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‘The Bear’ Is Back: Here’s How to Watch Season Three Online

The hit series about a chef who returns to Chicago to transform his family's restaurant is back for its next course — here's how to stream it online for free

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Sage Anderson, John Lonsdale

June 26, 2024

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“THE BEAR” — “Next” — Season 3, Episode 2 (Airs Thursday, June 27th) — Pictured: Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto. CR: FX. FX

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Quick Answer: Watch The Bear Season Three online with a Hulu free trial.

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Whether you have experience on the line in a kitchen, have a thing for cooks in classic white tees, or just love seeing a good plate of food get put together on screen, there’s something for everyone in FX‘s hit original series The Bear, with all of Season Three streaming today on Hulu.

After much buzz from those in and outside the culinary world, The Bear returned for a second course in 2023, as stars Jeremy Allen White (Carmy), Ayo Edebiri (Sydney), and the cast took us along for the wild ride of turning The Original Beef of Chicagoland into their dream restaurant: The Bear. Now with all of Season Three premiering tonight on Hulu, The Bear‘s new episodes pick up where we left off with Carmy and the team after they opened the new restaurant (and all the pressures that come with it).

“Those are non-negotiables,” Carmy says to his sister Natalie (Abby Elliott) in The Bear Season Three trailer, “That’s how restaurants at the highest level operate.” On the list: “Push boundaries,” “constantly evolve through creativity,” and “vibrant collaboration — that’s demented,” as Cousin Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) puts it.

Whether you want to start from the first season or watch Season Three, there are a couple of ways to binge the whole dramatic series from creator Christopher Storer on Hulu. Here’s everything you will need to know about how to watch The Bear Season Three online.

How to Watch The Bear Season Three Online

For the time being, you’ll only be able to watch The Bear Season Three online through Hulu. To stream The Bear, here are the current Hulu subscription options and prices.

1. Stream The Bear Season Three on Hulu

The cheapest way to watch The Bear online is Hulu’s entry-level plan, which costs $7.99 per month. This plan does include ad breaks, but you get access to the whole first season, as well as a host of other movies, shows and Hulu exclusive series like The Handmaid’s Tale. It also includes a 30-day free trial.

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2. Stream The Bear on Hulu (No Ads)

Perhaps the best Hulu plan — and the best way to binge The Bear online — is the platform’s ad-free subscription. You get full access to all the on-demand content, without any ad breaks, and it costs just $17.99 per month. It comes with a 30-day free trial.

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3. Stream The Bear With Hulu + Live TV

If you want live TV, opt for Hulu + Live TV. For $76.99 a month, you get live streaming of 95+ popular TV channels, plus access to ESPN+ and Disney+ for free. That’s in addition to all the on-demand content of the basic plan. Use Hulu + Live TV to watch the The Bear series online, then switch over to watch live TV, all from one service.

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How to Watch The Bear for Free Online

While Hulu technically requires a subscription, it is possible to watch The Bear for free online. Hulu’s basic plan and its upgraded No Ads plan offer generous 30-day free trials, meaning you’ll have plenty of time to watch the whole series. Hulu + Live TV now also includes a three-day free trial for new subscribers.

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The Bear Season Three: Cast, Number of Episodes

Leading The Bear once again is Jeremy Allen White, with Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Cousin Richie), Lionel Boyce (Marcus), Liza Colón-Zayas (Tina), Abby Elliott (Carmy’s sister Natalie), and Ayo Edebiri (Sydney) also starring in Season Three.

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“I love acting with him,” Edebiri previously told Rolling Stone‘s CT Jones in an interview about working with White. “[Jeremy] was such a generous scene partner and person, and such a hard worker with very consistent energy. He’s so phenomenal.”

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White reprises his role as “Carmy” Berzatto, who in Season One returned home to Chicago to manage The Original Beef of Chicagoland, a rundown River North restaurant owned by his late brother Mikey, played by Jon Bernthal, who died by suicide.

The Bear Season Three features 10 episodes, and once again follows the lives of the cooks and Carmy as the entire crew turns The Beef into the fine-dining experience of their dreams, now dubbed The Bear.

The Bear Season 3 Release Date

The Bear Season Three premieres today, June 26 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Hulu. The third chapter includes 10 total episodes.

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More Food-Related Shows and Movies Like The Bear

If you’ve got a craving for more foodie shows and films like The Bear, you can keep salivating over delicious plates and high-tension drama with these top picks — here’s what to watch if you love The Bear. 

1. Chef (Prime Video)

Merrick Morton

After an argument with the owner of his restaurant, Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) decides to leave fine dining behind and ends up in the possession of an old food trick which he uses to create a Cuban-inspired concept. With his young son and his best friend, he travels around the country looking to reignite his old passion for cooking. Plus, the grilled cheese scene is absolutely stunning. Where to Watch: Prime Video

2. Gentefied (Netflix)

Joaquin Cosio, J.J. Soria, and Carlos Santos in ‘Gentefied’. Kevin Estrada/Netflix

Gentefied (which had a killer two-season run before unceremoniously being cancelled by Netflix earlier this year) follows three Mexican–American cousins as they struggle to run their family’s taco shop in Los Angeles, all while dealing with the challenges of encroaching gentrification on their neighborhood. If you like similar themes of food and family, Gentefied is the season for you. Where to Watch: Netflix 

3. No Reservations (Prime Video)

David Lee

No Reservations follows Catherine Zeta-Jones as a perfectionist, career-oriented chef who becomes the legal guardian of her young niece (Abigail Breslin) after her sister passes away. While it becomes more of a workplace romantic comedy when a new sous-chef threatens to take over her kitchen by shaking things up (sounds familiar?), it follows a lot of the same beats of how much we give ourselves to our work over our loved ones. Where to Watch: Prime Video

4. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Max)

Anthony Bourdain with W. Kamau Bell in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 25, 2018. David Scott Holloway

There’s no one who did it like Bourdain. Before his tragic death rocked the culinary world in 2018, this Emmy Award-winning show followed Bourdain around the globe as he journeyed to explore part of the world rarely captured on U.S. TV. As an extension of his acclaimed Travel Channel series No Reservations, along the way he showcased cuisines, cultures, and the people who made them with a passion and respect rarely matched. With amazingly curated stops, you’ll find yourself transported everywhere from Libya and Myanmar, to LA’s Koreatown.

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Where to Watch: Max

5. Ratatouille (Disney+)

RATATOUILLE, Remy (voice: Patton Oswalt), Emile (voice: Peter Sohn), 2007. ©Walt Disney Co./courtesy Everett Collection © Walt Disney Company/Everett Collection

Want a more wholesome take on kitchen chaos? Look no further than Pixar’s daring (and delicious) tale about a rat named Remy (Patton Oswalt) who has big culinary dreams, and teams up with a socially-awkward dishwasher in his favorite chef’s restaurant, Gusteau’s to achieve them. You won’t get the profanity and near-altercations you would from The Bear, but you will feel the fast-paced stress of a dinner service in a fine French restaurant, and similar themes on found family. Where to Watch: Disney+

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