Get Jiro is an American adult animated action-thriller television series developed by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka based on the 2012 graphic novel Get Jiro! and its 2015 prequel Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi, written by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose, illustrated by Langdon Foss and Alé Garza and published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. The series premiered on October 4, 2026, in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block, with each episode releasing on HBO Max shortly after broadcast.
Premise Set in a post-apocalyptic, near-future Los Angeles where culinary culture reigns supreme and the world's most powerful figures are chefs, the series follows a mysterious sushi chef named Jiro, who sets out on a quest for vengeance in a society where food is both currency and a marker of class.
Characters Jiro (voiced by Brian Tee) Rose (voiced by Alison Pill) Bob (voiced by Titus Welliver) Mysterious Officer / Alister (voiced by Justin Kirk) Maria Guerrero (voiced by Seychelle Gabriel) Cam Guerrero (voiced by Tessa Inez)
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Production The series was first announced by Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2023. The series was previewed as a work-in-progress at the same event two years later in June 2025.
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