The Bear

TV
95/100
MovieNerd Score

Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.

Filmmaking

Overall
100
Screenplay
100
Acting
100
Cinematography
90
Production
100
Directing
90
Concept
100
Story
90
Dialogue
80
Characters
100
Pacing
85
Musical Score
75

Attributes

Entertaining
90
Uniqueness
90
How Much I Like It
100
Twists
80
Artistry
80
Fun
80
Cliche
80
Cheesy
85
Broad Appeal
85
Cerebral
90
Emotional
75
Discussion Worthy
70

Genres

Comedy
85
Drama
95
Suspense
45
Action
60
Mystery
45
Thriller
45
Horror
10
Adventure
60
Romance
60
Science Fiction
10
Fantasy
10
Animation
10

Maturity

Family Friendly
85
Positive Message
85
Thematically Mature
85
Intense
90
Sexuality
75
Nudity
10
Violence
40
Gore
0
Crude
0
Profanity
90
Scary
10
Substance Use
10

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100 Overall100 Screenplay100 Acting90 Cinematography100 Production100 Concept90 Story80 Dialogue100 Characters75 Musical Score90 Uniqueness90 Entertaining

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Creators and Cast

Creators

Cast

Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes

S1 E1 · System

Carmy attempts to retrain the employees of The Original Beef of Chicagoland, but is faced with resistance; in need of back-up, he brings on a talented young chef to help.

S1 E2 · Hands

A surprise health inspection reveals the cracks in the restaurant's foundation. Carmy goes head-to-head with Richie.

S1 E3 · Brigade

Carmy attends Al-Anon. Sydney struggles to gain the respect of the staff.

S1 E4 · Dogs

Carmy and Richie cater a kid's birthday party. Tina and Sydney work together while Marcus makes donuts.

S1 E5 · Sheridan

Things go wrong in the kitchen. Sydney finds solutions.

S1 E6 · Ceres

Richie notices the neighborhood is changing. Sugar and Carmy clean up the office.

S1 E7 · Review

A bad day in the kitchen causes tensions to rise.

S1 E8 · Braciole

Things get out of control. Carmy is faced with a decision.

Season 2

10 episodes

Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto, Sydney Adamu and Richard 'Richie' Jerimovich 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.

S2 E1 · Beef

Faced with the reality of opening a new restaurant, the crew must make a plan.

S2 E2 · Pasta

The crew splits up to work towards their new vision.

S2 E3 · Sundae

Sydney searches Chicago for culinary inspiration.

S2 E4 · Honeydew

Marcus challenges himself.

S2 E5 · Pop

The renovation gets off track.

S2 E6 · Fishes

Feast of the Seven Fishes.

S2 E7 · Forks

Richie stages.

S2 E8 · Bolognese

The crew awaits a do-or-die fire suppression test.

S2 E9 · Omelette

Final preparations are made for The Bear's first service.

S2 E10 · The Bear

Friends & Family night at The Bear.

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