Yes Chef, Again: 'The Bear' Is Plating Up Its Fourth Season of Restaurant Highs and Lows in Winter 2025
Streaming's tastiest winter tradition, aka full-season drops of this kitchen-set hit, is set to continue for a fourth year.
In the US, The Bear releases each summer. When winter comes Down Under, however, so does another chance to feast on one of TV's best current series. The above was true in 2022, when the Jeremy Allen White (The Iron Claw)-, Ayo Edebiri (Inside Out 2)- and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Hold Your Breath)-led show premiered. It remained the case in 2023 and 2024 as well. 2025 is continuing the trend, with The Bear locked in for a June release.
The date in America: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, which makes it Thursday, June 26, 2025 in Australia and New Zealand. As in past years, The Bear will be available for binge-viewing ASAP, dropping its entire season — ten episodes this time — in one hefty helping to continue streaming's tastiest southern-hemisphere winter tradition.
Season four of the series has been in locked in since before season three even aired, and will continue to chart what happens when a sandwich diner levels up in a big way, becoming a fine-diner that's angling for a spot among Chicago's very best restaurants. So far in the show's narrative, White's Carmy, Edebiri's Sydney, Moss-Bachrach's Richie and their friends and colleagues initially focused on getting their beef-slinging eatery (where season one's action took place) running smoothly, then switched their attention to transforming the site into an upscale fine-diner (with that process fuelling season two) and ensuring that, too, worked as it should (as seen in season three).
If you need more details about The Bear to date, its debut season jumped into the mayhem when Carmy took over the diner after his brother's (Jon Bernthal, The Accountant 2) death. Before returning home, the chef's resume featured Noma and The French Laundry, as well as awards and acclaim. Then, in season two and three, Carmy worked to turn the space into an upmarket addition to his hometown's dining scene, with help from the restaurant's trusty team — including a roster of talent also spans Abby Elliott (Cheaper by the Dozen) as Carmy's sister Natalie, aka Sugar, plus Lionel Boyce (Shell), Liza Colón-Zayas (Cat Person), Edwin Lee Gibson (Unprisoned) and IRL chef Matty Matheson among the other staff.
Season four will throw new challenges at The Bear crew, continuing to raise that perennial question along the way: what should you cling to when you're chasing greatness, and in life in general?
Also popping up in the series so far: everyone from Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl), Molly Gordon (Theatre Camp), Will Poulter (Warfare), Olivia Colman (Paddington in Peru) and Bob Odenkirk (Lucky Hank) to John Mulaney (Poker Face), Joel McHale (Yellowjackets), John Cena (Jackpot!), Josh Hartnett (Trap) and Noma's René Redzepi.
There's no trailer yet for The Bear season four, but check out the trailers for seasons one, two and three below:
The Bear season four will stream via Disney+ in Australia from Thursday, June 26, 2025. Read our reviews of seasons one, two and three.
Via Variety. Images: FX / Disney+.
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