The Bear season 2: UK release date on Disney+, trailer and cast of comedy drama series

Season one of The Bear proved to be very successful - it landed on the Nielsen’s top 10 streamed shows within days of its release, with 349 million minutes watched. The series followed a young chef, Carmy, from a fine dining restaurant who returns to his hometown of Chicago following the suicide of his brother, Michael. 

Carmy takes over his brother’s failing sandwich shop, The Beef, and contends with Michael’s debts, a messy and uncared for kitchen, and loudmouth staff. The second season will focus on Carmy’s plans to open his new restaurant, The Bear, with the same team of kitchen staff that he managed to whip into shape in the first season.

The show is intense and chaotic, mirroring the world of kitchens across the world - and the season two trailer suggests that there will be more of the same. The expanded second season, which features two more episodes, will see Carmy continue to resolve his grief over his brother’s death as he once again throws himself into his job. 

Season two will also introduce some well-known guest stars including Marvel actor Will Poulter and Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk.

Who is in the cast of The Bear season 2?

Jeremy Allen White returns as Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto, the stress-fuelled award-winning New York City chef now working in Chicago at his late brother’s failing sandwich shop, The Beef. Other cast members in season two of The Bear include:

• Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard "Richie" Jerimovich
• Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu
• Lionel Boyce as Marcus
• Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina
• Abby Elliott as Natalie "Sugar" Berzatto
• Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim
• Matty Matheson as Neil Fak
• José Cervantes as Angel
• Oliver Platt as Jimmy Cicero
• Corey Hendrix as Gary "Sweeps" Woods
• Richard Esteras as Manny
• Chris Witaske as Pete
• Molly Gordon as Claire
• Jon Bernthal as Michael "Mikey" Berzatto
• Amy Morton as Nancy Chore
• Joel McHale
• Molly Ringwald
• Will Poulter
• Robert Townsend
• Bob Odenkirk

When is the release date of The Bear season 2?

The second season of The Bear lands in the US on Hulu at midnight on 22 June, but UK viewers will have a little longer to wait.

The series will air on Disney+ in the UK on Wednesday 19 July - there are 10 episodes in the series and they will all be released in one go, both in the US and the UK. You can watch the first season of The Bear on Disney+ now.

Is there a trailer for The Bear season 2?

Yes there is, and you can watch it right here: