The Bear season 3 surprised fans with a Josh Hartnett cameo on Wednesday night as all 10 episodes of the highly anticipated series arrived on Hulu. Plot details and spoilers for season 3 of The Bear below! Those who have patiently (and impatiently) waited since season 2 of the FX dramedy released in June 2023 turned on their TVs in a hurry to binge the latest episodes, only to once again find a flurry of returning guests and new cameos -- including Hartnett, 45. The third season of the hit series follows the chefs of the Chicago-based eatery "as they do what it takes to elevate The Bear, their beef stand turned fine dining establishment, to the highest level, all while doing their best just to stay in business.
It’s a losing battle every single day in the restaurant business. Carmy pushes himself harder than ever, and demands excellence from his crew, who do their best to match his intensity." The show stars Jeremy Allen White , Ayo Edebiri , Ebon Moss-Bachrach , Matty Matheson , Abby Elliott , L-Boy and Liza Colón-Zayas.
If you happened to fall asleep after the first episode -- or even the second and third -- heads up, you did not doze off and miss Hartnett's brief but exciting appearance as a major character. The actor -- who most recently appeared in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer -- finally arrives on screen in episode 4 and portrays the fiancé of Tiffany Jerimovich ( Gillian Jacobs ), the ex-wife of Richie ( Ebon Moss-Bachrach ). Hartnett plays Frank (or "Waldo" i.