The Bear Season 5 Trailer: Carmy Quits, Sydney Runs the Final Service

FX has released the trailer for the fifth and final season of “The Bear,” and Carmy is gone. The half-hour FX series returns to Hulu on June 25 with all eight episodes, its last swing at a Michelin star and the first time the show will air in parallel on FX’s linear channel.

The preview opens on a Chicago kitchen under siege. Sydney Adamu steps up to the pass, Richie and Sugar rally the line, and Carmy tells his crew, “I look at you all, and I love you so much,” before stepping back to let them run the room. From there, the trailer cuts between a flooded dining room, a kitchen running out of money, and a service the team is not sure it can finish.

Carmy Walks, the Kitchen Stays

The trailer confirms what Season 4 set in motion: Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto has quit the food industry entirely. The official FX synopsis reported by Variety and TVLine picks up the morning after Sydney Adamu, Richie Jerimovich, and Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto discover that their head chef has walked away from the kitchen for good. The shift is not a sabbatical or a tantrum, and the new partners have to figure out what comes next with no money, a sale on the horizon, and a storm bearing down on the back of the house.

We are outgunned, and we are outmanned, but we have each other, and nothing left to lose.

TVLine notes that Carmy does appear later in the final season, “maybe as a line cook under Sydney,” with the trailer showing him in the room but not on the pass. The trailer cuts between Carmy watching from the back of the line and Sydney running the pass, and the show’s final-season lineup is visibly in motion.

Sydney takes the line, Richie rallies the room, and the trailer’s last shots show the team finishing the service Carmy walked away from. Season 5 reframes the crisis as a problem the team has to solve without the chef who built the room. Carmy tells his crew in the trailer, “I look at you all, and I love you so much,” and the line lands as the trailer’s quietest beat. The choice, made at the end of Season 4, becomes the engine of the final season. The trailer frames that handoff as the show’s last service, and FX’s logline as reported by Gold Derby calls the season the question of what makes a restaurant “perfect.”

The Last Service, by the Numbers

The final season lands the team in a kitchen with the walls closing in. Money is gone, the building is up for sale, and a torrential storm floods the dining room during service. The trailer stacks each obstacle against the team’s last swing at the Michelin star.

• 8 episodes in the final season, all dropping on the same day
• 1 Michelin star still on the line
• 1 building Uncle Jimmy is selling, per the trailer
• 1 storm in the preview flooding the kitchen
• 1 first-time linear airing on FX, alongside the Hulu drop

Uncle Jimmy tells Richie the building is on the market, and the staff is shown sweeping water off the floor with storm water pouring in. The Michelin star remains the explicit goal, per FX’s synopsis, and the trailer frames the final service as one last swing at the line. FX’s official logline says the show’s last season centers on the question of what makes a restaurant “perfect,” and the trailer stages that question under fluorescent lights with water on the floor. The show’s release schedule keeps the eight-episode drop on June 25, and the trailer leaves the team’s odds open.

The emotional lift lands in a single Sydney beat. “We have each other’s backs, every night,” she tells the room, and the cut shifts to plated dishes and a service under way. Carmy’s voiceover returns at the close, with his “Everything’s either gonna be OK” answered by Sydney’s “Or not,” a two-line exchange that anchors the trailer’s final beat.

The full trailer coverage from The Playlist confirms June 25 as the drop date. The eight-episode release is the same single-drop rollout the show has used in prior seasons, and the trailer leaves the question of whether the team can pull it off open.

Sydney at the Helm, Carmy in the Back

Variety reports that Sydney steps up to the plate, taking over the Chicago kitchen as head chef in Season 5. FX’s cast page for The Bear confirms the ensemble that runs the new room, with regulars back across the board for the final stretch. The trailer cuts between Carmy watching from the back of the line and Sydney on the pass, and the show’s final-season credits are visible inside the preview. The full regular cast is back, and the trailer’s first beat is Sydney on the pass with the line in front of her. The final season’s credits list the same group of ensemble members who have run the kitchen across the show’s prior seasons.

• Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto
• Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich
• Lionel Boyce as Marcus Brooks
• Abby Elliott as Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto
• Matty Matheson as Neil Fak
• Liza Colón-Zayas as Bettina “Tina” Marrero

The trailer pulls in returning guest stars for the closing run. Sarah Ramos appears as Jess, Will Poulter as Luca, and Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Carmy’s mother, Donna. Jon Bernthal, Oliver Platt, Molly Gordon, and Ricky Staffieri round out the recurring ensemble across the final season.

The Long Run That Got The Bear Here

The Bear is ending on the back of one of television’s most decorated recent runs. FX confirmed in May that Season 5 would be the last after Jamie Lee Curtis let the news slip on Instagram in February, calling the wrap “FINISHED STRONG” in a post that paired her with her on-screen daughter Abby Elliott.

Gold Derby tallies the show’s awards haul since its 2022 debut: 21 Emmy Awards and 49 nominations, including Best Comedy Series in 2023 and back-to-back Best Actor wins for Jeremy Allen White in 2023 and 2024, along with five Golden Globes and 15 nominations. The series also won acting Emmys for Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Ayo Edebiri in earlier seasons, per TVLine. Season 4 is competing in the current Emmys cycle, and Season 5 will be eligible in 2027, per Gold Derby.

Season 4 is competing in the current Emmys cycle, and Season 5 will be eligible in 2027, per Gold Derby. Gold Derby’s awards tracker notes the show’s Emmy momentum has slowed in recent cycles amid debate over whether it should compete as a comedy. The show’s four-season awards tally gives the final run a strong base, and FX is releasing the show on its standard awards window.

Christopher Storer created “The Bear” and remains the primary director of the final season, with Hiro Murai returning as a recurring director. The executive producer credits round out with Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson, and Matty Matheson, and the series is produced by FX Productions.

What June 25 Is Betting On

All eight episodes of the final season will stream on Hulu starting Thursday, June 25, at 9 p.m. ET, with a simultaneous linear airing on FX. Internationally, the season will run on Disney+. The FX/Hulu/Disney+ pipeline is the same arrangement that has carried the show through its prior seasons. The first time the show has run on linear FX lands on the same day it releases its final season.

The trailer closes on the line at the heart of the show’s final run. FX’s synopsis ends with the line that “what makes a restaurant ‘perfect’ might not be the food, but the people,” and the trailer leaves that answer on the floor of a flooded Chicago kitchen. Carmy watches from the back of the line as the team takes the room, and the trailer’s final shot is a service under way.

The trailer ends with the team serving through the storm, the Michelin star still up for grabs. The eight-episode drop is the show’s last run, and FX’s release ties the final season to the question of what makes a restaurant “perfect.” The show’s last line, in FX’s logline, lands at the end of the trailer with the team in the kitchen and Carmy watching from the back. The Bear Season 5 final season trailer is on YouTube now.

The ‘Gary’ Stopgap

The Bear dropped a separate episode, “Gary,” on Hulu on May 5, ahead of the final season’s trailer. The stand-alone flashback takes Richie and the late Michael “Mikey” Berzatto on a work trip to Gary, Ind. The plot runs before the events of the pilot, and the episode closes a separate thread from Mikey’s storyline. Written by Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal, and directed by Christopher Storer, the show’s last flashback is also a release-day special. Moss-Bachrach broke the news on his Instagram account, writing that the episode was a “little adventure with Richie and Mikey” and a “dream” to make.

TVLine’s recap shows Richie surviving a car crash at the end of “Gary,” and the crash is the bridge into the final season’s opening. FX is submitting “Gary” for the 2026 Emmys in three categories: Best Comedy Guest Actor for Bernthal, Best Comedy Guest Actress for Marin Ireland, and Best Comedy Writing for Moss-Bachrach and Bernthal. The submission slate keeps the show in the 2026 awards conversation while Season 5 is held for the 2027 cycle.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does The Bear Season 5 premiere?

The Bear Season 5 premieres Thursday, June 25, with all eight episodes dropping at once at 9 p.m. ET.

How many episodes are in The Bear Season 5?

Eight episodes, which FX is releasing as a single drop rather than a weekly rollout.

Where can I watch The Bear Season 5?

The season streams on Hulu in the United States, with a simultaneous airing on FX. Internationally, it runs on Disney+.

Is The Bear Season 5 really the last one?

Yes. FX confirmed in May via Good Morning America that the fifth season is the show’s last, after Jamie Lee Curtis indicated as much on Instagram in February.

Has The Bear already released a Gary episode ahead of Season 5?

Yes. A standalone flashback episode titled Gary dropped on Hulu on May 5, written by Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal and directed by Christopher Storer.