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Anthony Bourdain’s Bloody Chef Graphic Novels ‘Get Jiro’ Receive Series Treatment at Adult Swim


Anthony Bourdain's 'Get Jiro' graphic novels are being turned into an animated series at Adult Swim with Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka.

The series will follow a sushi chef named Jiro living in a Purge- like version of Los Angeles where murder is the key to securing a table at acclaimed restaurants The Bear meets The Purge in Get Jiro!, the new animated series from Adult Swim adapted from the best-selling graphic novels written by the late chef and television star Anthony Bourdain and his co-author Joel Rose. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the half-hour series will follow Jiro, a sushi chef living and working in a version of Los Angeles where customers are willing to get their hands a little bloody for a table at acclaimed restaurants in the city.

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