Watch The Bear S5 on Hulu / FX via YouTube TV (free trial) (US)Unlock your stream with NordVPN (save 75%)Premiere: Thursday, June 25 (US, Canada)

The fifth and final season of The Bear picks up the morning after Carmy’s bombshell decision to walk away from the restaurant, a drastic step he had to take in order to make peace not only with Richie and Syd, but to address his own personal demons.

For Richie and Syd, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime, but with Cicero relentlessly pressing home his pledge to shutter this sinkhole of a business once and for all, it’s also a poisoned chalice. Those Jono Pandolfi plates don’t seem quite so vital now.

Although the spectre of Mikey has been constant throughout the show’s previous four seasons, Carmy’s impending journey of personal discovery coupled with the events of Gary potentially hint at a breakthrough. The special flashback episode showed that there wasn’t much more that Richie could have done to help his best friend, and in fact Mikey may have scuppered his shot at happiness with Tiff.

Just as the business couldn’t possibly have survived with Carmy and Richie acting as diametrically opposed dictators, Ebraheim showed that The Bear, both symbolically and literally, can’t exist without The Beef. Will they finally earn that Michelin star? Will it make a blind bit of difference?

Read on as we explain how to watch The Bear season 5 from anywhere.

Can you watch The Bear season 5 for free?

Yes. Hulu offers new and some returning customers a 30-day FREE trial, which would let you watch all eight episodes of The Bear season 5.

YouTube TV , which carries FX, offers new subscribers a 21-day FREE trial., which would let you tune into at least the first few episodes of The Bear S5 for free.

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Use a VPN to watch The Bear season 5 from anywhere

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How to watch The Bear season 5 in the US

The Bear season 5 is available to watch as a boxset on Hulu, or weekly on FX.

It premieres on FX with a double-header of episodes from 9pm ET / 6pm PT on Thursday, June 25. Further episodes will go out one at a time in the same slot weekly.

If you don’t have access to FX, you can watch The Bear S5 on Hulu instead. All eight episodes will hit the streaming service at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on Thursday, June 25.

Plans start from $11.99 per month after a FREE 30-day trial, or you can get loads more content for just one dollar more with the Disney Plus Bundle.

FX is also available with different OTT cord cutting services, such as YouTube TV, which comes with a 21-day FREE trial.

Have one of these subscriptions but away when The Bear is on? You can still access your usual streaming services from anywhere by using a VPN.

How to watch The Bear season 5 in Canada, UK, Australia and worldwide

Viewers outside the US can watch The Bear S5 on Disney Plus, the show’s international home.

All eight episodes land at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on Thursday, June 25 in Canada, and on Friday, June 26 in the UK and Australia.

You can take a look at Disney Plus prices and plans where you are, starting for as little as CA$8.99 / £5.99 / AU$9.99 per month in Canada, the UK and Australia respectively.

Away from home? You can still connect to your usual streaming services by downloading a VPN and pointing your location back to your home country.

The Bear season 5 – Need to Know

The Bear S5 trailer

When is The Bear S5 release date?

The Bear season 5 premieres in the US and Canada on Thursday, June 25.

In the UK and Australia, episodes will arrive a day later, starting from Friday, June 26.

The Bear S5 episode guide

The Bear season 5 comprises eight episodes, all of which will be available to stream on Thursday, June 25 in the US and Canada, and on Friday, June 26 in the UK and Australia.

In the US, episodes will air on FX on the following schedule:

Episode 1: “Soda” – Thursday, June 25Episode 2: “Lamb” – Thursday, June 25Episode 3: “Mint” – Thursday, July 2Episode 4: “Ribs” – Thursday, July 9Episode 5: “Raspberries” – Thursday, July 16Episode 6: “Focaccia” – Thursday, July 23Episode 7: “Caramel” – Thursday, July 30Episode 8: “The Original Beef of Chicagoland” – Thursday, August 6

The Bear S5 cast

Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” BerzattoEbon Moss-Bachrach as Richard “Richie” JerimovichAyo Edebiri as Sydney “Syd” AdamuLionel Boyce as Marcus BrooksLiza Colón-Zayas as Tina MarreroAbby Elliott as Natalie “Sugar” BerzattoMatty Matheson as Neil FakEdwin Lee Gibson as EbraheimCorey Hendrix as Gary “Sweeps” WoodsOliver Platt as Jimmy “Cicero” KalinowskiRicky Staffieri as Theodore FakJose M. Cervantes as AngelChristopher Zucchero as “Chi-Chi”Chris Witaske as PeteRichard Esteras as MannyPaulie James as ChuckieRene Gube as ReneAndrew Lopez as GarrettBrian Koppelman as Nicholas “Computer” MarshallGillian Jacobs as Tiffany JerimovichJamie Lee Curtis as Donna BerzattoSarah Ramos as Chef JessicaWill Poulter as LucaJon Bernthal as Michael Berzatto

When is The Bear S5 season finale?

The eight and final episode of The Bear season 5, titled “The Original Beef of Chicagoland”, premieres at 9pm ET on Thursday, June 25 on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in Canada.

It will premiere in the UK and Australia on Friday, June 26 on Disney Plus.

It will air on FX in the US at 9pm ET on Thursday, August 6.

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