Plot Synopsis

Created and narrated by Rene Redzepi, OMNIVORE is an eight-part docuseries that explores the beauty and complexity of the human experience through celebrated ingredients that connect us all. Each one-hour episode celebrates the cultivation, transformation and consumption of one of the world's most essential ingredients, including banana, chile, coffee, corn, pork, rice, salt and tuna, revealing how they serve as the cornerstones of global cultural heritage. Redzepi guides audiences on a globe-spanning odyssey, unveiling intricate stories behind these ingredients that have shaped societies, cultures, beliefs and the course of human history. The series takes viewers to destinations around the world, including Bali, Colombia, Denmark, Djibouti, France, India, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Spain and Thailand, as well as locations throughout the United States. In each episode, Redzepi and the series contributors offer an intimate exploration of culinary traditions, showcasing local efforts to honor, conserve and protect the Earth's offerings. Each episode is helmed by a different director to guide the ingredient's journey, including Isabel Coixet, Drea Cooper, Nicola B. Marsh, Sami Khan, Collin Orcutt, David Charles Rodrigues, Rintu Thomas and Mateo Willis. All eight episodes dropped on Friday, July 19, 2024 on Apple TV+.