Mikey and Richie take center stage in \u201cGary,\u201d an episode that precedes Season One and follows \u201cthe two friends\u2019 complicated relationship\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAhead of The Bear<\/a>\u2019s fifth and final season<\/a>, the FX series that streams on Hulu has dropped a surprise prequel episode revolving around Jon Bernthal<\/a> and Ebon Moss-Bachrach<\/a>\u2019s characters.<\/p>\n \n\tTitled \u201cGary,\u201d the episode accompanies Bernthal\u2019s Mikey and Moss-Bachrach\u2019s Richie as they embark on a trip to Gary, Indiana. The episode precedes the first season of The Bear, which takes place after Mikey\u2019s death by suicide.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to the episode\u2019s synopsis, \u201cGary\u201d follows \u201cthe two friends\u2019 complicated relationship, uncovering new layers of Mikey\u2019s mental state while offering crucial insight into the man Richie is when audiences first meet him in Season One \u2014 adding emotional context that reframes their story from the very beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cCOUSINS!\u00a0 PRIMOS!\u00a0 CUGINI!!! Get ready for GARY!!!! We are so excited to finally share this little adventure with Richie and Mikey,\u201d Moss-Bachrach wrote on social media. \u201cWritten by me and [Bernthal].\u00a0 Directed by the one Christopher Storer.\u00a0 Making this was a dream come true. Thanks to the beautiful people of Gary, Indiana and as always Chicago, Illinois.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAs of now, the episode exists outside of Hulu\u2019s The Bear hub; viewers must search \u201cGary\u201d on the streaming service to watch the surprise episode.<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tOutside of The Bear, Bernthal and Moss-Bachrach have appeared together in Netflix\u2019s The Punisher series as well as their recent turn on Broadway in Dog Day Afternoon.<\/p>\n