Surprise episode of 'The Bear' drops ahead of its final season
Published in Entertainment News
CHICAGO — A premiere date for the fifth and final season of “The Bear” has not yet been announced, but a flashback stand-alone episode of the FX series premiered Tuesday on Hulu.
The episode features Cousin Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and Mikey Berzatto (Jon Bernthal), who are on a work trip to Gary, Indiana.
“Intimate and revealing, it illuminates the two friends’ complicated relationship, uncovering new layers of Mikey’s mental state while offering crucial insight into the man Richie is when audiences first meet him in Season 1 — adding emotional context that reframes their story from the very beginning,” according to FX’s press materials.
Moss-Bachrach and Bernthal are also the writers of the episode.
The TV series has followed the ups and downs of a Chicago Italian beef sandwich shop that is reimagined as a fine dining restaurant, led by Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), who is working through his grief in the wake of his brother Mikey’s suicide.
Audiences can find the episode by searching for “Gary” on Hulu and Disney+.
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