The Bear: season 3 shoots in early 2024, Jeremy Allen White has a guest star wish list

Jeremy Allen White has been receiving accolades for his work on the FX show The Bear, and this winter, he’ll be stretching his acting muscles (and actual muscles) as one of the Von Erich brothers in The Iron Claw. It was reported that the network had renewed the show for another season. Early next year, White will be firing up the grills yet again, as Deadline reports that’s when FX has booked reservations for The Bear‘s season 3 to begin production. The show aims to start shooting around February or March of 2024.

White is set to return as Carmy. However, when last we left the chef, he had found himself locked in a walk-in fridge in the middle of a ‘Friends and Family’ night that was taking place at the restaurant. Allen tells Deadline he “hopes” to escape the predicament in season 3 with a bevy of new guest stars. Season 2 featured a great number of actors making guest appearances on the show, which included an amazing amount notable names like Jon Bernthal (as Mikey, Carmy’s dead brother), Bob Odenkirk as Uncle Lee, Sarah Paulson as Cousin Michelle, John Mulaney as Cousin Michelle’s partner Stevie, Gillian Jacobs as Richie’s then-wife Tiffany, and Jamie Lee Curtis as Donna Berzatto, Mikey and Carmy’s alcoholic mother, as well as Carmy’s sister Natalie Berzatto (Abby Elliott), Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt), and Neil (Matty Matheson).

The star has not yet seen any scripts, but Jeremy Allen White’s hopes for season 3 include an episode like season 2’s “Fishes,” where “we can get as many (guest stars) to come back for one day.” For example, White would love to see Olivia Coleman’s Chef Terry return for an episode. He also throws out some names that are on his wishlist to get added to season 3’s roster of guests. His dream is to somehow get Oscar winner Sam Rockwell and Emmy winner John Turturro involved.

The Bear also co-stars Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce and Liza Colón-Zayas. Matty Matheson was upped for season 2, while Edwin Lee Gibson, Corey Hendrix, Platt, Bernthal, José Cervantes, Richard Esteras, Carmen Christopher, Chris Witaske, Joel McHale, Curtis, Gillian Jacobs, Robert Townsend, Molly Gordon, Alex Moffat, Ricky Staffieri, Mitra Jouhari and Maura Kidwell recur.