The Next Thing You Eat (2021)

Name: The Next Thing You Eat
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7
Cast: David Chang

Documentary

From chef David Chang and Academy Award–winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville, The Next Thing You Eat is a six-episode docuseries that explores the seismic changes happening all around us and what they mean for the way we'll eat in the future. Chang and a diverse cast of characters dive headfirst into what lies ahead, including everything from burger-flipping robots, to lab-grown fish, to insect farms, to artificial intelligence calling all the shots.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (229 votes)
Episode average: 6.9 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

David Chang Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

6.93 avg 6 episodes 6.9 → 7.1 33 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Delivery: Rise of the Machines	6.9	20
2	Burgers: Balanced Diet	7.3	18
3	Restaurants: A Reckoning	6.8	16
4	Breakfast: An illusion of Choice	6.6	12
5	Sushi: Say Goodbye	6.9	13
6	2050: Look Ahead	7.1	12