{"id":426892,"date":"2026-05-05T18:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/426892\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:33:07","slug":"the-bear-surprise-drops-new-episode-gary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/426892\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bear surprise-drops new episode “Gary”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neither Jon Bernthal or Ebon Moss-Bachrach managed to land Tony nominations for their performances in Dog Day Afternoon<\/a> this morning, but the two actors are moving right along. As Moss-Bachrach announced on Instagram<\/a> this afternoon, a new episode of The Bear is now available on Hulu and Disney+. Dubbed \u201cGary,\u201d the episode takes place before the opening of The Bear and follows Richard \u201cRichie\u201d Jerimovich and Michael \u201cMikey\u201d Berzatto as they take a work trip to the beautiful Gary, Indiana. Per Moss-Bachrach\u2019s post, you can find the episode by searching \u201cGary\u201d on Hulu or Disney+, but the app is most likely going to show it to you immediately upon opening it anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIntimate and revealing, it illuminates the 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 reads a press description of \u201cGary.\u201d Writes Moss-Bachrach, \u201cMaking this was a dream come true. Thanks to the beautiful people of Gary, Indiana and as always Chicago, Illinois.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The fourth and most recent season of The Bear debuted last June. A fifth season of the show has been confirmed<\/a>, though with no specific release date. The series has typically debuted new seasons in June, but perhaps this surprise episode is meant to tide our grumbling stomachs over a little long.\u00a0<\/p>\n