| Sausage Party: Foodtopia | |
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| Directed by | Conrad Vernon |
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| Music by | Christopher Lennertz Alexander Bornstein (season 2) |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Producer | Haiet Lakouache |
| Running time | 23–28 minutes |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) – present |
| Related | |
| Sausage Party | |
Sausage Party: Foodtopia is an adult animated dark comedy television series that serves as a sequel to the film Sausage Party (2016) created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, and Ariel Shaffir, and developed by the latter two for Amazon Prime Video.[a] It features the returning voices of Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, Edward Norton, David Krumholtz and Scott "Diggs" Underwood, with Will Forte, Sam Richardson, Stephanie Beard, Natasha Rothwell, and Yassir Lester voicing new characters. Season 2 adds Jillian Bell, Martin Starr, Marion Cotillard, Patti Harrison, and Andre Braugher.
The first season premiered on Amazon Prime Video on July 11, 2024.[2] The series received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised its voice acting, animation, score, and humor, while others were divided about its controversial political themes, and criticized its writing and characters.[not verified in body] The second season premiered on August 13, 2025.[3]
Premise
[edit]After standing up to the human race following the events of the film, Frank and his friends establish a safe haven dubbed "Foodtopia". Following a massive flood that destroys their once promised land, they have no choice but to partner with humans to ensure the survival of their race.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Seth Rogen as Frank Frankfurter, a sausage
- Kristen Wiig as Brenda Bunson (season 1), a hot dog bun and Frank's love interest
- Michael Cera as Barry, a small deformed sausage and Frank's best friend
- Edward Norton as Sammy Bagel Jr., a neurotic Jewish bagel who had a relationship with Lavash. After Lavash's death, he becomes a comedian talk show host for Foodtopia.
- Will Forte as Jack, a surviving human whom Frank and Brenda kept alive in order to learn about humanity, along with things such as weather, ravenous animals, and politics. Due to becoming an ally of food, he resorts to cannibalism to avoid eating them.
Recurring and guest
[edit]- Sam Richardson as Julius, a tyrannical orange who uses his charms and wealth of human teeth to gain followers in order to take over Foodtopia.[4] The character is a parody of Donald Trump, with his name being a play on Orange Julius and Julius Caesar.
- Yassir Lester as Iced Tea, a glass bottle of iced tea who is one of the recruits of a task force established by Barry in order to stop foods from stealing teeth from other foods. He also became Barry's partner during the task force establishment.
- Natasha Rothwell as Rutabaga Ginsberg, a rutabaga who serves as the judge of Foodtopia. Her name is a pun on former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Rothwell also voices multiple other characters, such as Margarine Taylor Greene (a margarine whose name is a pun on Marjorie Taylor Greene), Eggetha, Box of Crackers, Jar of Jams, and Pie.
- David Krumholtz as Kareem Abdul-Lavash, a Middle Eastern lavash who had a relationship with Sammy and is named after basketballer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He is killed off during the uprising, leaving Sammy devastated. Krumholtz also voices multiple other characters, such as Can of Peaches, Bread, Macaroni, Dog Food, and Tomato Soup.
- Scott "Diggs" Underwood as:
- Gum, a Stephen Hawking-esque intelligent but paraplegic wad of chewed gum who wears glasses and has a mechanized wheelchair.[5] He dies after sacrificing himself for the other food during the flood.
- Twink, a twinkie who serves as a member of the "non-perishable immortals" who informed Frank about the truth of his world in the 2016 feature film. He is the only member of the trio of non-perishables who was confirmed to have returned from the film.
- Duncan Doughnut, a double vanilla frosting-glazed doughnut whose name is a pun on the brand Dunkin' Donuts. He briefly replaces Sammy as show host for Foodtopia and as the owner of the Aesop's Cables (a pun on Aesop's Fables) electronics store under Julius' control, and later participates in a rebellion against Frank and Jack.
- Jimmy O. Yang as multiple characters, including Energy Drink, Licorice Rope, and Bread.
- Timothy Simons as multiple characters, including Strawberry Jam, Fruit, Potato, and Cop 3.
- Grey DeLisle as multiple characters, including Red Lentils (a box of red lentils who had a human tooth stolen by Pops), Katy Perrier (a bottle of Perrier—the brand of carbonated mineral water—and a play on the real-life singer Katy Perry), Carrot, Whole Milk, and Wild Berries.
- André Sogliuzzo as multiple characters, including Christopher "Chris" Bologna (a bologna who serves as one of the recruits of Barry's task force and later one of Julius' two enforcers, and whose name is a pun on actor Christopher Meloni, known for Law and Order: SVU), Melon Gibson (a melon whose name is a pun on actor Mel Gibson), and A1 Sauce.
- Jill Talley as multiple characters, including Kishka Hargitay (a kishka who serves as one of the recruits of Barry's task force and later one of Julius' two enforcers, and whose name is a pun on actress, producer and philanthropist Mariska Hargitay, also known for Law and Order: SVU), Wild Berries, and Random Foods.
Season 1
[edit]- Stephanie Beard as Jeri Rice, a tiny grain of rice who is the sole survivor of her family drowning from the flood and has a personal hatred towards Julius, who selfishly left her for dead. Her name is a pun on former NFL wide receiver Jerry Rice.
- James Adomian as Pops, an orange-flavored Popsicle who stole a tooth from Red Lentils.
- Lena Hall as Random Food
- Evan Goldberg as multiple characters, including Jelly Donut, Beet, Soda, Bread, Cucumber, Mango, and Turkey.
- SungWon Cho as multiple characters, including Apple, Banana, and Plum.
Season 2
[edit]- Jillian Bell as Nutricia / Trish, a walnut who serves as the head honcho of the council that leads New Foodland.
- Martin Starr as Sherman, a woman's torso-shaped birthday cake who is Trish's right-hand man and data analyst of the council that leads New Foodland.
- Marion Cotillard as Dijon, a martial artist jar of Dijon who serves as captain of the New Foodland fuel mission squad and later becomes Barry's new love interest.
- Patti Harrison as Jill, a female human who Dijon controls and later becomes Jack's love interest.
- Ruth Negga as Sinead O'Potato, a potato who participates in a rebellion against Frank and Jack.
- Maria Bamford as Popcorn
- Fred Melamed as Baked Beans Can
- Haley Joel Osment as Additional Voices
- Andre Braugher as General Owens, a surviving human general who leads one of the last remaining military resistances after the food revolution. This would end up being the final released acting performance for Braugher, who died in 2023.
Episodes
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Season 1 (2024)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [6] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "First Course" | Conrad Vernon | Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter & Ariel Shaffir | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) | |
| 2 | 2 | "Second Course" | Conrad Vernon | Ali Waller | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) | |
| 3 | 3 | "Third Course" | Conrad Vernon | Dewayne Perkins | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) | |
| 4 | 4 | "Fourth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Jennifer Kim | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) | |
| 5 | 5 | "Fifth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Laura Krafft | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) | |
| 6 | 6 | "Sixth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Jeremy Levick & Rajat Suresh | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) | |
| 7 | 7 | "Seventh Course" | Conrad Vernon | Dewayne Perkins | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) | |
| 8 | 8 | "Eighth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Kyle Hunter & Ariel Shaffir | July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) | |
Season 2 (2025)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [6] | |
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| 9 | 1 | "Ninth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Kyle Hunter & Ariel Shaffir | August 13, 2025 (2025-08-13) | |
| 10 | 2 | "Tenth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Dewayne Perkins | August 13, 2025 (2025-08-13) | |
| 11 | 3 | "Eleventh Course" | Conrad Vernon | Jennifer Kim | August 13, 2025 (2025-08-13) | |
| 12 | 4 | "Twelfth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir & Jack Berigan | August 13, 2025 (2025-08-13) | |
| 13 | 5 | "Thirteenth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Kyle Hunter & Ariel Shaffir | August 13, 2025 (2025-08-13) | |
| 14 | 6 | "Fourteenth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir & Jack Berigan | August 13, 2025 (2025-08-13) | |
| 15 | 7 | "Fifteenth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir & Jack Berigan | August 13, 2025 (2025-08-13) | |
| 16 | 8 | "Sixteenth Course" | Conrad Vernon | Kyle Hunter & Ariel Shaffir | August 13, 2025 (2025-08-13) | |
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]Rogen had expressed interest in making a sequel to Sausage Party and more animated films aimed for adults. When asked about the possibility of a sequel, Rogen stated: "It's something we talk about, yeah. That's one of the reasons why we took away the [original] ending[7] because we thought, well, if that was the first scene of the next movie it's probably not what you would want it to be, with them just seeing us and finding us basically. But the idea of a live-action/animated movie, like a Who Framed Roger Rabbit?-style hybrid, is also very exciting, mostly because Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is one of my favorite movies of all time."[8]
On October 26, 2022, it was announced that Amazon had ordered a sequel from Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Television, and Sony Pictures Television the co-writers Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir returning to develop and executive produce the series under their production company Shaffirwhich while some of the cast (including Rogen, who co-wrote, co-produced, and created the film alongside creative partner Evan Goldberg) returning to reprise their roles, along with new members like Will Forte, Natasha Rothwell, Sam Richardson and Yassir Lester.[9]
Animation
[edit]Unlike the first film being produced by Nitrogen Studios, the animation for the series was handled by Bardel Entertainment[10] and Stellar Creative Lab.[11] Co-producer/co-director Conrad Vernon returns as a supervising director.[12]
Release
[edit]
On May 1, 2024, it was announced that the series would premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 11, 2024.[6] A second season premiered on August 13, 2025.[2][3]
Reception
[edit]On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 48% approval rating based on 25 reviews with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Clean up on aisle three—Foodtopia has plenty of rancid gags to tide over fans of Seth Rogen's sense of humor, but this follow-up can't help but feel like stale leftovers."[13] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the series assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Conrad Vernon directed Sausage Party with Greg Tiernan, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg served as producers and co-wrote both the screenplay and story, and Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir co-wrote the screenplay.
References
[edit]- ↑ "'Sausage Party' Animated Series Cooked up at Amazon". October 26, 2022.
- 1 2 "Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter Offer a Taste of Their New Prime Video Show, 'Sausage Party: Foodtopia'". www.animationmagazine.net. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- 1 2 Flook, Ray (June 17, 2025). "Sausage Party: Foodtopia S02 Set to Sizzle on Prime Video in August". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved June 17, 2025.was
- ↑ "First Look: Prime Video Offers a 'Sausage Party: Foodtopia' Appetizer". Animation Magazine. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ↑
- 1 2 3 "Feast Your Eyes: Prime Video Reveals Sausage Party: Foodtopia's Premiere Date". Amazon MGM Studios. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ↑ O'Connell, Sean (November 2, 2016). "Watch The Sausage Party Alternate Ending That Had To Be Cut From The Movie". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ↑ Gallagher, Brian (August 14, 2016). "Seth Rogen Wants to Do Sausage Party 2 & More R-Rated Animated Movies". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ↑ Hibberd, James (October 26, 2022). "'Sausage Party' TV Series from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Ordered by Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Bardel Entertainment on LinkedIn: Foodtopia: Story, Release Date & Everything We Know About Seth Rogen's ..."
- ↑ "Stellar Creative Lab on LinkedIn: Even Seth Rogen finds his new Sausage Party show "unbelievably shocking"".
- ↑ "'Sausage Party: Foodtopia': Seth Rogen Teases Sequel Series Has "Unbelievably Shocking" Scene". July 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Sausage Party: Foodtopia: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Sausage Party: Foodtopia: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
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