The Original Beef of Chicagoland crew is back and ready to change Chicago’s culinary game. On Monday, FX dropped the trailer for Season 2 of The Bear, and Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and his team look as stressed as ever.
With stellar performances from the likes of Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Abby Elliott, alongside whip-smart dialogue and gorgeous shots of Chicago, The Bear quickly became one of last year’s surprise hit TV shows.
White even went on to win Golden Globe and SAG Awards for his performance as a New York chef who returns home to run his brother’s struggling Italian beef shop. Thanks to a team of cooks and staff who aren’t quite down with his well-meaning but pretentious antics, Carmy quickly realizes he bit off more than he can chew. (Pun obviously intended.)
Fortunately, it appears Season 2 may just be as mouth-watering as the Italian beef sandwiches that are suddenly now trendy, thanks in part to the show. Heads up: spoilers ahead.
The trailer appears to pick right up from last season with Carmy and Sydney (Edebiri) spearheading a new restaurant concept in six — only six! — months. In case you forgot, Season 1 ended with The Original Beef of Chicagoland crew scrapping their longstanding Italian beef shop for something new and seemingly cutting edge.
The whole crew is back, with Carmy’s sister Sugar (Elliott) appearing to take on more responsibility with the family business while veteran cooks Tina (Liza Colón-Zayas) and Ebraheim (Edwin Lee Gibson) attend a fancy culinary school. Don’t worry, Richie (Moss-Bachrach), Neil (Matty Matheson), Marcus (Lionel Boyce), and Jimmy (Oliver Platt) are all back too.
Molly Gordon does make her first appearance in the trailer as a new character, who seems to have some sort of previous relationship with Carmy. What their relationship was — and what it will become — is yet to be seen.
All in all, it’s good to see Carmy is beginning Season 2 on a high note. “I’m trying to start from a place of positivity,” he says in the trailer.
This mindset is also the dominant reaction fans had after watching the trailer. Check out the best reactions from The Bear’s most devoted followers below. Oh, and make sure to tune in to Season 2 when it drops on June 22 on Hulu.
Personally I still can’t get over the fact that Jon Bernthal put $300k in tomato cans instead of hiding it under the mattress or sumn like a normal person https://t.co/JGJ87zkXlR
okay i'll put sydcarmy down. i just wanna ask- what did it mean here? when carmy said this to tina but she was wearing what literally all of them, including him, wear? like what exactly is the meaning of this pic.twitter.com/xvQCz3V2ds
— hothouse flower diandra (@diandrasdiandra) May 15, 2023
what happened to the bear being strictly no romance???? if carmy couldn’t be with Sydney why tf is he paired up with some random girl like?????? be fucking forreal!!!!! #TheBearFXpic.twitter.com/idhcAOcGxa
carmy never treated sydney as anything other than his equal but do you think sydney will finally feel like they’re on the same level in the upcoming season? ☹️
