A man walks into a sushi bar, ignores one warning, dips the wrong piece of nigiri into soy sauce, and loses his head for it. That is the kind of world Get Jiro lives in. Food is law, chefs are warlords, and bad etiquette can become a death sentence before dessert. Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose turned culinary snobbery into a blood-soaked dystopian joke.

And now James Gunn is bringing that madness to television through DC Studios. 

James Gunn announced the series on social media, mentioning that they are serving up an awesome new series from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. Get Jiro premieres October 3 on Adult Swim’s Toonami block, followed by an HBO Max streaming debut the next day. Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios are adapting.

The story drops viewers into a post-apocalyptic L.A. where food functions as currency, cuisine marks class, and elite chefs wield the influence of gangsters, as seen in the trailer Gunn shared with the announcement. Brian Tee voices Jiro, a mysterious sushi master whose revenge quest pulls him into a culinary war. Titus Welliver, Alison Pill, and Justin Kirk round out the cast. Alessandro Tanaka and Brian Gatewood developed the series.

Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose’s source material carries a nasty grin. The graphic novel uses rival food factions, restaurant politics, and obsessive culinary rules to create a world that feels half gangster saga, half foodie fever dream. Adult Swim president Michael Ouweleen said the story begins with food before expanding into culture and obsession.

"“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," Ouweleen said in the press release of Get Jiro in August of this year.

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While Get Jiro shows how far James Gunn is willing to stretch DC Studios’ boundaries, Lanterns proves he can also take one of the brand’s most bruised heroes and make audiences care again.

For years, Green Lantern’s live-action reputation carried the bruises of the 2011 Ryan Reynolds movie, which sits at 25% on Rotten Tomatoes. Fifteen years later, Lanterns has turned that baggage into momentum. Episode 7 drew seven million U.S. viewers across HBO and HBO Max in its first three days, while the series is averaging more than 12 million domestic viewers per episode and nearly 19 million globally.

The audience is growing. Variety reported that 1.5 million people watched the premiere during the measured week. The finale arrives October 4, with Hal Jordan’s death, Sinestro’s return, the Manhunter mystery and John Stewart’s future still unresolved.

The bigger story is what James Gunn and Peter Safran have done. Green Lantern spent years as shorthand for a notorious DC cinematic misfire. Lanterns has rebuilt that image through noir atmosphere, cosmic lore and the bruised partnership between Hal and John. The ring finally feels dangerous again, and DC Studios is clearly hungry for more, for viewers everywhere.

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What do you think about Get Jiro joining DC Studios’ animated slate and Lanterns rebuilding Green Lantern’s reputation? Let us know in the comments.