Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Sausage Party: Foodtopia | |
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Genre | Black comedy |
Created by | Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Conrad Vernon |
Based on | |
Developed by | Kyle Hunter Ariel Shaffir |
Voices of | Seth Rogen Kristen Wiig Michael Cera David Krumholtz Edward Norton Will Forte Natasha Rothwell Sam Richardson Yassir Lester |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kyle Hunter Ariel Shaffir Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg James Weaver Alex McAtee Megan Ellison Patrick Chu Andrew Millstein[1] |
Production companies | Amazon MGM Studios Sony Pictures Television Annapurna Television Point Grey Pictures Shaffirwhich |
Original release | |
Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Release | July 11, 2024 |
Sausage Party: Foodtopia is an upcoming American adult animated television series based on the 2016 adult animated comedy film, Sausage Party. The series developed by co-writers Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir and features an ensemble cast that includes Seth Rogen (who co-created and produced the film), Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, and Edward Norton reprising their roles from the film with Will Forte, Natasha Rothwell, Sam Richardson and Yassir Lester voicing new characters.[2]
Sausage Party: Foodtopia is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 11, 2024.[3]
Cast[edit]
- Seth Rogen as Frank, a sausage who discovered and exposed the truth about the "Great Beyond".
- Kristen Wiig as Brenda Bunson, a hot dog bun who is Frank's love interest.
- Michael Cera as Barry, a deformed sausage who is one of Frank's friends.
- David Krumholtz as Kareem Abdul Lavash, a Middle Eastern lavash who had an on-and-off rivalry with Sammy.
- Edward Norton as Sammy Bagel Jr., a neurotic Jewish bagel who had an on-and-off rivalry with Kareem.
- Sam Richardson as Julius, an orange, his name is a reference to Orange Julius[4]
Additionally, Will Forte, Natasha Rothwell and Yassir Lester have been cast in undisclosed roles.
Production[edit]
It was announced in October 2022 that Amazon has ordered an 8-episode sequel series from Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Television, and Sony Pictures Television based on the film with 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.[2]
Unlike the film being produced by Nitrogen Studios, now acquired by Cinesite, Bardel Entertainment[5][better source needed] and Stellar Creative Lab[6][better source needed] will handle the animation for the series as former Blue Sky Studios executive Andrew Millstein, who now runs Annapurna's animation division with Robert L. Baird after its first film Nimona (2023) was released on Netflix, executive produces with Rogen, Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee, Megan Ellison and Patrick Chu on the series while co-producer/co-director Conrad Vernon returns as a supervising director.[7]
Release[edit]
On May 1, 2024, it was announced that the series would premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 11, 2024.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "'Sausage Party' Animated Series Cooked up at Amazon". 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Feast Your Eyes: Prime Video Reveals Sausage Party: Foodtopia's Premiere Date". Amazon MGM Studios. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "First Look: Prime Video Offers a 'Sausage Party: Foodtopia' Appetizer". Animation Magazine. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "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". 5 July 2023.
External links[edit]
- Upcoming animated television series
- 2020s American animated television series
- 2020s American television series debuts
- Animated television shows based on films
- American computer-animated television series
- American English-language television shows
- Amazon Prime Video original programming
- Television series by Amazon Studios
- Television series by Sony Pictures Television
- Upcoming American television series