Food Wars (Netflix TV Series)

Food Wars is an upcoming American comedy-drama series, based on the Japanese anime and manga, Shokugeki no Soma.

Premise
Sam Young, the son of a diner chef, is sent to the most prestigious and cut throat cooking school in the world, where he desires two things, take the top spot within the school, and impress Erina Noire, a fellow student known as 'God Tongue'.

Cast
Main article: List of Food Wars (Netflix TV Series) Characters
 * TBA as Sam Young - The son of a diner chef, Sam desires to be the top student at the Noire Culinary College. He specializes in diner food. He is based on Sōma Yukihira.
 * TBA as Erina Noire - A teenage celebrity in the cooking world, known as 'God Tongue' due to her almost superhuman sense of taste. She specializes in gourmet cuisine. She is based on Erina Nakiri.
 * TBA as Megan Thaddeus - A girl from a small town in Alabama. Megan has been warned if she gets one more failing grade, she will be expelled. She is very kind hearted but is also very nervous and a little accident prone. She specializes in cooking with fish and vegetables. She is based on Megumi Tadokoro.

Changes from the Manga/Anime

 * Tōtsuki Academy is renamed 'Noire Culinary College'.
 * The setting is changed from Tokyo to New York, with the school being located on a man made island.
 * Multiple characters' nationalities are changed, however, several still keep their original nationalities.
 * Due to some being too difficult, or unrealistic, or due to certain changes made to certain characters, several of the dishes are changed.
 * There is way less fan service.
 * The Karaage and Stagiaire storylines are completely cut.
 * The characters are never shown drinking 'rice juice'.
 * The Don RS, or Rice Bowl Club, is changed to be more about rice dishes as a whole.
 * While Sōma seemed oblivious to people's dislike of him, Sam is fully aware of what people think about him.
 * The romantic connection between Sam and Erina is more apparent early on.
 * While Erina Nakiri reads Shōjo manga, Erina Noire's interests also include comic books and video games.
 * Ivy’s backstory is changed. While in the manga, Ikumi’s father told her to eliminate weakness and be strong, in the show, Ivy’s father was disappointed that she was born as a girl and said the only thing she would be good for would be marrying a man who would be able to take over their company, which is why Ivy acts flirtatiously.
 * Unlike Isami Aldini, Isaac’s body doesn’t alternate between skinny and chubby.
 * The 2 boys that sabotage Sam and Megan’s Boeuf Bourguignon are given official names, James and Ollie, and are made into recurring comic relief characters.
 * While Sam still shares Sōma's love of making disgusting dishes, Sam doesn't limit himself to just using squid as a signature ingredient.
 * In the manga, the relationship between Alice and Ryō is a boss and assistant relationship between friends. In the show, it's confirmed that their relationship is romantic.
 * Several characters that acted as judges in Food Wars in the manga are replaced by guest appearances from real life chefs, food critics and internet foodies.