Alert: Major spoilers for The Bear Season 4 ahead.

The Bear keeps up its trend of featuring prominent guest stars in Season 4.

This season showcases a mix of both new and returning characters, including notable personalities from Season 2’s “Fishes” episode, along with fresh and acclaimed figures making appearances for a handful of episodes.

From the introduction of Francie Fak to a recurring role by a well-known director, we have outlined all the guest stars from Season 4 below.

New guest stars

Brie Larson as Francie Fak

As Tiff (Gillian Jacobs) and Frank’s (Josh Hartnett) wedding approaches, Francie Fak makes her long-anticipated debut. Natalie (Abby Elliott) has had ongoing issues with Francie, although the specifics remain untold. Portrayed by Brie Larson, Francie arrives at the wedding in episode 7. The two engage in an argument but ultimately make amends, regardless of the unclear reasons for their discord.

Rob Reiner as Albert

Renowned for his direction of iconic Stephen King adaptations (Stand By Me and Misery), Rob Reiner takes on the role of Albert, Ebraheim’s (Edwin Lee Gibson) business mentor. Albert assists Ebraheim in devising a strategy to broaden The Beef sandwich shop’s reach.

Danielle Deadwyler as Chantel

Danielle Deadwyler (Till, Station Eleven) joins Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) in episode 4, playing a hairdresser and a long-time friend of Sydney.

Kate Berlant as an AI-Anon member

Comedian Kate Berlant has a brief appearance at the beginning of episode 5 as a participant in the Al-Anon group that Carmy attends. She delivers a compelling monologue regarding the necessity of leaving her recovering addict brother on his own during her travels.

Alpana Singh as a sommelier

In episode 2, aspiring sommelier Sweeps (Corey Hendrix) goes to a restaurant for a wine lesson with another sommelier, portrayed by real-life sommelier and restaurateur Alpana Singh.

Returning guest stars

Though John Cena is absent this season, numerous familiar guest stars return, particularly at Tiff and Frank’s wedding in episode 7.

Sarah Paulson as Michelle Berzatto

Carmy’s cousin Michelle (Sarah Paulson), who previously hosted him in New York following the chaotic Christmas in <a href="https://mashable.com/article/forks-fishes-the-bear-best-ep" target="_blank" data-ga-click="1" data-ga-label="$text