• Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 23, 2022
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 80 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 80
  2. Negative: 14 out of 80

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User Reviews

  1. Aug 21, 2022
    4
    This show is what happens when writers with an IQ below room temperature try to make a cast of 'deep' characters.

    "Meh" is the best I can do. It'd be a 5 instead of a 4 but the camera work is garbage.
  2. Sep 9, 2022
    6
    Excellent show, although there is a lot of profanity. Characters are kind of gritty but the idea of the show and its execution is worth binge-watching.
  3. Jul 17, 2022
    6
    the editing is uneven the characters are a bit one dimensional. the writing is a bit sketchy. the cinematography is mediocre, the editing is not on point.
    the basic premise is interesting and the characters are mostly likeable. i wanted to like this show but it's disappointing.
Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Oct 5, 2022
    100
    The Bear is half-hour gobbets of kinetic, pressurised, propulsive brilliance with occasional moments of stillness that make you see how much has been done in order to serve up something so delicious. This is a show that has been meticulously prepped, simmered, reduced, balanced and eventually plated up to perfection by the creator Christopher Storer and co-showrunner Joanna Calo. Dig in.
  2. Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Oct 5, 2022
    100
    The Bear gets the balance between atmosphere and story, sour and sweet, just right. At a time when big budget TV, with things such as House of the Dragon or The Rings of Power, has decided that more is more, The Bear is a real palate cleanser. It’s a masterpiece in reduction - and the sauce has bite.
  3. Reviewed by: Rachael Sigee
    Oct 3, 2022
    100
    Infused with pain and empathy by White’s taut but tender performance. It is equally easy to root for his staff. ... Watching how the sausage gets made may not be pretty but in The Bear, it is impossible to look away.