‘The Bear’ renewed for season 4, filming back-to-back with season 3

While “The Bear” is currently in production for season 3, sources confirm Variety that FX is already preparing season 4, which will film consecutively with the third season.

FX renewed the Chicago-set restaurant comedy-drama for Season 3 in November and has not announced a renewal for Season 4. A spokesperson for the network declined to comment.

The third season of “The Bear” is gearing up for its June premiere on Hulu, as several paparazzi shots of the set filming in Chicago have been leaked in recent weeks. It is unclear if the fourth season of “The Bear” will be the last.

The third season is set to build on the momentum of the series’ triumphant awards season, which saw Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach sweep the Primetime Emmys, where creator Christopher Storer also won the top prize for comedy series, as well as for its excellent directing and writing for season 1. White and Edebiri also won Golden Globes and SAG Awards, among other honors, for season 2.

The series, which also stars Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott and Matty Matheson, and has featured an all-star cast of guests including Jon Bernthal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Odenkirk, Will Poulter, John Mulaney , Olivia Colman and Sarah Paulson. , Molly Ringwald and Joel McHale. Oliver Platt, Molly Gordon and Edwin Lee Gibson are additional recurring cast members. In its second season, Carmy (White) works to transform his family’s sandwich shop into a fine dining establishment while balancing a budding romance, while the rest of her kitchen staff finds deeper meaning in the craft. of the.

Deadline first reported that “The Bear” had been quietly renewed for a fourth season after Reel Chicago published a rumor that the series was filming “additional episodes” beyond season 3.

Additional reporting by Joe Otterson.