Sausage Party: Foodtopia

Sausage Party: Foodtopiais anadult animatedtelevision seriesthat serves as a sequel to the filmSausage Party(2016) created bySeth Rogen,Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, and Ariel Shaffir and developed by Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir forAmazon Prime Video.It features the returning voices of Rogen,Kristen Wiig,Michael Cera,David Krumholtz,Edward Nortonand Scott "Diggs" Underwood, withWill Forte,Natasha Rothwell,Sam Richardson, andYassir Lestervoicing new characters.
The first season premiered onAmazon Prime Videoon July 11, 2024, with a second season currently in development.The series received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised its voice acting, animation, score, and humor, while others were divided about its controversial political themes, and criticized its writing and characters.
After standing up to the human race following the events of the film, Frank and his friends establish a safe haven dubbed "Foodtopia". Following a massive flood that destroys their once promised land, they have no choice but to partner with humans to ensure the survival of their race.
Rogen had expressed interest in making a sequel toSausage Partyand more animated films aimed for adults. When asked about the possibility of a sequel, Rogen stated: "It's something we talk about, yeah. That's one of the reasons why we took away the [original] endingbecause we thought, well, if that was the first scene of the next movie it's probably not what you would want it to be, with them just seeing us and finding us basically. But the idea of alive-action/animated movie, like aWho Framed Roger Rabbit?-style hybrid, is also very exciting, mostly becauseWho Framed Roger Rabbit?is one of my favorite movies of all time."
On October 26, 2022, it was announced that Amazon had ordered a sequel fromPoint Grey Pictures,Annapurna Television, andSony Pictures Televisionthe 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 partnerEvan Goldberg) returning to reprise their roles, along with new members likeWill Forte,Natasha Rothwell,Sam RichardsonandYassir Lester.
Unlike the first film being produced byNitrogen Studios, now acquired byCinesite, the animation for the series would be handled byBardel Entertainmentand Stellar Creative Labas formerBlue Sky Studiosexecutive Andrew Millstein, who now runs Annapurna's animation division with Robert L. Baird after its first filmNimona(2023) was released onNetflix, produces with Rogen, Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee,Megan Ellisonand Patrick Chu on the series while co-producer/co-directorConrad Vernonreturns as a supervising director.
On May 1, 2024, it was announced that the series would premiere onAmazon Prime Videoon July 11, 2024.A second season is currently in development.
On review aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 46% approval rating based on 24 reviews with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Clean up on aisle three—Foodtopiahas plenty of rancid gags to tide over fans of Seth Rogen's sense of humor, but this follow-up can't help but feel like stale leftovers."OnMetacritic, which uses a weighted average, the series assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".