As we gleefully hurtle towards The Bear season 2 release date โ which has been set for June 22nd, 2023 (US), in case you missed it โ FX has dropped a full-length trailer to preview what Carmy & Co have been cookinโ up during the interim.
โThis is coming from a place of wanting to start fresh and clean,โ says chef Carmen โCarmyโ Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) to open the trailer.
โThis is going to be a destination spot,โ elaborates chef Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri).
Of course, those sentiments havenโt precluded their kitchen from being any less disorderly. If anything, the โfacelift not gutโ/โfacelift and gutโ has only introduced fresh ingredients of chaos to the recipe.
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The Bear season 2 synopsis is as follows:
โCarmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri), and Richard โRichieโ Jerimovich (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) work to transform their grimy sandwich joint into a next-level spot. As they strip the restaurant down to its bones, the crew undertakes transformational journeys of their own, each forced to confront the past and reckon with who they want to be in the future.โ
โOf course, it turns out the only thing harder than running a restaurant is opening a new one, and the team must juggle the insane bureaucracy of permits and contractors with the beauty and creative agony of menu planning. The transition brings a newfound focus on hospitality as well. As the entire staff is forced to come together in new ways, pushing the boundaries of their abilities and relationships, they also learn what it means to be in service, both to diners and each other.โ
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In addition to the above, the cast will re-welcome the likes of Abby Elliott as Carmyโs younger sister Natalie โSugarโ Berzatto, Lionel Boyce as aspiring pastry chef Lionel Boyce, Liza Colรณn-Zayas as veteran line cook Tina, and Matty Matheson as the Berzattoโs childhood friend slash occasional handyman Neil Fak; with Edwin Lee Gibson, Oliver Platt and Molly Gordon in recurring roles.
Currently, itโs unclear whether weโll be treated to more appearances from Jon Bernthal as Michael โMikeyโ Berzatto, Carmy and Sugarโs late brother who died by suicide, Joel McHale as Carmyโs abusive executive chef from his vaunted past in New York City, or Molly Ringwald as the Al-Anon meetingsโ moderator.
Considering season 2 promises to be very introspective vis-a-vis Carmyโs demons, according to White himself, a few flashback scenes featuring Bernthal and McHale may very well be on the docket with more from Ringwald on the way.
And while character details for his role are still very much under wraps, Variety has also confirmed Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) will be featured in the sophomore instalment.
Once again, The Bear season 2 release date is scheduled for June 22nd, 2023 (US) โ check out the full-length trailer above.
