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title: "The Bear"
year: 2022
kind: "series"
canonical: "https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022"
fi1m_id: "the-bear-2022"
imdb_id: "tt14452776"
tmdb_id: 136315
wikidata_id: "Q112761982"
fi1m_score: 82
critics_score: 82
critics_reviews: 11
published: "2026-09-12"
updated: "2026-09-16T00:23:15.919343+00:00"
region: "VN"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# The Bear (2022)

Created by Christopher Storer · Drama, Comedy

## Identity

The Bear

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022
- **Type:** Series
- **Fi1m ID:** the-bear-2022
- **IMDb ID:** tt14452776
- **TMDB ID:** 136315
- **Wikidata ID:** Q112761982
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14452776/, https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/136315, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112761982

**Fi1m score: 82** · Critics 82 from 11 reviews

*In a sentence:* We care about everyone in this kitchen and would refuse a job there

> *The Bear* makes the strain of restaurant work worth watching through an unusually persuasive ensemble. We recommend its messy, humane drama, with a warning that the relentless kitchen friction sometimes becomes as exhausting as the job.

## Synopsis

In a Chicago restaurant kitchen, work carries on amid grief, family trauma and conflict among the people trying to get through the day. Jeremy Allen White plays Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto, alongside Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich. The series follows the people around them as personal difficulties become part of working life, with comedy emerging from the same pressures that cause arguments. Lionel Boyce plays Marcus Brooks, Liza Colón-Zayas plays Bettina ‘Tina’ Marrero, and Abby Elliott plays Natalie ‘Sugar’ Berzatto in the ensemble.

## Review

We recommend *The Bear* for its actors and its willingness to make restaurant work look unpleasant. It is funny, anxious and often touching, although the constant friction can wear us down before a scene has finished making its point. The Chicago kitchen gives grief and family trauma somewhere to cause trouble while people still have jobs to do. That is a strong basis for a series, provided it remembers that the people need to be as interesting as the pressure.

Jeremy Allen White, as Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto, gives the emotional material enough weight to keep us interested through the noise. Ayo Edebiri’s Sydney Adamu is equally important to the sense that this workplace contains several lives, each deserving attention. Ebon Moss-Bachrach is particularly good as Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich: his performance keeps us interested in the person even when we want a break from the kitchen. We stay with these actors because the distress feels personal, even when the restaurant’s problems affect everyone.

We were angry at the abuse in the kitchen, because the series takes the people enduring it seriously. The attention to the industry’s unglamorous working conditions gives that anger somewhere useful to go. Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo, whose credits include writing and directing, understand how much unpleasant behaviour can be excused when everybody is under pressure. They also leave room for comedy without suggesting that a laugh has made the workplace any healthier.

The restaurant feels wearing simply to look at, which is useful work from cinematographers Chloe Weaver and Andrew Wehde. The pictures give us little comfortable distance from the working atmosphere. Production designers Merje Veski and Sam Lisenco help make the kitchen convincing as somewhere people must get through a shift. Its lack of glamour makes the effort involved in running it easier to take seriously.

The editing, with Joanna Naugle and Adam Epstein among those credited, helps make the kitchen’s chaos tiring in a way that serves the drama. We feel how difficult it is to think clearly in this environment. Music credited to Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor adds to the anxious mood, though we are more affected by the performers than by the soundtrack. There are stretches when the combined insistence of cutting and music feels unnecessary: the people have already made their unhappiness clear.

This is also where the unevenness begins to matter. Storer and Calo are less persuasive when the programme seems content to keep everyone distressed, as though intensity alone could sustain our interest. Repeated friction can make distinct troubles feel too similar, and we occasionally want a scene to develop without becoming another confrontation. The humour helps, but it cannot always supply enough variation when the prevailing mood is so anxious.

The ensemble gives us enough affection for these people to make their difficulties worth following. That matters in a workplace series, where returning to the same company must be part of the pleasure. There is warmth here, even if there is seldom much rest. Give it an evening when there is enough patience left for somebody else’s bad day.

*Fi1m score 82, published 12 September 2026.*

## Straight answers

**Is The Bear worth watching?**

*The Bear* is worth watching for anyone who can stand a restaurant kitchen at full pressure, and we scored it 82. The ensemble, led by Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, makes grief and family trauma at work funny and touching. Save it for an evening when you have patience left for somebody else's bad day, because the friction rarely lets up.

**Where can I watch The Bear in Vietnam?**

*The Bear* is not on any streaming or rental service in Vietnam at the moment. It is available in 44 other countries; change your country at the top of the page to see where. Availability is checked daily.

**How violent or frightening is The Bear, and is it suitable for children?**

*The Bear* is not suitable for children: it carries a 15 certificate in the UK and TV-MA in the US. The trouble is not violence or horror but sustained shouting, abuse and anxiety in a kitchen where nobody gets much rest. Older teenagers and adults who can take relentless workplace conflict will manage; the easily worn down may find it as exhausting as the job.

**How does The Bear compare to Big Night?**

*The Bear* is the more anxious and abrasive of the two, while [*Big Night*](https://film.one/film/big-night) is the warmer, slower and more comfortable. Both put a restaurant at the centre of family pride and friction, but *Big Night* lingers over the food and the brothers, and *The Bear* pushes its people through one confrontation after another. Choose *Big Night* for an easy evening and *The Bear* when you want the strain.

**What should I watch after The Bear?**

After *The Bear*, try [*Boiling Point*](https://film.one/film/boiling-point) (2021, Fi1m 77): For more kitchen pressure, with even less room to catch a breath. Then [*Tampopo*](https://film.one/film/tampopo) (1985, Fi1m 84): For food, stubborn ambition and a considerably more cheerful working atmosphere; and [*Big Night*](https://film.one/film/big-night) (1996, Fi1m 84): Another restaurant where feeding people becomes tangled up with family pride.

### Reviews we read (11)

- **Empire**, John Nugent (90/100, inferred): The series stands out for its sharply observed writing, rich emotional honesty, electric performances and strong direction amid the familiar stresses of a professional kitchen. It is ultimately a deeply humane show about complex characters learning to be kinder to others and themselves. [Read](https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/the-bear/)
- **The Guardian** (90/100, inferred): The critic praises this flawless, propulsive show about a talented chef overhauling his chaotic family sandwich joint as the perfect dish. They highlight the intense, exhaustingly captured kitchen pressure alongside themes of grief, family relationships and personal growth. [Read](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/05/the-bear-review-should-you-watch-this-genius-kitchen-drama-immediately-yes-chef)
- **Variety**, Caroline Framke (Critic's Pick): The series is highly attuned to what makes a gorgeous dish while conveying the frantic pressure of restaurant life with empathy and thoughtfulness. Jeremy Allen White’s central performance and the grounded direction keep it from cliché, turning it into a compelling character study. [Read](https://variety.com/2022/tv/reviews/the-bear-review-jeremy-allen-white-1235300837/)
- **Vulture** (90/100, inferred): The critic finds the series instantly compelling, tense, and beautiful, praising its forward momentum and kinetic energy that drops viewers into the chaotic kitchen environment without hand-holding. One standout element is the hyperspecific details captured in the kitchen scenes, such as food preparation and the sense of urgency. [Read](https://www.vulture.com/article/the-bear-fx-hulu-series-review.html)
- **Radio Times** (80/100, inferred): The Bear is very, very good despite its unrelenting intensity and heavy themes. Creator Christopher Storer balances the stress with humour and space to breathe, making the food and characters essential to the atmosphere in a substantial, satisfying way. [Read](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-bear-review-disney-plus/)
- **The Hollywood Reporter** (70/100, inferred): The Bear is more frequently unbearably tense than funny but turns an appealing tonal corner by the end of its first season and finds empathy for its characters. It nails the chaos of the kitchen while avoiding many restaurant-drama clichés. [Read](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-bear-review-1235163263/)
- **The Times**, Ben Dowell (★★★★☆): The critic describes the series as a fast and furious kitchen nightmare unlike any other show, throwing viewers into a heart-attack inducing shift with heat, stress and misery from the first seconds. [Read](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/the-bear-disney-review-a-fast-and-furious-kitchen-nightmare-6lgvltmp6)
- **Paste**, Radhika Menon (9.1/10): The critic calls the series a chef’s kiss that immediately immerses viewers in the high-pressure world of a Chicago sandwich shop led by a fine-dining chef returning home. She singles out its fully formed tone, presentation, and strong performances for particular praise. [Read](https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-bear/the-bear-review)
- **Collider**, Therese Lacson (B+): The critic praises the accurate depiction of the toxic and abusive kitchen environment along with strong performances, especially Ebon Moss-Bachrach. They single out the focus on grief, trauma, and the unglamorous realities of the industry. [Read](https://collider.com/the-bear-tv-show-review-jeremy-allen-white-hulu/)
- **Consequence** (B): The critic finds the series a bittersweet dramedy about grief and family trauma in a chaotic Chicago restaurant kitchen, with strong performances and emotional depth balancing its intensity, though somewhat uneven overall. [Read](https://consequence.net/2022/06/the-bear-review-hulu-fx/)
- **The Ringer**, Charles Holmes, Alison Herman (65/100, inferred): The critics debate the show in a dialogue, with one praising its immersive recreation of kitchen intensity, excellent ensemble performances, and compelling central conflict around trauma and ambition, while the other finds it uneven, undercut by underdeveloped secondary characters and reliance on familiar tropes. [Read](https://www.theringer.com/2022/06/30/the-bear/the-bear-review-fx-hulu-carmy-jeremy-allen-white)

## Details

- **Created by:** Christopher Storer
- **Creator:** Christopher Storer
- **Director:** Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Duccio Fabbri, Janicza Bravo, Ayo Edebiri, Ramy Youssef
- **Writer:** Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Catherine Schetina, Karen Joseph Adcock, Rene Gube, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alex Russell, Rachel Wiggins, Kelly Galuska, Nicole Kohut, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Lionel Boyce, Ayo Edebiri
- **Story:** Christopher Storer, Courtney Storer, Matty Matheson, Will Guidara
- **Teleplay:** Christopher Storer
- **Cinematography:** Andrew Wehde, Adam Newport-Berra, Chloe Weaver
- **Editor:** Joanna Naugle, Adam Epstein, Megan Mancini, Nia Imani
- **Music:** J.A.Q., Johnny Iguana, Christian Lundberg, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- **Production design:** Merje Veski, Sam Lisenco
- **Costume design:** Courtney Wheeler, Cristina Spiridakis
- **Producer:** Carrie Holt de Lama, David Woods, Tyson Bidner
- **Cast:** Jeremy Allen White as Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto; Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard 'Richie' Jerimovich; Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu; Lionel Boyce as Marcus Brooks; Abby Elliott as Natalie 'Sugar' Berzatto; Matty Matheson as Neil Fak; Liza Colón-Zayas as Bettina 'Tina' Marrero; Jack Callahan as Very Old Man
- **Release (Vietnam):** 23 June 2022
- **Genres:** Drama, Comedy
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlIUsFEnsw

## Where to watch in Vietnam

Not streaming, renting or buying in Vietnam at the last check.

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## Awards

- Golden Globes 2023: Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy (won)
- Primetime Emmy Awards 2023: Outstanding Comedy Series (won)

## If you liked this

- *Boiling Point* (2021), Fi1m 77: For more kitchen pressure, with even less room to catch a breath. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/boiling-point.md)
- *Tampopo* (1985), Fi1m 84: For food, stubborn ambition and a considerably more cheerful working atmosphere. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/tampopo.md)
- *Big Night* (1996), Fi1m 84: Another restaurant where feeding people becomes tangled up with family pride. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/big-night.md)
- *Enlightened* (2011), Fi1m 84: For damaged people at work, and comedy that does not excuse them. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/tv/enlightened.md)
- *The Lunchbox* (2013), Fi1m 75: For a quieter connection between daily meals, loneliness and unexpected affection. — [Fi1m page](https://film.one/film/the-lunchbox.md)

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