Adult Swim has set the table for its next original: Get Jiro premieres Saturday, October 3 at midnight ET/PT as part of the Toonami block, streaming the next day on HBO Max. A red band trailer dropped alongside the announcement (below, and it earns the red band).
Based on the New York Times bestselling graphic novel by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose (published through DC’s Vertigo imprint, with artwork by Langdon Foss and Alé Garza), the series comes from Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios. The premise, in the network’s words: a post-apocalyptic, near-future Los Angeles where culinary culture reigns supreme and the world’s most powerful figures are chefs. Food is currency. Food is class. And a mysterious sushi chef named Jiro (Brian Tee, Chicago Med) is on a quest for vengeance.
Yes: Bourdain’s food-noir revenge comic, animated, at midnight, on the anime block. Somewhere this all makes perfect sense, and that somewhere has always been Williams Street.
Adult Swim President Michael Ouweleen, from the announcement:
“We at Adult Swim were huge fans of Bourdain and Rose’s graphic novels, so when our partners at WBA first mentioned it, we were all in. Like everything Bourdain did, this story starts with food and then generously reaches out into all directions to cover culture, obsession, and what makes humanity problematic, but in the end, inspiring. What you get is a wildly original, cinematic series, the kind of thing that we feel is right at home on Adult Swim.”
The cast around Tee is quietly stacked: Titus Welliver (Bosch: Legacy), Alison Pill (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), and Justin Kirk (Weeds). The series is developed by Alessandro Tanaka and Brian Gatewood, who executive produce alongside Jordan Blum and Sam Register.
One more date for the calendar: NYCC attendees get a Get Jiro screening and panel on Saturday, October 10 at the Javits (Room North-409), a week after the premiere… which means the con crowd gets to arrive with opinions. We’ll be paying attention to that one.
Get Jiro premieres Saturday, October 3 at midnight ET/PT on Adult Swim, streaming next day on HBO Max.
ADULT SWIM TO SERVE UP NEW SERIES GET JIRO OCTOBER 3
Based On The New York Times Bestselling Graphic Novel By Anthony Bourdain And Joel Rose
From Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios, New Series Stars Brian Tee, Titus Welliver, Alison Pill and Justin Kirk
BURBANK (August 27, 2026) – Based on the acclaimed graphic novel from Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose published through DC’s iconic Vertigo imprint, GET JIRO will debut on Adult Swim the evening of Saturday, October 3 at midnight ET/PT as part of its Toonami anime/action block, and will stream the next day on HBO Max. Adult Swim also released the official trailer today. From Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios and starring Brian Tee (Chicago Med), GET JIRO transports viewers to a post-apocalyptic, near-future Los Angeles where culinary culture reigns supreme and the world’s most powerful figures are chefs. In this society where food is both currency and a demarcation of class, the mysterious sushi chef Jiro (Tee) sets out on a quest for vengeance.
“We at Adult Swim were huge fans of Bourdain and Rose’s graphic novels, so when our partners at WBA first mentioned it, we were all in,” said Adult Swim President Michael Ouweleen “Like everything Bourdain did, this story starts with food and then generously reaches out into all directions to cover culture, obsession, and what makes humanity problematic, but in the end, inspiring. What you get is a wildly original, cinematic series, the kind of thing that we feel is right at home on Adult Swim.”
Developed by Alessandro Tanaka and Brian Gatewoood and based on the graphic novels by Bourdain and Rose, with artwork by Langdon Foss and Alé Garza, GET JIRO also stars Titus Welliver (Bosch: Legacy), Alison Pill (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), and Justin Kirk (Weeds).
The series is executive produced by Tanaka and Gatewood alongside Jordan Blum and Sam Register. Look for GET JIRO on digital with participating retailers.
