The Bear is returning for a fifth and final season — but is every cast member coming back?
The Bear, which premiered in 2022, explores the food industry through the lens of a talented chef named Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), who returns to Chicago shortly after his older brother Mikey’s (Jon Bernthal) death to take over their family sandwich shop, The Beef. After closing the local spot, Carmy and the employees reinvent the restaurant into The Bear, which has found success and failure.
While the team builds up The Bear until it starts thriving, season 4 took a surprise turn in the July 2025 finale when Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and Natalie (Abby Elliott) found out that Carmy was preparing to retire and leave the restaurant to them.
“With Natalie, she really got into the restaurant because [it’s] what she now loves doing. She’s really good at her job there. But I think she got into it because she loves Carmy so much and just wanted to take care of him,” Elliott explained exclusively to Us Weekly in September 2025 about her character’s next move. “At the end of the day, she always wants what’s best for him.”
Elliott hinted how season 5 would pick up after Carmy’s shocking decision, telling Us, “If Carmy is going to go through with what he says he is, I think she will 100 percent support him. But I think she also genuinely loves the restaurant and wants it to succeed and wants everything to work because she loves the family that she has there.”
It was later confirmed that season 5 would be the show’s final installment. Set in the span of one day, The Bear will conclude on one more dinner service coming off of Carmy’s shocking decision.
Keep scrolling to see who is and isn’t returning for season 5:
Jeremy Allen White
White reprised his role of Carmy as The Bear comes to an end.
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
The spinoff film centered on Richie — which was released before season 5 — hinted at a shocking story for the character.
Ayo Edebiri
With Sydney taking over at The Bear, Edebiri is front and center as always.
Lionel Boyce
Marcus fans can rejoice because Boyce is confirmed for season 5.
Liza Colón-Zayas
Tina’s story will wrap up as Colón-Zayas returns for the final season.
Abby Elliott
Elliott’s Natalie will play a large role in season 5 — as usual.
Matty Matheson
What would The Bear be without Fak? Luckily, viewers would never find out because Matheson is back in season 5.
Edwin Lee Gibson
Gibson, who plays Ebraheim, is a main cast member in season 5 after being recurring in the initial installments.
Molly Gordon
Claire will likely make an appearance but nothing has been confirmed.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Curtis confirmed she filmed scenes for the show’s final season.
Will Poulter
After winning over the internet in the role of Chef Luca, Poulter is back.
