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Judd Apatow has been tapped to host the DGA Awards once again, the guild announced Wednesday.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “The Bear” is an Emmy beast. The FX series just broke its own record for the most Primetime Emmys won by a comedy series in a single year, scoring 11 trophies during the 76th Emmys.

Jeremy Allen White won the lead comedy actor Emmy on Sunday, recognizing his portrayal of Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto in Season 2 of FX’s “The Bear.” This is his second season in a row taking home the award. “My heart is just beating right out of its chest,” White said upon taking the stage, accepting the trophy from “TV dad” presenters Damon Wayans, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and George Lopez. “Thank you, thank you to the Academy, my fellow nominees.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Just call them double trouble: Showrunners Issa López, Christopher Storer, Lucia Aniello, Noah Hawley and Steve Zaillian landed nominations in writing and directing categories for the 76th annual Emmy Awards, unveiled Wednesday with FX’s “Shōgun” and “The Bear” dominating the overall race. Notable directing nominees this year include helmers Gus Van Sant (FX’s “Feud: Capote Vs.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor It’s serious — “The Bear” just broke the Emmy record for a comedy series. The second season of the hit FX series, which aired in June 2023, led the tally for comedy series with 23 nominations, including outstanding comedy series.

The Bear Season 3 is off to a roaring start. The premiere episode drew 5.4 million views globally on Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and Disney+ in certain territories internationally, in its first four days of streaming, according to Disney. A view is defined as total stream time divided by runtime.

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Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER WARNING: This interview contains spoilers for “The Bear,” including a surprise cameo. Matty Matheson has spent his career running restaurants. Now, he’s focused on a fictional one. With FX’s “The Bear,” the Toronto-based celebrity chef and restaurateur added actor to his resume, playing the loud, lovable and sometimes immature handyman Neil Fak in addition to his role as a culinary consultant and producer on the show.

Alison Herman TV Critic SPOILER ALERT: The following piece evaluates Season 3 of “The Bear.” While major plot developments — including guest stars — have been withheld to preserve the viewing experience, the network has requested spoiler warnings on all reviews. The second, much-improved season of “The Bear” was defined by a sense of momentum. Its 10 episodes were transitional in a literal sense, taking the FX half-hour from the closure of a family-owned Italian beef shop in Chicago’s River North to the opening of a fine dining concept in the same space.

The Bear star Ebon Moss-Bachrach has reflected on the success of the hit kitchen drama, but admitted there’s one slight drawback to the show’s popularity.In a new interview with The Guardian, the actor, who plays “Cousin” Richie on the show, spoke about the FX series’ international appeal.“I was on top of a little mountain outside Kyoto and a Korean couple came up to me and were saying how much they love the show.”He added, however, that constantly having fans come up to him and yell “Cousin!” has become somewhat tiresome.“I get a lot of comments. People yell ‘Cousin!’ at me all day,” he said.

The Bear,” competing for the comedy trophy, overflowed with compelling storytelling, but only one episode, titled “Fishes,” was submitted. On the drama side, FX’s “Shōgun” was strong over the course of 10 episodes. However, the premiere, “Anjin,” is impossible to ignore.

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender.

The Bear is out, with Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri’s characters clashing in the heat of the kitchen – watch below.The show, which stars White as an award-winning chef who returns to manage his late brother’s chaotic sandwich shop in Chicago, has been a huge commercial and critical success in its first two seasons, winning 10 Emmys and four Golden Globes.All 10 of the new episodes are set to premiere on FX and Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK on June 27, after FX officially renewed the show for a third season in November last year, just months after the second season dropped.As the trailer shows, the season will pick up at a point where White’s Carmy has opened the reimagined restaurant, now named ‘The Bear’, with several questions about his love life and family problems remaining unanswered from the climax of season two.Edebiri’s Sidney has risen through the ranks in Carmy’s kitchen, and in the trailer, she exclaims, “This is a dysfunctional kitchen,” to which Carmy and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), the restaurant’s manager, reply in unison: “Show me a functional one!”Speaking about the new season, Nick Grad, president at FX Entertainment, has said: “The Bear, which wowed audiences in its first season only to achieve even greater heights in season two, has become a cultural phenomenon. We’re so proud to partner with Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, and the rest of the creative team, as well as the brilliant cast led by Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.Who wants another round? FX’s The Bear is returning for a third season.

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events.

EXCLUSIVE: Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) has signed on to star alongside Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield in Amazon MGM Studios‘ upcoming film After the Hunt from director Luca Guadagnino and Imagine, Deadline has learned.Details as to her role are under wraps.

Emmy-winning series The Bear Season 3 will premiere on June 27, FX revealed Thursday in a teaser for the upcoming season for the FX on Hulu series. Star Jeremy Allen White posted the teaser on Instagram. In it, we see White’s Carmy back in the kitchen, alone and intense. You can watch it below.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor With the appetite of a hungry grizzly, “The Bear” could gobble up a few Emmy records for its sophomore season. Fresh off a smashing first season that set a new benchmark for comedy series wins with 10 trophies, FX’s awards-gobbling show shows no signs of letting up.

There’s still a few months until Season 3 of The Bear debuts, but Disney is holding audiences over with a clip from the upcoming installment.

Ethan Shanfeld While “The Bear” is currently in production on Season 3, sources confirm to Variety that FX is already cooking up Season 4, which will film back to back with the third season. FX renewed the Chicago-set restaurant dramedy for Season 3 in November and has not announced a Season 4 renewal. A spokesperson for the network declined to comment.

EXCLUSIVE: The Bear creator Christopher Storer is shooting Season 3 of the 10-time Emmy-winning show in Chicago, but he’s lined up a big feature project at Warner Bros: the big-screen take of Amor Towles’ The Lincoln Highway.

EXCLUSIVE: Actress, writer and director Molly Gordon has signed with WME for representation.