The Bear season 4 new trailer teases guest star return and dreaded 'countdown'

WARNING: This article contains spoilers from The Bear.

Disney+ and Hulu have just dropped the much-anticipated official trailer for the fourth season of The Bear, offering a glimpse into the high-stakes culinary drama set to unfold.

Fans last saw the intense restaurant-based series conclude its third chapter with Carmy Berzatto's (Jeremy Allen White) ambiguous reaction to a critical Chicago Tribune article.

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The Bear makes a triumphant return with season four marked for release on Wednesday, June 25, exclusively on Hulu in the States, followed by Disney+ airing it in the UK a day later.

Now, the official trailer has come out, teasing more tribulations awaiting the team, as they face growing pressures at the restaurant.

The sneak peek opens with leading man Carmy turning on the kitchen lights while his voiceover states: "People go to restaurants to be taken care of.

"To relax, to not have to think about anything else for a minute."

Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski (Oliver Platt) then points to a countdown clock, telling the team: "That clock is telling you how much money we have left.

"When that shows zero, this restaurant needs to cease operations."

We then witness Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edibiri), confronting Carmy: "I get it, you know, chaos and turmoil.

"But it's a problem when you're letting it fuel you and fuel the food."

There’s also the ongoing mixed reviews to contend with as critics write that “consistency” seems to be an issue.

Carmy remarks: “Look, we can do this. We could take care of people. We can make it calm.

“We can make it delicious. We can make people happy.”

Sugar tells her brother: “I don’t want you to hide from things just because you can.”

It is at this point that none other than Halloween and Freaky Friday star Jamie Lee Curtis returns to reprise her role as Carmy’s mum Donna as she says: “Hi Bear”.

Later in the trailer, Donna is seen having a heart-to-heart with Sydney.

She tells Carmy's right-hand woman: “Sometimes your ‘work’ family is closer to you than your ‘family’ family.”

Carmy then echoes this sentiment: “There’s one really true thing about restaurants. You are never alone.”

So far, it hasn’t been revealed what other guest stars are going to be showing up in season four but previous celebrities include Will Poulter, Olivia Colman and Bob Odenkirk.

When The Bear does return, all 10 episodes are going to be dropped in one go for subscribers to binge-watch whenever they want.

The Bear season four premieres on Wednesday, June 25, on Hulu in the US and Thursday, June 26, on Disney+ in the UK.