The Bear season 2
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The second season of the American comedy-drama television series The Bear premiered with all episodes on June 22, 2023, on FX on Hulu. Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo serve as showrunners for the season. FX renewed the series for a ten-episode second season in July 2022. Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmy Berzatto, an award-winning chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to manage the chaotic kitchen at his deceased brother's sandwich shop.
| The Bear | |
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| Season 2 | |
Promotional poster | |
| Showrunners | Christopher Storer Joanna Calo |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | FX on Hulu |
| Original release | June 22, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, and Abby Elliott return from the previous season as the supporting cast, with Matty Matheson promoted to a series regular. In July 2022, following the release of the first season, FX renewed The Bear for a second season, which began filming in February 2023 in Chicago, and wrapped in April of that year. The season consists of ten episodes.
The season received widespread critical acclaim, with many reviewers considering it an improvement over the first. It received eleven Primetime Emmy Awards wins from 23 nominations, making it the season of television with the most wins in a single year for a comedy series until the record was beaten by the series' second season. The Emmy wins included acting wins for White, Moss-Bachrach and Colón-Zayas, and for guest stars Jon Bernthal and Jamie Lee Curtis.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 9 | 1 | "Beef" | Christopher Storer | Christopher Storer | June 22, 2023 | |
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Carmy and Sydney begin to develop a menu for The Bear and bring in Natalie as project manager for renovations. Needing more funds, they ask Cicero for an additional $500,000 loan. He agrees under the condition that if the loan is not paid back in 18 months, he takes ownership of the property, estimated to be worth $2 million. Sydney asks Tina to be her sous-chef, to the latter's delight. Carmy, Sugar and Sydney plan to open the restaurant in three months. | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | "Pasta" | Christopher Storer | Joanna Calo | June 22, 2023 | |
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Construction delays occur, including the discovery of a mold problem. Sydney has dinner with her father, who expresses his concerns about her choice to open a restaurant. Sydney sends Tina and Ebra to culinary school. Meanwhile, Carmy reconnects with his childhood friend Claire, now a resident in emergency medicine, but intentionally gives her a wrong phone number. | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | "Sundae" | Joanna Calo | Karen Joseph Adcock & Catherine Schetina | June 22, 2023 | |
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Carmy continues to attend Al-Anon meetings, where he discusses his struggle to find time for leisure and enjoyment. He and Sydney prepare their menu, but realize they have to get out of their routine and sample food at other restaurants. Claire gets Carmy's real number via Fak, and asks Carmy to help her pack up her mother's house. Carmy subsequently bails on his plans with Sydney, so she goes to restaurants around the city to sample dishes. Gathering inspiration, she also receives feedback from a former colleague, who stresses the importance of having a business partner she can trust. Sydney returns to The Bear and becomes upset when she discovers Carmy has been making large decisions without consulting her. | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | "Honeydew" | Ramy Youssef | Stacy Osei-Kuffour | June 22, 2023 | |
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Two months before the planned opening, Natalie tells Carmy she is pregnant. Sydney begins screening new employees while Richie and Fak continue construction. Marcus begins to develop three unique desserts, and temporarily leaves his terminally ill mother to travel to Copenhagen to learn from a skilled pastry chef named Luca, and the two quickly become friends. The trip leaves Marcus inspired, while he also develops feelings for Sydney. | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | "Pop" | Joanna Calo | Sofya Levitsky-Weitz | June 22, 2023 | |
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Sydney continues developing the menu with help from Tina, who is thriving in culinary school, although Tina is troubled when Ebra stops attending. Natalie convinces Cicero to expedite permit applications. Claire accompanies Carmy to drop off a liquor license application, where the pair bond. She convinces him to accompany her to a party, where Carmy realizes Claire represents the release and enjoyment he has been searching for. After the party, Carmy takes Claire to see the restaurant, walking in on an argument about Richie stealing electricity from a neighboring building. When the restaurant clears, Carmy and Claire share their first kiss. | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | "Fishes" | Christopher Storer | Joanna Calo & Christopher Storer | June 22, 2023 | |
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Approximately five years before The Bear is set to open, Carmy returns from Copenhagen to spend Christmas with his family. Michael and Carmy warn Natalie not to ask their volatile mother Donna if she is "okay." Donna drunkenly prepares a meal based on the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Carmy's cousin Michelle encourages him to stay with her in New York to pursue his career, noticing how the family's dysfunction weighs on him. As they await dinner, an intoxicated Michael repeatedly throws forks at Donna's on-and-off boyfriend Lee, whom he resents for considering him a failure. Ignoring her brothers' warning, Natalie asks an upset Donna if she is okay, leading Donna to have an emotional outburst. Michael throws another fork at Lee when he scorns Donna's behavior and a fight nearly occurs, only to be interrupted when Donna crashes her car into the house. | ||||||
| 15 | 7 | "Forks" | Christopher Storer | Alex Russell | June 22, 2023 | |
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Richie is sent by Carmy to Ever, an upscale fine dining restaurant, for the week as education. Richie is deeply skeptical of the restaurant and annoyed by having to wake up before dawn to meticulously clean forks. After seeing how dedicated the restaurant's staff are to their customers he has a change of heart, becoming enthusiastic and learning to expedite a busy dinner service. At the end of the week Richie is sad to leave and asks about staying on permanently, believing that Carmy is trying to get rid of him. He meets the owner, Terry, who recounts the origins of the restaurant and how she overcame professional setbacks. Terry reveals that Carmy told her that he believes in Richie and his people skills. | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | "Bolognese" | Christopher Storer | Rene Gube | June 22, 2023 | |
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Ten days before opening, Carmy and Sydney are panicking over their inability to pass the fire suppression test. Ebra returns, reconciles with Tina, and agrees to take over the restaurant's takeout sandwich window. Richie returns with a newfound sense of purpose, while Marcus returns from Copenhagen with an impressive new dessert menu. Richie apologizes to Natalie for the way he has treated her, and they begin interviewing front-of-house candidates. Sydney begins to see Claire as a threat to Carmy's focus. Fak realizes that Michael disabled the fire suppression system when he tried to commit insurance fraud by burning down the restaurant. Fak fixes it in time for the test and they pass, allowing the restaurant to open. Carmy, realizing he loves Claire, makes her dinner. | ||||||
| 17 | 9 | "Omelette" | Christopher Storer | Joanna Calo & Christopher Storer | June 22, 2023 | |
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The Bear is set for its soft opening, for family and friends only. Sydney feels pressured to impress her father. Carmy begins to second-guess the plans and forgets to have the handle of the walk-in refrigerator replaced. Natalie informs Carmy that she has invited their mother. Richie and Natalie see the restaurant is fully booked for two weeks, but need to increase reservations to stay profitable. Cicero delivers the official business license to Carmy, and warns him about the danger of distraction. Carmy apologizes to Sydney for his lack of focus, and gives her a custom chef's coat. With the team prepared and the restaurant ready to launch, the team opens The Bear for business. | ||||||
| 18 | 10 | "The Bear" | Christopher Storer | Kelly Galuska | June 22, 2023 | |
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On family and friends night, Richie runs the front of house while Sydney runs the kitchen. Things start out smooth, however, things start to go wrong. Forks run out; a line cook disappears, leaving Sydney and Marcus having to assist; and Carmy is trapped inside the walk-in refrigerator when the handle breaks. Pete sees Donna outside, who refuses to go in due to feeling undeserving of seeing her children's success. Pete accidentally reveals Natalie's pregnancy to Donna before she leaves. Trapped in the fridge, Carmy spirals into self-loathing and rants about how his relationship with Claire has ruined his focus on The Bear. Claire overhears him and leaves in tears, which Richie sees, and he has heated argument with Carmy through the refrigerator door. Carmy plays a missed voicemail from Claire earlier in the day, in which she confesses her love for him, and is devastated. Sydney has a panic attack and runs outside to vomit, but finds her dad, who comforts her by expressing his pride in her. Marcus misses several calls from his mother's caretaker as he receives a gift from Luca in Copenhagen. | ||||||
In July 2022, following the release and positive reception of the first season, FX renewed The Bear for a ten-episode second season, with Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo returning as showrunners.[1][2]
Matty Matheson was promoted to a series regular in this season. Will Poulter was cast as Chef Luca after being a big fan of the series.[3][4] Jon Bernthal reprised his role as Michael Berzatto from the first season. Jamie Lee Curtis, John Mulaney, Gillian Jacobs, Sarah Paulson and Bob Odenkirk were all cast as members of the Berzatto family, with only Odenkirk's casting being announced prior to the season's release.[5]
Series creator and co-showrunner Christopher Storer wrote three of the ten episodes, and co-showrunner Joanna Calo wrote three episodes. The rest of the episodes were written by Karen Joseph Adcock, Catherine Schetina, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alex Russell, Rene Gube and Kelly Galuska.[6]
Filming for the second season began on February 21, 2023, and wrapped on April 28, 2023.[7][8] Storer directed seven of the ten episodes, and Calo directed two. The only episode not directed by Storer or Calo was "Honeydew", which was directed by Ramy Youssef.[9] The episode "Forks" was filmed on location at Chicago's two-Michelin-starred restaurant Ever. The restaurant was shut down for one week and turned off its online reservation system to accommodate the filming schedule. Head chef Curtis Duffy cooked all the meals featured in the episode.[10]
The second season of The Bear premiered on FX on Hulu in the United States on June 22, 2023, and became available internationally in the Star hub on Disney+.[11] Along with other Hulu content, The Bear became available to stream on Disney+ in the United States via the Hulu hub on December 6, 2023.[12]
According to the streaming aggregator Reelgood, The Bear was the second most watched program across all platforms in the United States during the week of June 22, 2023,[13][14][15] and the most during the week of June 29, 2023.[16] According to JustWatch, The Bear was the most streamed television series across all platforms in the United States during the week ending June 25, 2023.[17] According to FX, the second season was the most-watched season premiere in the network's history.[18][19] According to Whip Media's viewership tracking app TV Time, The Bear was the eighth most-watched streaming original television series of 2023.[20][21]
On Rotten Tomatoes, 99% of 109 critic reviews are positive for the second season, and the average rating is 9.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Instead of reinventing the menu, The Bear's second season wisely opts to toss its lovable characters into another frying pan of adversity, lets 'em cook, and serves up yet another supremely satisfying dish."[22] Metacritic assigned it a weighted average score of 92 out of 100 based on 42 critic reviews.[23]
For the second year in a row, the American Film Institute named The Bear one of the ten best television programs of the year.[24] The Bear appeared on many publications' lists of the best TV shows of 2023, including Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and People, among others.[25][26][27][28]
The season received critical acclaim, with multiple awards nominations and wins. The season won eleven Primetime Emmy Awards for its 23 nominations, making it the season of television with the most wins in a single year for a comedy series, beating the record set by the first season, which won ten.[29][30] The following is a list of awards the second season of The Bear has been nominated for or won.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2024 |
AACTA International Awards | Best Comedy Series | The Bear | Won | [31] |
| Best Actor in a Series | Jeremy Allen White | Won | |||
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Actor | Oliver Platt | Nominated | [32] [33] | |
| Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Comedy Pilot or First Season | Jeanie Bacharach, Mickie Paskal, Jennifer Rudnicke, AJ Links | Won | [34] | |
| American Cinema Editors | Best Edited Single Camera Comedy Series | Joanna Naugle (for "Fishes") | Won | [35] | |
| Adam Epstein (for "Forks") | Nominated | [36] | |||
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episode of a Half Hour Series for Television | Andrew Wehde (for "The Bear") | Nominated | [37] | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | Excellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series | Merje Veski (for "Omelette") | Nominated | [38] | |
| Astra TV Awards | Best Streaming Series, Comedy | The Bear | Pending | [39] | |
| Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Jeremy Allan White | Pending | |||
| Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Ayo Edebiri | Pending | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Pending | |||
| Matty Matheson | Pending | ||||
| Oliver Platt | Pending | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Abby Elliott | Pending | |||
| Liza Colón-Zayas | Pending | ||||
| Best Guest Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Bob Odenkirk | Pending | |||
| Jon Bernthal | Pending | ||||
| Best Guest Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Jamie Lee Curtis | Pending | |||
| Olivia Colman | Pending | ||||
| Sarah Paulson | Pending | ||||
| Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Christopher Storer (for "Fishes") | Pending | |||
| Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy | Pending | ||||
| British Academy Television Awards | Best International Programme | The Bear | Nominated | [40] | |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – Half Hour | Scott D. Smith, Steve "Major" Giammaria, Patrick Christensen, Ryan Collison (for "Forks") | Won | [41] | |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Contemporary Television | Courtney Wheeler (for "Fishes") | Nominated | [42] | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Comedy Series | The Bear | Won | [43] | |
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Jeremy Allen White | Won | |||
| Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Ayo Edebiri | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Won | |||
| Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series | Christopher Storer (for "Fishes") | Won | [44] | |
| Ramy Youssef (for "Honeydew") | Nominated | ||||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | The Bear | Won | [45] | |
| Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Jeremy Allen White | Won | |||
| Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ayo Edebiri | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Abby Elliott | Nominated | |||
| Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Short Form | Steve "Major" Giammaria, Andrea Bella, Matt Snedecor, Evan Benjamin, John Werner, John Bowen, Annie Taylor, Leslie Bloome, Shaun Brennan (for "Fishes") | Nominated | [46] | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Short Form | Jason Lingle, Jeff Lingle (for "Fishes") | Nominated | |||
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Television Series, Limited, Miniseries, or Movie for Television | Ignacia Soto-Aguilar, Nicole Rogers | Nominated | [47] | |
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Television Series, Limited, Miniseries, or Movie for Television | Ally Vickers, Angela Brasington, Melanie Shaw | Nominated | |||
| NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Ayo Edebiri | Won | [48] | |
| People's Choice Awards | The Show of the Year | The Bear | Nominated | [49] | |
| The Comedy Show of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| The Male TV Star of the Year | Jeremy Allen White | Nominated | |||
| The Comedy TV Star of the Year | Won | ||||
| The TV Performance of the Year | Ayo Edebiri | Nominated | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Bear | Nominated | [50] | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jeremy Allen White (for "The Bear") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Ayo Edebiri (for "Sundae") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Lionel Boyce (for “Honeydew”) | Nominated | |||
| Ebon Moss-Bachrach (for “Forks”) | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Liza Colón-Zayas (for “Pop”) | Won | |||
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Christopher Storer (for "Fishes") | Won | |||
| Ramy Youssef (for "Honeydew") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo (for "Fishes") | Nominated | |||
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Jon Bernthal (for "Fishes") | Won | ||
| Bob Odenkirk (for "Fishes") | Nominated | ||||
| Will Poulter (for "Honeydew") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Olivia Colman (for "Forks") | Nominated | |||
| Jamie Lee Curtis (for "Fishes") | Won | ||||
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) | Eric Frankel, Lisa Korpan, and Merje Veski (for "Omelette") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Jeanie Bacharach, Maggie Bacharach, Jennifer Rudnicke, Mickie Paskal, AJ Links | Won | |||
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) | Andrew Wehde (for "Forks") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series | Steven "Rage" Rehage, Lariana Santiago, Courtney Wheeler (for "Fishes") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling | Angela Brasington, Melanie Shaw, Ally Vickers (for "Fishes") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Justine Losoya, Zsofia Otvos, Nicole Rogers, Ignacia Soto-Aguilar (for "Fishes") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series | Joanna Naugle (for "Fishes") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | Steve "Major" Giammaria, Andrea Bella, Evan Benjamin, Jonathan Fuhrer, Annie Taylor, Jason Lingle, Jeff Lingle, Leslie Bloome, Shaun Brennan (for "Forks") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | Steve "Major" Giammaria, Scott D. Smith, Patrick Christensen, Ryan Collison (for "Forks") | Won | |||
| Producers Guild of America Awards | Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy | The Bear | Won | [51] | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Comedy or Musical Series | The Bear | Nominated | [52] | |
| Best Actor – Comedy or Musical Series | Jeremy Allen White | Won | [53] | ||
| Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Series | Ayo Edebiri | Nominated | [52] | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Lionel Boyce, Jose Cervantes Jr, Liza Colón-Zayas, Ayo Edebiri, Abby Elliott, Richard Esteras, Edwin Lee Gibson, Molly Gordon, Corey Hendrix, Matty Matheson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Oliver Platt and Jeremy Allen White | Won | [54] | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Jeremy Allen White | Won | |||
| Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Ayo Edebiri | Won | |||
| Television Critics Association Awards | Program of the Year | The Bear | Nominated | [55] | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Nominated | ||||
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Ayo Edebiri | Nominated | |||
| Jeremy Allen White | Nominated | ||||
| Writers Guild of America Awards | Comedy Series | Karen Joseph Adcock, Joanna Calo, Kelly Galuska, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Alex Russell, Catherine Schetina, Christopher Storer | Won | [56] | |
| Episodic Comedy | Joanna Calo and Christopher Storer (for "Fishes") | Nominated | [57] | ||
| Alex Russell (for "Forks") | Nominated |
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