'We Bare Bears' is ending but a spin-off is in the works

Ice Bear, sad.

“We Bare Bears," the beloved animated series about three cuddly bear brothers trying their best to fit in with society, is coming to an end.

Show creator Daniel Chong confirmed that the upcoming “We Bare Bears: The Movie” actually concludes the show which ran for four seasons since 2015.

"I am touched that people want to see the show keep going and… it is hard to look back and leave all that, but I feel like, you know, we did 140 episodes. That’s a lot!" the Annie Award-winning animator said during a roundtable interview on Wednesday.

"[We also] did a movie. There probably were some episodes we probably could have done and we could have, like, tied up, but I think I felt like I was also ready to move on,” he added.

But before you get sad, there's a bright side:  a "We Bare Bears" spin-off is in the works. Chong, meanwhile, is already working on a new project.

“There's a spin-off and it's in good hands, and I'm still an executive producer on it, but I also have moved on and I'm working on a new project that I hope people will be really excited about when who knows when it comes out," he said.

“We Bare Bears” first came out on Cartoon Network in 2015.

The Emmy-nominated cartoon series, which was based on Chong's webcomic called "Three Bare Bears," is about three adoptive bear brothers named Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear as they try to blend into human society.

"We Bare Bears: The Movie" is set to premiere in the Philippines on September 12, 2020.

The film goes all the way back to the Bears' cub days and tells the story of how they were driven out of their hometown after disturbing its “natural order," as seen in a trailer released last May.

With its adorable characters, vibrant storylines and light-hearted humor, "We Bare Bears" has amassed millions of fans from different age groups all over the world.

News of the series coming to an end may have come as a shock to those who find joy and comfort in the cuddly cartoon, but Daniel has high hopes for whatever came next.

"I hope [We Bare Bears] is one of those shows that can have longevity even with or without me because I think bears is a concept that, you know, you can pop them into any period as the world continues to move on, and you can keep updating it, and you can keep revamping it and keep rebooting it, and I think it would still be fun and I think it will be relevant," Chong said. —JCB, GMA News