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Feed the Beast

2016 · 1 season

A tense, melancholic drama about desperate men chasing a dream while being dragged down by crime and grief.

Created by
Clyde Phillips
Genres
Drama
Starring
David Schwimmer, Jim Sturgess, Lorenza Izzo
Overview
For two friends on the brink of losing everything, a dusty pipe dream of opening up an upscale restaurant in their hometown of the Bronx is all they have left to turn their lives around. Together, they take on the insanity of the New York restaurant world, and navigate its underbelly of petty criminals, corrupt officials and violent mobsters.

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Created by
Clyde Phillips
Genres
Drama
Starring
David Schwimmer, Jim Sturgess, Lorenza Izzo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • crime
  • friendship
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Clyde Phillips
Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 42 min each
Network
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Country
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Languages
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