Hulu and FX’s The Bear season 2 is on the way, and there are already plenty of exciting details about the return of the acclaimed series. Created by Christopher Storer and produced by Atlanta creator Hiro Murai, the multi-award-winning FX on Hulu TV show tackles the world of the food industry through the prism of a family dealing with grief. The Bear stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmy, a talented chef who used to work at the best restaurant on the planet before moving back to Chicago to take over his family’s sandwich shop after his brother’s death.
After Carmy takes control of The Original Beef, The Bear season 1 focuses on his attempts to improve the restaurant. Season 1 of The Bear has been met with great acclaim, as reviews for the series praised the cast and the high-tension story. The performance from Shameless’s Jeremy Allen White, his battle with anxiety caused by the restaurant lifestyle, and the repressed grief over the death of his brother all act as particularly strong anchors for the series. As a result, it is understandable that audiences want to see much more of Carmy’s story and what happens next for The Original Beef in The Bear season 2.
The Bear Season 2: Latest News
The latest The Bear season 2 updates offers some more exciting casting news for the second season of the acclaimed series. Within their positive review of The Bear season 2, The Daily Beast reveals that Will Poulter has joined the The Bear season 2 cast as a chef training Marcus in Copenhagen. Poulter is an actor with a very successful career including his recent appearance as Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. He also recently earned an Emmy nomination for his television work on the miniseries Dopesick. Poulter’s casting along with Bob Odenkirk’s role in The Bear season 2 shows that there are some big-name talents drawn to the series thanks to the strong reception for The Bear season 1.
The Bear Season 2: Release Date
The Bear season 2 teaser revealed that the show will be back on FX on June 22, 2023. With the acclaim of season 1, called one of the best shows of 2022 by many critics, it is not surprising that FX was keen to get the second season airing before too long. The first season aired in August 2022, but it looks like The Bear season 2 is jumping the gun and premiering just a few months shy of one year after its first run.
Only three weeks after the season 1 premiere, FX and Hulu announced that The Bear season 2 was greenlit. While successful television shows are usually renewed within the week of their release, it took The Bear a little bit longer to catch on. However, in the grand scheme of things, the announcement didn’t take that long at all. Due to the monumental success of the first season, the studios were encouraged to give The Bear season 2 the go-ahead. The Bear season 2 will hopefully continue to deliver even more of the same high-tension restaurant drama that made season 1 so exciting.
The Bear Season 2: Cast
When The Bear season 2 happens, viewers should see most of the cast and characters return. Jeremy Allen White will lead the ensemble cast of The Bear once again as Carmy. The first season came close to leaving the show in a position to leave Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Marcus (Lionel Boyce) out of the next story, but that changed by the end. The rest of The Bear‘s cast is returning as well with Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, and Abby Elliott.
There is also room for some of the season 1 guest stars to return, such as Oliver Platt as Uncle Jimmy and Joel McHale as Carmy’s former chef boss. There may also be flashbacks including Carmy’s brother, Michael (Jon Bernthal) before his death. Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad) has also joined the cast of The Bear season 2. Unfortunately, Odenkirk’s character name nor his plot in the overall story has been revealed. However, the talented actor’s involvement is exciting news nonetheless. Will Poulter will also join the second season as a precise yet kind pastry chef who Marcus trains with in Copenhagen.
The Bear Season 2: Story Details
There is a clear tease of what The Bear season 2’s story will be in the finale. Carmy discovers his brother had money hidden in the tomato cans, giving the restaurant an influx of cash – and surely enough to pay back Uncle Jimmy (Chicago Med’s Oliver Platt). This leads Carmy to close The Original Beef. He mentions on the closing sign that a rebrand is coming, with the restaurant’s name changing to The Bear. The Bear season 2 will likely pick up where season 1 ended. This probably means that The Bear season 2 will follow the opening of this new restaurant and Carmy, Richie, and Sydney make it better than The Original Beef.
However, it is clear that things are not going to go as smoothly as Carmy hopes. The Bear creator Christopher Storer acknowledged that given how the characters ended the first season, “they’re starting from a healthy place” (via TV Insider) However, he also pointed out that this new path will have its own challenges in store. “A [new] restaurant just creates the same amount of problems and headaches every day. We see everyone step up in different ways to open this thing by a very specific date.“
The Bear Season 2: Trailer
The first The Bear season 2 teaser didn’t include many hyper-specific plot details, but it did show that The Original Beef has closed down, and its workers are dealing with the aftermath. It also provided audiences with a release window, showing that the sophomore season will premiere in June 2023. On top of that, Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) has been added to the cast of The Bear (via Variety). Unfortunately, details regarding his character are being kept close to the chest, and he didn’t appear in the teaser. Audiences will simply have to wait and see who the prolific actor plays in the upcoming installment.
However, after this, a new The Bear season 2 trailer dropped, and it shows a new beginning for the characters. While The Original Beef closed down at the end of The Bear season 1, he announced that they are opening a new restaurant here in season 2. However, as the trailer showed, everyone is banding together to move forward and build the new restaurant, even if that is often harder than anyone might have expected. Though the most recent teaser shows that it will not be an easy road for them in The Bear season 2.
