Somebody Feed Phil Explained

Director:John Bedolis
Presenter:Philip Rosenthal
Theme Music Composer:Lake Street Dive
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:7
Num Episodes:41
Executive Producer:Rich Rosenthal
Runtime:46–63 minutes
Company:Netflix Studios
Network:Netflix

Somebody Feed Phil is an American travel documentary television series presented by Philip Rosenthal that premiered on Netflix in January 2018.[1] Each episode follows Rosenthal touring the cuisine of the its featured city, and spotlights charities and non-profit organizations that operate in the region.

In May 2019, Netflix announced that it had renewed Somebody Feed Phil for a third season,[2] which was released in May 2020. A fourth season, shot back-to-back with the third, was released in October 2020.[3] The fifth season was released in May 2022. The show was also renewed for a sixth season, which was filmed back-to-back with season 5. In January 2023, the show was renewed for a seventh season,[4] which was released in March 2024. In July 2024 it was renewed for season 8.[5]

Overview

The show is a spiritual successor to Rosenthal's previous show on PBS, I'll Have What Phil's Having.[6] When Rosenthal moved the program from PBS to Netflix, a theme song recorded by the band Lake Street Dive was added to the opening.[7] Phil's brother Rich Rosenthal serves as executive producer and showrunner of the series, and sometimes appears on camera to sample food at Phil's urging.[8]

Near the end of each episode during the first two seasons, Rosenthal makes a video call to his parents, Max and Helen, relating to them his culinary discoveries.[9] After Helen's death in 2019, Max continued to appear in the segment for the next two seasons until his death in 2021. From the fifth season, Rosenthal would call a different guest each episode, which have included his son Ben, Everybody Loves Raymond stars Ray Romano and Brad Garrett, Gilbert Gottfried, Judy Gold, Fran Drescher, Ted Danson and Paul Reiser, to continue the tradition.[10] A tribute episode dedicated to Max and Helen aired as part of the sixth season.

A companion cookbook to the series, Somebody Feed Phil: The Book, was released in October 2022.[10]

Episodes

Season 7 (2024)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Watch the trailer for Netflix's new food travel 'Somebody Feed Phil'. EW.com. en. 2019-06-27. 2019-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190627154122/https://ew.com/tv/2017/12/28/netflix-somebody-feed-phil-trailer/. live.
  2. Web site: Netflix Orders Up More Seasons of 'Somebody Feed Phil' and 'Chef's Table'. Morabito. Greg. 2019-05-20. Eater. 2019-06-27. 2019-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190627152631/https://www.eater.com/2019/5/20/18632059/somebody-feed-phil-chefs-table-new-seasons-netflix. live.
  3. Web site: Hungry for More 'Somebody Feed Phil'? Phil Rosenthal Says Season 4 Will Debut in 'Fall or the Winter'. Jennifer. Maas. May 29, 2020. thewrap.com. June 7, 2020. June 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607080108/https://www.thewrap.com/somebody-feed-phil-season-4-premiere-date-fall-winter/. live.
  4. Web site: Somebody Feed Phil Renewed For Season 7 By Netflix. Deadline Hollywood. Andreeva. Nellie. January 27, 2023. January 27, 2023.
  5. https://www.instagram.com/p/C9c-T7dP-Yo/?igsh=eWhuNGxwMmptYTBh
  6. Web site: 5 Problems With 'Somebody Feed Phil'. Morabito. Greg. 2018-01-13. Eater. 2019-06-27. 2019-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190627152637/https://www.eater.com/eat-drink-watch-food-tv-newsletter/2018/1/13/16886116/somebody-feed-phil-netflix. live.
  7. Web site: Grobar. Matt. 2019-08-15. Phil Rosenthal Discusses His Journey Around The World With 'Somebody Feed Phil' & What To Expect From Future Seasons. 2020-06-08. Deadline. en. 2020-10-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031160903/https://deadline.com/2019/08/somebody-feed-phil-phil-rosenthal-emmys-netflix-interview-1202660903/. live.
  8. Web site: Neale. April. 2020-12-20. Somebody Feed Phil exclusive: Rich Rosenthal on Phil's feed the people mission and possible Season 5 on Netflix. 2022-05-29. Monsters and Critics. en.
  9. Web site: Garrity. Katie. 2020-05-29. Phil Rosenthal's Parents Were the Stars of 'Somebody Feed Phil'. 2022-05-29. Distractify. en.
  10. Web site: Maas. Jennifer. 2020-05-25. Phil Rosenthal on 'Somebody Feed Phil' Season 5's 'A Joke for Max,' New Cookbook and Tribute Episode to His Parents. 2022-05-29. Variety. en.

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