FX has renewed its TV seriesThe Bearfor a second season. The first season, which has 8 episodes, is available on Hulu to stream. Fans are loving the comedy about characters working in a restaurant, which has an impressive cast including chef Matty Matheson, who plays a handyman named Neil Fak. Christopher Storer createdThe Bear, and he is known for directing episodes ofDickinson, Little Voice, andRamy.
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Edwin Lee Gibson, Liza Colón-Zayas, Lionel Boyce, Abby Elliot, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Jeremy Allen White star inThe Bear. The show’s executive producers include Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson and Josh Senior.The Bearis an impressive, thoughtful comedyand viewers find the portrayal of the restaurant industry to be engaging as the series delves into the problems with it. Since the main character comes from a fine dining background but is now running a sandwich shop, the show discusses the differences between those two environments but shows that working in this field will always be difficult, intense, emotional, and stressful.
The Bearis filmed in Chicago and tells the story of Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Allen White), who is an award-winning chef. Carmy moves back home so he can take over The Original Beef of Chicagoland, the restaurant that his brother Michael (Jon Bernthal) ran before his tragic death. The show focuses on the present and the past, sharing what it was like for Carmy to work in fancy restaurants before making this big life change. Carmy also tries to understand his brother better and he is compassionate toward and supportive of Michael’s struggles.
Jeremy Allen White is known for starring onShamelessas Phillip “Lip” Gallagher and his other TV credits include four episodes ofHomecomingas Shrier and a few episodes ofLaw & OrderandLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit. The actor also starred inThe Rental,the horror movie directed by Dave Franco, as Josh. Jon Bernthal previously starred as Johnny Soprano inThe Many Saints Of Newark(2021), Mark inThe Peanut Butter Falcon(2019), and Frank Castle on the TV seriesThe Punisher,which ran from 2017 to 2019.
While there are manyfood TV shows on Hulu,The Bearsets itself apart by finding comedy and drama in the same situations and experiences.
