Ayo Edebiri to make directorial debut in The Bear season 3

Ayo Edebiri is all set to direct an episode of The Bear season 3, marking the actor's directorial debut. In an interview with Vogue, the Emmy winner explained that her decision to make the transition to directing stemmed back to her initial meeting with creator Christopher Storer.

“The first time I met Chris, I was 21, and he was like, ‘You’re a director.’ I was like, 'Mind your business, bro,'” she told Vogue. “But then last season, he said, ‘Come to set, just come to set, see what happens.'" Once she began going behind the scenes daily, she started to really appreciate what went into orchestrating a show like The Bear. "And I was like, Oh, okay. Yeah. I think I want to do this."

The Bear helped the actor get her much-needed stardom, earning her an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award.

The first season of the series premiered on Hulu on June 23, 2022, and was later renewed for a ten-episode second season, which was released on June 22, 2023. The Bear will return for its third season in June and all the episodes will be dropping at once, just as they did in Seasons 1 and 2. 

The Bear follows an award-winning New York City chef, Carmen, who returns to his home in Chicago to look after his family's sandwich shop. The second season follows Carmen, who, along with Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), transform their fast food joint into a fine dining restaurant.

The series is created by Chris Storer, who also serves as an executive producer along with Joanna Calo, Hiro Murai of Super Frog, Josh Senior and Matheson. Besides Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, the series also stars Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, and Matty Matheson, among others.

At the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series was feted with the honour of Outstanding Comedy Series. The series also won six awards, topping the comedy category.