Get Jiro brings Anthony Bourdains graphic novel to TV (and we saw the first 2 episodes)

Anthony Bourdain's 2012 graphic novel, Get Jiro , has received the Adult Swim treatment, with a new animated series bringing the chef and author's enigmatic protagonist to the screen.

And of course, it's set in a world where cooking rules.

It's been a long road for the adaptation, almost a decade of conversations, approvals, a writer's strike, and finally, two years of production — all notably after the famed chef's passing in 2018.

Created by filmmakers Alessandro Tanaka and Brian Gatewood, this unashamedly bloody series transports us to a dystopian future where the ruling class is something only Bourdain (and his co-writer Joel Rose) could come up with: chefs.

Mashable was lucky enough to view the first two episodes at Get Jiro 's SXSW London premiere in June.

And friends, from the very first scene, you'll be hungry.

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Chefs are revered as gods.

Waiting lists for the top restaurants are years long, with coveted spots to die for.

Here, the stakes are a little higher than the Chicago Tribune review in The Bear .

Food itself is scarce, meaning ingredients are precious.

Hospitality groups are run like crime syndicates, with fresh produce providers treated like drug suppliers.

Fish markets are hushed affairs with blacklists.

Armed chefs patrol their turf in veste de chef outfits and terrorise anyone who dares to grow their own ingredients at home.