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The Bear Season 3 Is Arriving Early: Here's When and Where to Stream

The wait is almost over.

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The new season of FX's cult restaurant drama The Bear is just a couple of days away, adding to an already busy month for streaming. The series follows Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), a young chef who moves back to Chicago after a stint in the fine dining world to run his family's sandwich shop. As he works to keep the restaurant afloat, he's also forced to work through many weighty emotions and memories, all while whipping together a kitchen staff that can make his grand vision for the business a reality. 

The first two seasons endeared viewers to characters like Carmy, his "cousin" Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and sous-chef Sydney (Ayo Edebiri). The third season is sure to build upon those dynamics and show us where Carmy's grand concept leads him and the crew. 

Here's everything to know about season 3 of The Bear

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Release date and where to stream The Bear 

You can catch all 10 episodes of The Bear season 3 on Hulu starting Wednesday, June 26, at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET). That's three hours earlier than the originally scheduled release, so you'll get a head start on your binge-watch. 

You can also watch (or rewatch) seasons 1 and 2 on Hulu, to prepare for the release of new episodes.

If you're a Disney bundle subscriber, you can also watch Hulu content like The Bear within the Disney Plus app.

FX shared the announcement about season 3 of The Bear in the form of a short teaser, which White shared on Instagram. In the clip, Carmy enters the kitchen early in the morning to prepare for the day, before the camera pans out to the rest of the city.

It later dropped the official trailer for season 3, which shows Carmy and his staff pushing to realize his grand vision for the new restaurant, dish by dish, all while grappling with personal relationships and road bumps (i.e. Carmy messing things up with Claire). 

There are several options to choose from: Hulu without ads for $18 a month, Hulu with ads for $8 a month and Hulu with Live TV for $77 a month, which includes access to more than 90 channels as well as Disney Plus and ESPN Plus (with ads). 

You can also opt for the Disney Bundle. There are a few different options: Hulu and Disney Plus with ads for $10 a month; Hulu and Disney Plus without ads for $20 a month; Hulu, Disney Plus and ESPN Plus with ads for $15 a month; or Hulu and Disney Plus without ads and ESPN Plus with ads for $25 a month.

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Disney Plus now houses Hulu titles, including The Bear. If you have the Disney bundle or standalone subscriptions to both Disney Plus and Hulu, you'll be able to stream the series on Disney Plus. Pricing starts at $10 per month for the Disney bundle.