The Bear Trivia | 21 facts about the new TV series

“The Bear” is a dramedy series that received critical acclaim and is renewed for a second season.

1. The Bear is an American comedy-drama television series
2. It is created by Christopher Storer
3. It premiered on FX on Hulu on June 23, 2022
4. In the series stars Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, and Abby Elliott
5. The series received critical acclaim
6. On July 14, 2022, it was renewed for a second season
7. A young chef from the world of fine dining comes home to Chicago to run his family’s Italian beef sandwich shop after the suicide of his older brother, who left behind debts, a rundown kitchen, and an unruly staff
8. The Bear was released on Disney+ internationally, in Canada on August 3, 2022
9. And in Australia and New Zealand on August 31, 2022
10. The Bear was released on Disney+ in the U.K. and Ireland on October 5th, 2022
11. The Bear has been lauded by critics for its soundtrack of 1980s and 1990s alternative and mainstream rock classics
12. They were hand-picked by the show’s creator Christopher Storer and executive producer Josh Senior
13. Some of the songs featured on the show include Chicago-based Wilco with “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” and “Via Chicago”, Radiohead’s “Let Down”, Van Morrison’s “Saint Dominic’s Preview”, Pearl Jam’s “Animal”, Sufjan Stevens’ “Chicago”, John Mayer’s “Last Train Home”, Refused’s “New Noise”, and R.E.M.’s “Oh My Heart”
14. According to the streaming aggregator Reelgood, The Bear was the most watched program across all platforms, during the week of July 22, 2022
15. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating
16. With an average rating of 8.6/10
17. Based on 48 critic reviews
18. The website’s critics consensus reads, “Like an expertly confected sandwich, The Bear assembles a perfect melange of ingredients and stacks them for optimal satisfaction—and thankfully keeps the crust-iness for extra flavor”
19. Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 86 out of 100
20. Based on 20 critic reviews
21. Indicating “universal acclaim”