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- 2022
- TV-MA
- FX
- 2022
- TV-MA
- FX
Summary Chef Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) returns home to run his family's sandwich shop in Chicago where he faces issues with running a small business, his new employees and his family.
Created By: Christopher Storer
- 2022
- TV-MA
- FX
- 2022
- TV-MA
- FX
The Bear
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 23, 2022
7.8
Summary Chef Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) returns home to run his family's sandwich shop in Chicago where he faces issues with running a small business, his new employees and his family.
Created By: Christopher Storer
Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 109 Critic Reviews
87
93% Positive
101 Reviews
101 Reviews
6% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
1% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 109 Critic Reviews
87
93% Positive
101 Reviews
101 Reviews
6% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
1% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Jeremy Allen White and the best ensemble cast on TV go slower and cut deeper in a third season of tracking a dysfunctional Chicago restaurant family in the art of making art and emotional chaos. Dizzying, demanding, and utterly dazzling, it’s an indisputable TV classic.
Tempting as it may be to wolf down these episodes in a single sitting, trust us. This "thoughtful chaos menu" is best savored in bites, and over all too soon anyway, leaving us starved for more.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 461 User Ratings
7.8
81% Positive
373 Ratings
373 Ratings
8% Mixed
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
11% Negative
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 461 User Ratings
7.8
81% Positive
373 Ratings
373 Ratings
8% Mixed
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
11% Negative
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
Brilliant show. Great performances, Teleplay. Carmen's condition is a story that deserves to be told.
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Once you’re acclimated, The Bear becomes something of a marvel, a show with its own rhythm and with characters you generally want to be around, even as they’re losing it.
By Tim Lowery
FULL REVIEW
Whatever beef I had with how The Bear made me feel, it was hard to let go of the fact that it had made me feel, and deeply. ... A show that instantly had a sense of place, had clear conflicts and character arcs, and did not seem to be following any particular Peak TV playbook.
“Tomorrow” is the season’s weakest episode (and in fairness to creator Christopher Storer, The Bear never loses sight of how self-absorbed its tortured-artist chef can be). .... In Episode 3, “Doors”—a classic half-hour of frenzy in the kitchen—the season hits its stride.
What makes the sometimes nerve-wracking, often funny, and meticulously constructed second season of The Bear much more than clever propaganda for Chicago fine dining is the core observation realized in Carmy’s character that our successes and our hindrances often share a source: our infuriatingly complex selves.
A bafflingly bad batch of episodes that gravely misjudge the series’ appeal. .... The new season suffers from both a surfeit of ideas and a lack of vision, relegating beloved relationships to the background while larding the show with characters and story lines that fail to compel. .... “The Bear” has lost the plot—even the food looks unappetizing this season.
Agonizing, sweet, and beautiful - it’s one of the best series I’ve ever watched, and I’ve watched a lot.
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Sometimes the show shines. But more often than not, the dialogue is cringeworthy, and the drama feels painfully forced and over the top. It's a frustrating watch! Almost everything related to running a restaurant is presented in a fun, visceral, and captivating manner. But the family dynamics and existential themes? Not so much.
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Production Company:
- FX Productions
- Super Frog
Initial Release Date: Jun 23, 2022
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 4 Wins & 7 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 10 Wins & 13 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 7 Wins & 10 Nominations