The Bear is officially returning for its fifth and final season - but where does the show go after that depressing ending amid Carmy's controversial romance with Claire? The hit Hulu series, which premiered in 2022, explores the food industry through the lens of a talented chef named Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), who returned 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 reinvented the restaurant into The Bear, which has found success and failure.