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“The Bear” is back — sort of.

While the wait for the fifth (and possibly final) season continues, FX and Hulu surprise dropped a prequel episode of the series today, May 5.

Emmy winners Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal took to Instagram to announce “Gary,” a prequel episode that follows their “Bear” characters on a work trip to Gary, Indiana.

The joint post notes that they “are so excited to finally share this little adventure with Richie and Mikey.” Moss-Bachrach and Bernthal co-wrote the episode.

Bernthal shared this photo on Instagram, captioned, “This. F****r. Slaps. I promise.…