How The Bear Ended After 5 Seasons

'The Bear' to End After Season 5

This article contains spoiler for The Bear season five.

The ovens are shut down at The Bear. Well, metaphorically.

After five seasons, the FX show starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, Lionel Boyce and Abby Elliott has come to its official end. And while it seemed like Carmy’s culinary baby might not have a future—contending with floods, a broken oven and the end of its funding—The Bear proved it’s got the chops (literally) to go the distance.

The restaurant is saved by what is ultimately a perfect storm of good fortune. Not only does the business plan that line cook Ebra (Edwin Lee Gibson) came up with about franchising The Beef set the team up for financial success, but, as it turns out, the calls that Carmy has been dodging all season were from an important caller: the real star man.

Indeed, while The Bear staff thought they were serving Star Man during the flooded service from hell, it turns out the real Star Man is a man named Peter Clark who actually dined at the restaurant months earlier unbeknownst to the team at the time. (Oops.)

And after speaking with Peter on the phone, Carmy is able to reveal to Sydney (Edebiri) that The Bear is earning not one, but two Michelin stars. And with that, its ongoing success is sealed.

As for Carmy’s future, despite his real culinary talent, he stuck to his decision to step away from food for good. At the close of season five, the talented chef has set his sights on a different creative endeavor, signing up to be an intern at an architectural firm. As for his love life, the season’s very last scene shows Claire (Molly Gordon) at his side at a family celebration.

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Meanwhile, for Tina (Colón-Zayas), Marcus (Boyce) and Richie (Moss-Bachrach), the latter’s optimism paid off: Each of them will be staying on at The Bear, with Tina acting as Chef de Cuisine, Marcus the master of all desserts exiting the kitchen and Richie continuing to spearhead the front of house. That is, of course, after he travels to Japan with his right-hand woman and new love Jess (Sarah Ramos) by his side to attend a hospitality seminar.

Also sticking with The Bear are Neil Fak (Matty Matheson) and Ted Fak (Ricky Staffieri), the dynamic duo who create as much chaos as they save, as well as sommelier Sweeps (Corey Hendrix).

As for Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto (Elliott), she will continue to stand at The Bear’s financial helm, guiding the restaurant through any choppy waters that may arise. (Hopefully metaphorical this time, now that the pipes have been fixed.)

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For the cast of the FX series—which has earned 49 Emmy nominations and 21 wins since its 2022 premiere—saying goodbye isn’t easy.

“It would be hard to replicate,” White told E! News ahead of season five’s drop. “Getting to witness everybody do the work at the level that they do has been a real gift, and I think we've found such an ease and comfort around one another that doesn't come easily. Everybody on the show is really kind, really good at the core. We get excited by seeing each other succeed.”

As the 35-year-old noted, “I feel very lucky for that, that real feeling of a family.”

It’s a sentiment echoed by Colón-Zayas.

“I'm gonna miss being in that kitchen watching these human beings kill it,” she added in her joint interview with White. “They’re so incredible to watch, that sometimes I forget—like staring at you guys do your thing, and to watch the crew, how kind they are—I hope I have another experience that meets that level.”

For more info on The Bear cast off the screen, read on.

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