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The FX and Hulu comedy-dramaThe Bear, starring Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, made a welcome return last June, but its intimate finale left fans spinning witha big question: Is Carmy leaving his restaurant, and if so, can it survive without him? And even if the restaurantcanmanage without its namesake chef, willThe Bear,as a series, continue? Luckily, we finally have an answer to at least one of those questions.
Here’s what we know about the future ofThe Bearso far.
Will there be a season 5 ofThe Bear?
Yes, chef. FX announced in July 2025 that the hit series will return for a fifth season, set for 2026.
“The Bearcontinues to be a fan favorite worldwide and their response to this season—as seen through incredibly high viewership—has been as spectacular as any of its previous seasons,” FX Chairman John Landgraf said in a statement. “Year-in and year-out, Chris Storer, the producers, cast and crew makeThe Bearone of the best shows on television, and we are excited that they will continue to tell this magnificent story.”
Season 5 will also be the show’s last, according toThe Bearactress Jamie Lee Curtis, who dropped the news during a March 2026 interview withAccess Hollywood. “Everybody’s confirmed the show is ending,” she said. “I don’t understand why that’s such a [big deal]…unless I’m gonna get a call from all the people saying, ‘You just told [everyone].’
In November 2025, White confirmed that the show was originally set to end with season 4. “The fourth season was going to be the last,” he revealed on an episode ofThe Hollywood Reporter’sAwards Chatterpodcast. “Chris [Storer] called me on Christmas Eve last year and was like, ‘We’re gonna do some more.’ And, I don’t know, that could happen again around this holiday time. There’s no plans for it to be the last. There’s no plans right now for us to do more. I think it’s just all dependent on what Chris wants to do. But if it was up to me? I just feel so lucky to read Chris’ words, and also to work with these actors who’ve become some of my best friends, so I’d do it for a very long time.”
When willThe Bearseason 5 be released?
FX confirmed that the final season ofThe Bearwill air on June 25, 2026 at 9 P.M. ET / 6 P.M. PT on FX and Hulu.
All eight episodes will begin streaming on Hulu at once. On FX, the first two episodes will air on the premiere date, followed by one new episode airing weekly.
A special flashback episode, in which Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and Mikey (Jon Bernthal) take a work trip to Gary, Indiana, arrived on May 5.
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What will season 5 ofThe Bearbe about?
Season 4 ends with Carmy (White) announcing he is making exit plans: He wants to leave The Bear behind once things have stabilized behind the scenes. He tells Sydney (Edebiri) that cooking doesn’t feel like his passion anymore, making her the de facto leader of the restaurant team. She proposes that Richie (Moss-Bachrach) and Carmy’s sister, Natalie (Abby Elliott), join Sydney as partners in The Bear.
Carmy also reveals he attended his late brother’s funeral, but he couldn’t force himself to go inside, adding to the story of their shared grief. Natalie, Richie, and Carmy share a cathartic moment of understanding.
The official logline for season 5 arrived on May 6, 2026. It reads: “The fifth and final season of FX’sThe Bearpicks up the morning after Sydney (Edebiri), Richie and Natalie ‘Sugar’ (Elliott) discover that Carmy (White) has quit the food industry, leaving the restaurant to them. With no money, the threat of a sale and a torrential storm in their way, the new partners must band together with the rest of the team to achieve one last service, hoping they’ll finally earn a Michelin star. Ultimately, they learn that what makes a restaurant ‘perfect’ might not be the food, but the people.”
Who is in the cast?
On May 6, FX confirmed that Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, and Matty Matheson, with Ricky Staffieri, Oliver Platt, Will Poulter, and Jamie Lee Curtis in recurring roles in addition to White, Elliot, Edibiri, and Moss-Bachrach. But we’ll have to see whether FX adds any new cast members. Watch this space for more news as it arrives.
WillThe Bearend with season 5?
Sadly, yes. After Curtis’s remarks fueled speculation, FX confirmed that the fifth season ofThe Bearwill indeed be the show’s last.
Curtis previously toldAccess Hollywood, “I think everybody [in the cast] understood that it was the last season of the show.”
White also recently addressed questions about how longThe Bearwould realistically continue. In a January 2026 interview withDeadline, White said he could see himself staying with the show for “a long time.” However, the actor also emphasized, “I know it’s hard to maintain the continuity and the level of storytelling when you go for that long. But it’s difficult. I love that cast so much...I love Carmy so much. I could do it for a long time, but I don’t know how much longer we’ll do it for.”
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This story will be updated.
Additional reporting by Starr Bowenbank.
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