The Internet received some exciting news on Tuesday afternoon.
It was announced that the hit TV show, The Bear, was renewed for a fifth season, just one week after its fourth season was released on Hulu. Starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear follows Carmy Berzatto (White), an award-winning chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to manage the chaotic kitchen at his deceased brother’s Italian beef sandwich shop. The series also stars Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas and Matty Matheson, with Oliver Platt and Molly Gordon in recurring roles.
The Bearhas been a favorite for both fans and critics. The TV series won many accolades in the Emmy Awards, as well as nominations and wins from the Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Peabody Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards and more. Viewers of the show had a pretty positive reaction to the news that the TV show was going to be renewed for another season.
“WE WON,” an X user commented on the news.
Another replied, “YESSSS.”
“LETS GOOOOO,” a user wrote.
“sydcarmy truthers we’re abt to win the war,” a fan commented on X, referring to the shipname between Carmy and Sydney (Edebiri), because some viewers are still hoping for a romantic connection between the two.
“More yelling, more sweating, more emotional damage, can’t wait,” another wrote.
This fan wrote “the bear is truly the best show on television right now” on X after the news was announced this afternoon.
“here’s to another year of us going absolutely insane with no promo!” an X account dedicated to the show quote-tweeted.
“i’m 21 and AFRAID of christopher storer when he’s directing,” a fan joked.
Though the show has many awards and has a score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, some viewers were disappointed about the renewal.
“Wth. Carmy’s arc is complete,” one viewer wrote, referring to the end of season 4, which showed Carmy making the difficult decision to leave the restaurant and the culinary world altogether, entrusting Sydney, Richie (Moss-Bachrach) and Natalie (Sugar) to take over. “I thought that was a series finale for sure.”
“If its just be more like season 4 no thanks,” one person commented on X. There were many mixed reviews on the series’ latest season, which the New York Times described as feeling “like a do-over, for the restaurant and the show.”
“I’m only 4 episodes in (and the 4th was the best ep so far), but finding out that this is not the last season of The Bear has killed my enthusiasm for the show,” one viewer honestly expressed. “It was so obvious these two seasons are stretched out from one season and the writing isnt strong enough to support it.”
“4th season was much better than the 3rd IMO,” one fan said. “Some of the scenes, especially with Carmy and his Mom were award winning stuff. Glad to see it back.”
“notice how no one is talking about it anymore… 😭” a user brought up.
Another noticed and posted on their X, “the way no one’s happy about the bear getting renewed 💀💀.”
One simply posted on X, “I think I’m done. Thanks.”
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FX’s The Bear was created by Christopher Storer, who serves as an executive producer alongside Josh Senior, Joanna Calo, Cooper Wehde, Tyson Bidner, Matty Matheson, Hiro Murai and Rene Gube. Courtney Storer serves as a co-executive producer and culinary producer.
All seasons of The Bear, including the current Season 4, are available to stream on Hulu and Disney+. The next season is set to premiere in 2026.