Summary

The Bear season 4 premieres on June 24, 2025, and fans hope for a better season than season 3.
Season 4 will have 10 episodes, released all at once for a binge-watching experience on Hulu.
Viewers critique Carmy's harsh behavior in season 3 and anticipate character growth in season 4.

While fans wait to find out about Stranger Things season 5's release date, there is good news for those who have been following along with chef Carmy Berzatto's (Jeremy Allen White) culinary dreams. The Bear season 4's release date has been shared, and now fans can look forward to seeing more of the talented Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri), the gruff and hilarious Richie Jerimovich (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and pragmatic Natalie/Sugar (Abby Elliot). Since season 1 premiered in June 2022, the series has taken off and received praise for its strong performances, gritty restaurant scenes, and moving moments.

Hulu has some fun comedy series, including Deli Boys, and now The Bear is returning for its fourth season. Given the show's success and overall quality, viewers have high hopes. However, season 3 had some low moments, and when The Bear season 4 premieres, fans hope that a few issues are solved.

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The Bear Season 4 Will Premiere In June 2025 And Fans Hope Season 3's Issues Aren't Repeated

ebon-moss-bachrach-the-bear — Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richie in The Bear.

Variety reported that The Bear season 4 will arrive on June 24th, 2025. While fans are excited to see new episodes continuing the dark and gripping story of Carmy Berzatto and his friends and family's dreams of running a successful restaurant, they have some thoughts about how the new season can improve on season 3.

Redditor @Visual_Cheesecake started a thread on Reddit and wrote:

"I just want season 4 to be about them winning."

The fan continued:

"Everyone just felt really lost... This season was too much like real life. A depressing slog with no point. Even their dream restaurant closed."

While The Bear has a very different tone from ensemble dramas like The Rookie, it arguably shares some similarities with Max's raw and real medical drama The Pitt. Both shows feature characters who have experienced a lot of trauma and pain and who are trying to make their dreams come true and help others while wrestling with these tough memories. Carmy isn't going to change overnight, but fans hope there is some forward momentum in the next season, or the show will risk becoming tiresome and frustrating. Sydney needs to decide which job she's keeping, at the very least, but hopefully every character will see some big changes in their lives.

For many, The Bear season 3 didn't have enough plot, and it was tough to watch the main characters struggle so much. Most of all, viewers criticized Carmy's harsh and conceited behavior last season and hope that he will become a kinder person in season 4. One fan wrote:

"I could see it as Carmy realizing that he is just becoming Chef Winger and season four is him realizing it doesn’t work and becomes more like Chef Terry and they become successful."

Although The Bear is ultimately a grounded, realistic, and moving show about dreams and the highs and lows of the restaurant industry, it's hard not to wish for a few storytelling shifts in the new season. When comparing Carmy to other leaders on TV dramas, from Mark Harmon's beloved special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs to Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) on Stranger Things, Jeremy Allen White's character is just as compelling and mysterious. It's unlikely that Carmy will show up to the restaurant as a completely different person in The Bear season 4 premiere. But, if he doesn't start appreciating Sydney and the others, fans will be even more frustrated.

The Bear Season 4 Will Have 10 Episodes

In the past few years, there's been a big debate surrounding whether a TV show should be divided into two parts, like Stranger Things season 5 could be, and like Wednesday season 2 will be. Thankfully for fans, The Bear season 4 will come out all at once, and all 10 episodes will come out on Hulu (and Disney+ internationally) on June 25th, 2025. This will make for a fun binge-watching experience.

While The Bear season 1 only had eight episodes, seasons 2 and 3 also had 10 episodes. This is the perfect episode count for the dark comedy as it gives the writers room for some more creative episodes, like season 3, episode 1, "Tomorrow," which is essentially a montage of scenes of Carmy getting inspired in the kitchen of his new restaurant. Another stand-out is season 3, episode 6, "Napkins," which tells the story of how Tina (Liza Colón-Zayas) got hired at the Original Beef of Chicagoland, the sandwich shop that Carmy's older brother Mikey Berzatto (Jon Bernthal) ran before his tragic passing.

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Release Date: June 23, 2022
Network: Hulu
Showrunner: Christopher Storer
Directors: Ramy Youssef
Writers: Catherine Schetina, Alex Russell, Karen Joseph Adcock, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Stacy Osei-Kuffour