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The Bear (2022)

Set in a Chicago sandwich shop, The Bear follows Carmy Berzatto, a young professionally trained chef who returns to take over his family business after the unexpected death of his brother. At odds with many of the shop's employees due to his culinary training, Carmy struggles to maintain order and keep the shop from failing entirely. Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmy alongside Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Ayo Edebiri. 

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The Bear
Comedy
Drama

Cast
Jeremy Allen White , Ebon Moss-Bachrach , Ayo Edebiri , Lionel Boyce , Liza Colón-Zayas , Abby Elliott , Oliver Platt
Release Date
June 23, 2022
Seasons
1
Network
FX
Streaming Sevice
Hulu , Disney+
Writers
Christopher Storer
Directors
Christopher Storer
Showrunner
Christopher Storer
Story By
Christopher Storer

Summary

The Bear is a comedy/drama series that focuses on the trials and tribulations of a struggling family-owned beef shop, now managed by a brilliant young chef. When Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, a prolific chef, leaves his high-profile New York City life to return to run his recently deceased brother's restaurant, he finds himself butting heads with the legacy cooks and the new blood that have begun to inhabit it. Carmy will slowly begin to turn the restaurant around while trying to manage his fractured family and tutoring up-and-coming chefs.

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