Summary

• Sausage Party: Foodtopia is a sequel series to the 2016 film, featuring returning cast like Kristen Wiig and Edward Norton.
• The show takes inspiration from Ratatouille, with an adult twist on the human control mechanic, and is aimed at a mature audience.
• Sausage Party: Foodtopia will be released on Amazon Prime Video on July 11, with all episodes available to stream immediately.

Sausage Party cast is an unexpected one, but not more unusual than one of its additions to the world's canon.

In a list of every every Seth Rogen movie, Sausage Party wouldn't rank too highly. However, the odd blend of family-friendly-style animation with content that's only suitable for a mature audience has proven to be too compelling for the story to be completely forgotten. It may have taken eight years, but Sausage Party: Foodtopia is acting as the followup to a movie no one ever expected to be readdressed.

Sausage Party: Foodtopia Puts An Adult Spin On Ratatouille's Human Control Mechanic

Rogen gets dirty with a twist on Remy's skills

Ratatouille is a movie filled with charm and Pixar's signature worldbuilding. One of the most memorable parts of the movie's lore is the fact that Remy the Rat can essentially pilot his human companion, Alfredo Linguini, by hiding under the aspiring chef's hat and puppeting him by pulling his hair. This idea clearly resonated with the writers of Sausage Party: Foodtopia, but they obviously they felt they could push the idea further. Not only that, Foodtopia's creative team also tweaked the element they'd taken from Rataouille so it aligned more with their adult-centric sensibilities.

Foodtopia seems to advance the idea even further by suggesting that other biological organisms can be controlled by the food by entering a similar orifice.

The Foodtopia trailer shows one of the franchise's titular sausages launching itself up the rear end of one of the last remaining humans, taking control of them as Remy does to Linguini in Ratatouille. Not only that, Foodtopia seems to advance the idea even further by suggesting that other biological organisms can be controlled by the food by entering a similar orifice. The only other example given is a sausage trying to take control of an in-flight bird. Ultimately, he fails, but the implication of potential bird control remains.

Why Foodtopia's New Piece Of Sausage Party Canon Isn't That Bad

The Sausage Party franchise is NOT for kids

Animated movies tend to bring to mind family-friendly productions like projects from Pixar or Dreamworks. As such, it can be shocking to see the medium used to convey such explicit acts as shown in the trailer for Sausage Party: Foodtopia. So, at first glance, the strong tie between the genre and the subject can be difficult to align. However, just like the original Sausage Party movie, Foodtopia is aimed at a mature audience. Therefore, it should technically be inaccessible to younger audiences for whom it is not appropriate.

While Foodtopia may seem controversial to some, it'd be tricky to come up with a convincing argument as to why.

In movie theaters, identification is often required to gain access to screenings of movies like Foodtopia. While it can be a little more difficult to regulate viewing habits at home, it is still possible. Many streaming platforms have settings that allow a parent or guardian to set up a kids-friendly profile. If so, this should make content like Seth Rogen's TV show impossible to access. Adult animation is becoming ever-more popular in recent times, so while Foodtopia may seem controversial to some, it'd be tricky to come up with a convincing argument as to why.

When Will Sausage Party: Foodtopia Be Released?

Rogen's new animated show lands on Amazon Prime Video on July 11

With Foodtopia being a TV show, it won't receive a cinematic release like its predecessor did. However, that doesn't mean it can't all be watched in one sitting if desired. Sausage Party: Foodtopia releases on July 11, 2024, on Prime Video. All episodes will be available to stream immediately. So there won't be a weekly wait between installments. Interestingly, Foodtopia only adds to the collection of Rogen shows on Prime Video, with the actor being credited as an executive producer on other adult-focused projects like The Boys and Invincible. He's also played a character in all three shows.

It's probably a smart decision to release all eight episodes of Sausage Party: Foodtopia all at once. This way, it allows for more intense engagement with the show. The alternative would have been expecting viewers to maintain their interest for weeks at a time in a show that spun off from an eight-year-old movie that has largely been forgotten about. By dropping everything at once, there's a greater chance of a spike in activity on Prime Video, which could increase the chances of another Ratatouille-esque outing and lead to Sausage Party: Foodtopia season 2.