Much is being made of this news:
Yes, chef! “The Bear,” which has won a lot of awards, is shooting a regular TV season in Chicago.
FX/Hulu says “The Bear” — starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, and Ebon Moss Bacharach — is putting together season 3 and 4 back to back. Ooooh — that’s never been done before.
Actually, “The Bear” runs 8 to 10 episodes per season, probably the former. A regular TV season is about 22 episodes. So 16 episodes isn’t even a whole season.
Instead of running them all at once, the streamer will show them over a two year period, drawing them out until the meal is overcooked. My guess is there will be a fifth season to wrap it all up. By then, the cast will have already moved on to new things. That will be in 2026.
They say season 3 will get back to the kitchen, where all the drama was in season 1. But you know, the Christmas episode of season 2 is going to sweep the Emmys this fall, the one with Jamie Lee Curtis as the mom. I’m sure we’ll be seeing her in future episodes.
PS I’m hoping we learn more about Oliver Platt’s character as the show’s focus widens.
