The Bear Season 5: When the final season arrives on Disney+

The Bear now has a finale date. FX’s hit from creator Christopher Storer will launch its fifth and final season on Thursday June 26, 2026 on Disney+, with all eight episodes available at once. The announcement comes with the reveal of the official poster and the surprise release of Gary, a flashback episode already accessible on the platform.

The Bear
Series | 2026
Season 5 premieres on Disney+ on June 26, 2026
Dramedy | 8 episodes
Created by Christopher Storer
Starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas
Original title: The Bear
Origin: United States

Season 5 picks up after Sydney, Richie, and Natalie "Sugar" discover that Carmy has left the restaurant business, leaving the spot in their hands. With no money, the looming threat of a sale, and a brewing storm, the new partners must rally the crew for one last service, hoping to land a Michelin star.

This final season extends the stakes around Carmy, Sydney, and Richie, but it also shifts the center of gravity toward those who must keep the restaurant afloat without its founding chef. The series continues its exploration of teamwork, burnout, succession, and the place afforded to the people behind the culinary standards.

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Available now on Disney+, “Gary” is a special flashback episode co-written by Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal. It follows Richie and Mikey on a business trip to Gary, Indiana, and can be found simply by searching its title on the platform. The episode places the two characters’ relationship in the show’s past, before the events that shape Carmy’s arc.

The Bear remains anchored by Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, joined by Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Matty Matheson, Oliver Platt and Molly Gordon. The series, widely lauded at the Emmys, thus closes with a season billed as definitively final.

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