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What will The Bear season 4 plot be?
The Bear season four will likely continue from the cliff-hanger established in the season three finale. After Carmy returns from the funeral for his favourite fine-dining restaurant, Ever, he gets notified that the Chicago Tribune review for The Bear is out. A jumble of words flash on the screen—both positive and negative—obscuring the critic’s final verdict. But four missed calls from Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt), who warned Carmy earlier in the season that one bad review could shut the place down, may not instil a ton of confidence.
Meanwhile, Sydney is panicking over an offer from Chef Shapiro (Adam Shapiro), who earlier in the season tried to poach her for his new restaurant. If Sydney were to jump ship, she’d be making $10K more, get immediate health benefits (The Bear’s won’t kick in for another three months), and have 50-50 creative control, something Carmy has struggled to give Sydney all season. An untouched Docusign from Carmy to Sydney languishes in her inbox, suggesting that—deep down—she may already know which path she plans to take next season.
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Has The Bear season 4 already been filmed?
In March, Deadline reported that The Bear had been renewed for a fourth season that would be filmed back-to-back with the third season in Chicago, partly to accommodate the schedules of its in-demand leads. FX has yet to confirm this report’s validity—Vanity Fair has reached out to series reps for comment.
When asked at a virtual press conference attended by VF if the show’s third and fourth seasons were shot in this manner, White teased, “We did something like that,” to which Edebiri added, “Yeah, a little version of it, sort of. But not exactly.”
The Bear season 4 release date
While FX has yet to serve up an official release date, each of the show’s previous three instalments have debuted in June, making summer 2025 a likely landing spot for season four. But Deadline’s report, coupled with the series ending on “to be continued” for the first time, suggests that there might be a follow-up to the third season sooner rather than later.