‘The Bear’ Season 5 Rotten Tomatoes Score Hits 100% and Breaks Records

‘The Bear’ is concluding its journey on a remarkable note, at least as per critics. The highly anticipated fifth and final season of the acclaimed FX series has achieved a flawless 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes following the initial wave of reviews, marking it as one of the most lauded final seasons in recent television history.

As reported by Rotten Tomatoes, Season 5 currently boasts a 100% Tomatometer score from 24 critic reviews. Many reviewers have commended the concluding episodes for providing a fulfilling resolution to the emotional arc of Carmy Berzatto and his team, while maintaining the same intensity that endeared the series to its audience.

This fifth season sees Jeremy Allen White reprising his role as Carmy Berzatto, the gifted chef who returned to Chicago to manage his late brother’s struggling sandwich shop. The new episodes pick up after Carmy steps away from the restaurant, compelling Sydney, Richie, Natalie, and the rest of the team to confront significant challenges while striving to keep their dreams alive.

Critics assert that the final season resonates because it remains centered on the characters and their relationships. Nicholas Quah from New York Magazine/Vulture praised the show’s emotional resolution, stating that “the satisfaction of its payoff hints at an interesting truth about the series: ‘The Bear’ is only truly great when its characters are working — or, more precisely, when they are operating within the structure of work.”

Other critics also emphasized how the series navigates its concluding moments. Alison Herman from Variety remarked that while the show “can’t fully shake off two full seasons of subpar storytelling,” she believes the final season demonstrates improvement and offers a strong conclusion.

Sherin Nicole from RIOTUS lauded the series’ emotional depth, noting “This is ‘The Bear’, it was never going to go down easy, but this show makes bittersweet taste so good.” She added that the final season feels like a celebration of the characters fans have followed from the start.

The Daily Telegraph’s Benji Wilson awarded the season a perfect 5/5 rating, stating “I’d say they’ve done it. Here are the characters you’ve come to love in the situation in which you’ve come to love them.” This review suggests that the series succeeds by remaining true to its central characters.

USA Today critic Kelly Lawler also commended the show’s profound themes, explaining that “’The Bear’ is ultimately a series about hope: hope in the face of insurmountable odds, of depression and anger and trauma and grief.”

The final season will consist of eight episodes, all premiering on June 25, 2026, on FX on Hulu. Christopher Storer returns as showrunner, with the main cast including Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richie, Ayo Edebiri as Sydney, Lionel Boyce as Marcus, Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina, Abby Elliott as Natalie, Matty Matheson as Neil Fak, and Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim.

While some critics acknowledge that the series has experienced uneven moments in recent seasons, the early responses indicate that ‘The Bear’ is concluding its run with the same emotional vigor that made it a beloved television staple. With a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score thus far, the final chapter seems poised to provide fans with the heartfelt farewell they have been anticipating.

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