Moving further into its 18th year of operation, Hulu continues to bring thrilling and dramatic new content across 2026. This started off early with Mindy Kaling’s latest creative effort, Not Suitable for Work, along with new seasons of Deli Boys (Season 2) and Tell Me Lies (Season 3) in the first half of the year. Now, as June moves further along, the streamer may be on its way towards one of its biggest events of the year in the next few weeks. On Jun. 25, Hulu will return with the fifth and final season of The Bear, which has become one of the streamer’s most successful titles. Winning 21 Emmy Awards and earning 49 nominations over the last four years, the series tells the story of Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) establishing a fine-dining restaurant in Chicago and going through the struggles of the business alongside his staff and his family. Now, with one final season of action and drama left to unfold, Hulu has offered a small glimpse at what to expect from this team in their final days on the air. Hulu released the first official trailer for Season 5 of The Bear, which will be the show’s final season. Largely focused on Carmy and Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edibiri), the trailer shows them and their team struggling mightily with their restaurant, as they experience leaks, food shortages, money problems, and countless other issues. Amidst the looming sale of the building by Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt), the staff puts forth its best effort to stand together in the face of adversity and provide the best food experience possible for their customers while they still can.

Considering the drama The Bear has highlighted over its first four seasons, it is no surprise to see how intense things will get, based on the first trailer for Season 5. This was also teased in the official logline, which picks up immediately after Carmy decides to retire and hand over control of the restaurant to Sydney and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach). The new partners will be forced to “band together with the rest of the team to achieve one last service” in the hopes that they will “finally earn a Michelin star,” all while learning that the people are what make a restaurant great rather than the food.

The Bear Season 5 will begin streaming on Hulu on Jun. 25, 2026.

Release Date

2022 – 2026-00-00

Network

Hulu

Showrunner

Christopher Storer

Directors

Ramy Youssef

Writers

Catherine Schetina, Alex Russell, Karen Joseph Adcock, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Stacy Osei-Kuffour