Feed the Beast (TV series)

Did You Know?

• The series has a 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 39 reviews.
• The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes reads: 'Feed the Beasts visual appeal isn't enough to make up for predictable plotting, convoluted dialogue and unlikable characters.'
• On Metacritic the series scored 46 out of 100, indicating mixed or average reviews.

Cast

David Schwimmer portrays Thomas "Tommy" Moran, a former sommelier and functional alcoholic raising his ten-year-old son TJ after the death of his wife Rie. His dream of opening a restaurant in the Bronx with his friend Dion rekindles a lost passion. Jim Sturgess plays Dion Patras, a chef fresh out of prison and in debt to the Polish Mob, who seeks to become the best chef in New York while escaping his inner demons. Lorenza Izzo appears as Pilar Herrera, a quirky single woman who meets Tommy in a grief group and hopes for true love. Michael Gladis plays Patrick "The Tooth Fairy" Woichik, a soft-spoken but brutal Polish-American mobster who pulls teeth and disappoints his father. John Doman is Aidan Moran, Tommy's racist and ruthless businessman father who operates within New York's criminal underworld. Christine Adams portrays Rie Moran, Tommy's late wife of African-American roots, whose memory and design book guide Tommy and Dion. Elijah Jacob plays Thomas "TJ" Moran Jr., the traumatized ten-year-old biracial son who cannot speak after witnessing his mother's death and expresses himself through drawing. Michael Rispoli appears as NYPD detective Guy Giordano, who has a vendetta against the Tooth Fairy. Erin Cummings plays Marisa Gallo, Dion's lawyer and Giordano's daughter. Ella Rae Peck portrays Anna Davis, a counselor at Clay Avenue Middle School.

Production

On June 25, 2015, AMC ordered a 10-episode series titled Broke based on the Danish series Bankerot, with Clyde Phillips as executive producer. AMC Studios, Lionsgate Television, and Clyde Phillips Productions produced the series, with Henrik Ruben Genz, Malene Blenkov, and Piv Bernt also executive producing. The show was renamed Feed the Beast and began production in February 2016 in New York City for a May 2016 premiere. Sasha Dobson performed the opening theme song, announced on April 28, 2016. AMC canceled the show on September 2, 2016.