Sausage Party: Foodtopia

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Sausage Party: Foodtopia
GenreBlack comedy
Based on
Sausage Party
by
Developed byKyle Hunter
Ariel Shaffir
Voices ofSeth Rogen
Kristen Wiig
Michael Cera
David Krumholtz
Edward Norton
Will Forte
Natasha Rothwell
Sam Richardson
Yassir Lester
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producersKyle Hunter
Ariel Shaffir
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg
James Weaver
Alex McAtee
Megan Ellison
Patrick Chu
Andrew Millstein[1]
Production companiesPoint Grey Pictures
Shaffirwhich
Annapurna Television
Amazon MGM Studios
Sony Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video

Sausage Party: Foodtopia is an upcoming American adult animated television series based on the 2016 R-rated 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. Produced from Point Grey Pictures, Shaffirwhich, Annapurna Television and Sony Pictures Television, the series is set to be released in 2024 from Amazon Prime Video.[2]

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 Lavash.

Additionally, Will Forte, Natasha Rothwell, Sam Richardson 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[3][better source needed] and Stella Creative Labs[4][better source needed] will handle the animation for the series while 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.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'Sausage Party' Animated Series Cooked up at Amazon". 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Bardel Entertainment on LinkedIn: Foodtopia: Story, Release Date & Everything We Know About Seth Rogen's…".
  4. ^ "Stellar Creative Lab on LinkedIn: Even Seth Rogen finds his new Sausage Party show "unbelievably shocking"".
  5. ^ "'Sausage Party: Foodtopia': Seth Rogen Teases Sequel Series Has "Unbelievably Shocking" Scene". 5 July 2023.

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