Watching The Bear feels like being inside a real kitchen — heart pounding, noise everywhere, no space to breathe. There’s no trick here. This is how it truly is: the shouting, the sweat, the pressure, the fear of messing up, and those rare seconds of quiet that vanish as soon as they appear. It doesn’t exaggerate. It captures perfectly what happens behind those swinging doors — whether it’s a neighborhood café or a Michelin-star restaurant. I’ve been there. I’ve seen it. I’ve lived it.Every episode is a pressure cooker. Talent, anger, anxiety, exhaustion — it’s all there, boiling together. But amid that chaos, there’s something deeply human. The Bear isn’t just about cooking; it’s about broken people trying to make sense of themselves while everything burns around them. That’s what makes it so powerful.Jeremy Allen White is extraordinary. You can read everything in his eyes: despair, devotion, love for something that both drives and destroys him. The rest of the cast is just as strong — every character scarred, every one holding on with what little strength they have **** show doesn’t give you a break. It’s relentless, intense, and painfully real. Kitchens are like that — places where perfection doesn’t exist, where survival depends on rhythm, teamwork, and faith. When the credits roll, you’re drained but somehow grateful, thinking, “Yes, that’s exactly how it is.”The Bear is one of the most honest, powerful portrayals ever made about work, passion, and sacrifice. Raw, sincere, unforgettable.
Sep 22, 2025
10
This show is like a foie gras. And I don't even know what a foie gras is, or what it tastes like. My point is, it's not overdone and you don't have to be a chef or a cook to appreciate the show. The writing, the cast, and the cinematography have been mixed and turned into a spectacular dish. All you have to do is savor it. Thank you, Chef!
Jun 27, 2024
90
On an episode-by-episode basis, the third season of The Bear is as good as anything the show has ever done. Possibly better? .... Indecision can be exciting and I found the risks The Bear takes in these 10 episodes to be thrilling. But if you’re hoping to see things progress at an adrenalized rate, this is a season in limbo that reflects its main characters and their respective holding patterns. It all builds to a finale that’s impossibly joyful and impossibly miserable, perhaps as pure an evocation of the rollercoaster of depression as I’ve ever seen on television.
Jun 22, 2023
85
What’s great about this second season is the way Storer and co-showrunner Joanna Calo find growth in each of the characters while still staying true to who they were when viewers first met them.
Jul 19, 2023
80
Early episodes of series two of The Bear can be a little slow. But if you’re even vaguely thinking of baling out early, stop right now. If you do, you will deprive yourself of an extra-long episode midway through, which is sheer, magical genius.
Jun 27, 2024
67
“Tomorrow” itself is an odd dish, combining ingredients that don’t quite go together. Though it sometimes feels like a dreamy (and nightmarish) journey through Carmy’s psyche, it often lands with all the artfulness of a clip show, making what should be a stage-setting season premiere feel like a filler episode. Maybe Storer could stand to take his own advice: subtract.
Jul 3, 2024
30
A bafflingly bad batch of episodes that gravely misjudge the series’ appeal. .... The new season suffers from both a surfeit of ideas and a lack of vision, relegating beloved relationships to the background while larding the show with characters and story lines that fail to compel. .... “The Bear” has lost the plot—even the food looks unappetizing this season.
Jun 29, 2025
10
The first two seasons were already spectacular. But Season 3 Is Art. A gift for which I’m full of gratitude..
Nov 14, 2024
6
The episodes are okay for the most part. The story is also passable.
The actors are not a perfect match for the characters they play. In many situations, the series comes across as being extremely nervous.
But you still enjoy watching it in a relaxed way, no complicated twists or anything like that.
Jul 17, 2025
5
Hugely overrated, hugely pretentious, family drama that plays bad music constantly throughout every single episode. Seriously, a song finishes and another one starts playing. WTF. Just let there be silence in the background. Play music that isn't meant for a 50 year old Christian mother. And please, for the love of god, stop sniffing your own farts!
Mar 10, 2025
3
There's something about seeing clips of real events and places in Chicago, especially for any of us who are from the area. It wouldn't matter how good the show is or not that trip down memory lane, good or bad events, brings us to times that we can relate together or on our own.
It will gain viewership, as it is well written and produced and acted.
As far as the story, there isn't any ownership for this. No way to understand really what is going on or how it relates to viewers, especially those in the industry, thus taking advantage of a wave to gain support for selective groups and reasons which likely aren't valid or reliable. It feeds into our poor communication in our culture as well as supporting ideals that are more complex than have been presented here. And it is all done by not taking any responsibility for facts, perceptions, context, etc. because it is a form of art rather than news even though it is presented the same way as news.
Again, for those of us from the Chicago area the issues have never been light or easy, much like the weather. For anyone to understand would have to "bear" through storms much worse than any of the family fights shown in the episodes. No, speaking from experience, just putting people together, no matter how much support, won't work. Some of us have been waiting for popular culture to finally admit what many of us already know about these **** just isn't our cross to bear.
Jan 24, 2024
3
Overrated drama/comedy kitchen show which manages to be a fast moving 30 minutes and also, for a good portion of the time - painfully dull. The supporting actors are a let down and the writing is ( tonally ) all over the place - 3 overcooked stars
Production Company:
- FX Productions
- Super Frog
Initial Release Date:Jun 23, 2022
Number of seasons:6 Seasons
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 5 Wins & 15 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 21 Wins & 57 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 15 Wins & 43 Nominations
