A nostalgic, hopeful documentary series about history and a real life story.
Good for family movie night · friends night · kids
Skip it if you want something to laugh at
Not for laughs, scares or brutality.
7 seasons · 83 episodes · best: S7E2 "Cereal Killers" 8.6
14 of 14 · most episodes first
Adam RichmanSelf - Author-TV Host
Campbell ScottNarrator (voice)
Jason LiebigSelf - Historian
Yohuru WilliamsSelf - Professor of History
Libby O'ConnellSelf - Food Historian
Carlos MorrowTourist 3
Brandon FoxJim Monoghan
Justin Andrew DavisAd Exec
David MillsDoctor
Nobuaki ShimamotoYunosuke Aoki
Joanna SaltzSelf
Vallery LomasSelf - Author
Edward MoonSelf - Chef Instructor
Natalia Mehlman-PetrzelaSelf - Professor of History
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GoodWatch score 94
GoodWatch score 91
GoodWatch score 93
GoodWatch score 85
GoodWatch score 86
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GoodWatch score 71
GoodWatch score 85August 11, 2019 · July 26, 2026 · Still running
6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Food That Built America?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, The Food That Built America streams on Prime, Disney+, Hulu, Philo, and HISTORY Vault, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Hoopla, Spectrum On Demand, DistroTV, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 7 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81 (IMDb 8.4).
Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
59 h
About 59 hours: 83 episodes in 7 seasons of about 43 minutes each since 2019, and it's still in production.
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 5 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.
Yes, it's an uplifting series: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for hopefulness and 6 for wholesome.
8.4
