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| Season Number: | 3 |
| Showrunner: | Christopher Storer Joanna Calo |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Network: | FX on Hulu |
The third season of the American comedy-drama television series The Bear premiered with all episodes on June 26, 2024, on FX on Hulu. Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo serve as showrunners for the season. FX renewed the series for a ten-episode third season in November 2023. 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.
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, and Matty Matheson return from the previous season as the supporting cast. In November 2023, following the release of the second season, FX renewed The Bear for a third season, which began filming in February 2024 in Chicago. The season consists of ten episodes, and received positive reviews.
In November 2023, following the release of the second season, FX renewed The Bear for a ten-episode third season. The season was announced with co-showrunners Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo serving as executive producers, along with Hiro Murai, Josh Senior and star Matty Matheson.[1]
Storer wrote all episodes in the season, except "Napkins", "Ice Chips" and "Apologies", which were respectively written by Catherine Schetina, Calo, and supervising producer Alex Russell.[2]
Josh Hartnett was cast as Tiffany's fiancé after meeting Storer years prior when they discussed a possible role for a film.[3] Hartnett accepted the role without even reading the script.[4] John Cena was cast as Sammy Fak.[5] "Forever" features cameos by Christina Tosi and Grant Achatz.[6]
Filming for the third season began in February 2024.[7] In March 2024, scenes depicting the cast filming a funeral for "Doors" leaked to the Internet, with fans speculating that they would attend Marcus' mother's funeral.[8] The second episode, "Next", was filmed in just two days.[9] Main cast member Ayo Edebiri directed the sixth episode of the season, "Napkins", after joining the Directors Guild of America.[10] [11] Parts of the fourth season were filmed during filming for this season.[12] [13]
The third season of The Bear was originally scheduled to premiere on June 27, 2024,[14] but ended up releasing on June 26, 2024, on Hulu and Disney+.[15]
On Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 87 critics gave the third season a positive review, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's critics consensus states. "Having set an exceedingly high standard of excellence for itself, The Bear spends its third season simmering, stewing, and giving off an aroma that whets the appetite."[16] The website also reported that the season was "as audacious as ever" and it "still seems to continue delivering compelling and often intense television with performances that are so dependably brilliant that they're not even mentioned in most of the reviews. Instead, at this point in a show's life, it's easier to find faults in its sameness or changes, or in its attempts to repeat or outdo itself." Metacritic assigned it a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 based on 44 critic reviews.[17]