Ayo Edebiri is a successful actress, comedian, and comedy writer, and she’ll soon add “director” to her impressive resume. The Emmy-winning actress will make her directorial debut in the upcoming third season of FX’s hit dramedy The Bear.
Edebiri recently sat down with Vogue for an in-depth interview and revealed she directed an episode of the upcoming third season of The Bear, set to come out this June.
“The first time I met Chris [Storer], I was 21, and he was like, ‘You’re a director.’ I was like, ‘Mind your business, bro,’ But then last season, he said, ‘Come to set, just come to set, see what happens.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, OK. Yeah. I think I want to do this,’” she told Vogue.
Having Edebiri direct one of the episodes of The Bear will mark a major creative shake-up for the FX series. Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo previously directed all episodes of this series, with the exception of the Copenhagen-set Season 2 episode “Honeydew”, directed by Ramy Youssef.
Edebiri received acclaim for her role in The Bear and collected several accolades ahead of its third season, starting with a Golden Globe, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two SAG Awards, including one individual prize and ensemble prize with the rest of the cast.
