Anthony Bourdain’s 《Get Jiro》 to Premiere on Toonami October 3

Get Jiro is an adult animated series adapted from the graphic novels by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose. It follows a revenge-driven sushi chef in a near-future Los Angeles ruled by chefs.

Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose’s graphic novel 《Get Jiro》 has been adapted into an adult animated series, premiering on Adult Swim’s Toonami block on October 3, 2026. The premiere is scheduled for midnight Eastern/Pacific Time in the United States, and it will also stream on HBO Max the following day.

The story is set in near-future Los Angeles, where food culture has become a system of power and violence. Jiro, the protagonist, is a mysterious sushi chef driven by revenge who moves through a world where people will even kill for the city’s most popular restaurants. The released red-band trailer foregrounds the setting’s brutal crime-drama atmosphere and its obsession with cuisine.

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios, the series features Brian Tee as the voice of Jiro. Titus Welliver, Alison Pill, and Justin Kirk are also part of the voice cast. Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka developed the series and serve as executive producers alongside Jordan Blum and Sam Register.

The original graphic novel was written by Bourdain and Rose, with art by Langdon Foss and Ale Garza. Its premise, which expands food beyond a simple object of gastronomy into a point of collision between class, taste, and violence, remains a central setting in the animated adaptation.