What if Tony Soprano ran a omakase bar and the body count came with pickled ginger?
In the not-too-distant future of food-obsessed L.A., where master chefs rule the town like crime lords and people literally kill for a seat at the best restaurant, Jiro, a renegade and ruthless sushi chef, arrives in town with strong ideas of his own.
Direction
Gatewood/Tanaka's crime-comedy pedigree from 'The Sitter'
Production
L.A. food culture dialed to absurdist cyberpunk
Writing
Graphic novel source material promises zero restraint
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original graphic novel emerged from 2010s 'foodie culture' critiques, predating shows like 'The Bear' that now normalize kitchen trauma.
Casting Brian Tee—a Japanese-Chinese-American actor—for Jiro deliberately complicates the 'authenticity' debates the satire targets.
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