Spoiled
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Spoiled |
| Original title | Rotten |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | since 2018 |
| Production company |
Zero Point Zero |
| length | 48-63 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 in 2 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | Documentation , True Crime |
| Initial release | January 5, 2018 on Netflix |
First publication in German |
January 5, 2018 on Netflix |
Verdorben (Original title: Rotten ) is an American documentary television series . The first season was released on January 5, 2018 on the video-on-demand provider Netflix . The second season was released on October 4, 2019.
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The series addresses the food industry and sheds light on the production methods of food . In the process, questionable business practices are revealed and, in some cases, cartel- like structures in the production and processing of individual foods are shown . Corrupt can therefore also be assigned to the genre of true crime . The documentary aims to show the viewer, among other things, how little he ultimately knows about the origin and processing of his food .
Episode list
season 1
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First published in the USA | German language first publication (D) | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lawyers, guns and honey | Lawyers, Guns & Honey | Jan. 5, 2018 | Jan. 5, 2018 | Lucy Kennedy & Bill Kerr |
| In this episode, the production and consumption of honey are examined. The USA is mainly in the foreground, because it is there that most honey is consumed each year.
It turns out that the bees in the United States are not producing enough honey to meet the needs of the Americans. Much of the honey is imported from Asia. To meet demand, honey is "stretched on a large scale with cheap syrup". |
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| 2 | 2 | The peanut problem | The peanut problem | Jan. 5, 2018 | Jan. 5, 2018 | Ted Gesing & Bill Kerr |
| This episode examines the global increase in allergies to some foods, including tuna , soy , wheat and especially peanuts . | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | Garlic flag | Garlic Breath | Jan. 5, 2018 | Jan. 5, 2018 | David Mettler |
| In this episode, the production of garlic is examined. It is shown that China produces around 90 percent of the garlic consumed worldwide. Some of the Chinese garlic is imported into the US, where, according to the series, the Chinese are trying to attack US garlic producers by dumping prices .
The main US importer of Chinese garlic is trying to secure its position with various and sometimes controversial methods. "There are [...] cartel-like conditions." |
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| 4th | 4th | Big Bird | Big Bird | Jan. 5, 2018 | Jan. 5, 2018 | Ted Gesing |
| In this episode, poultry production is examined using the example of chickens . Production is geared towards maximum efficiency. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | Milk money | Milk Money | Jan 5, 2018 | Jan. 5, 2018 | Lucy Kennedy |
| In this episode, the production of milk (cow's milk) is discussed. The global trade in milk and its price fluctuations put regional dairy farmers under pressure. | ||||||
| 6th | 6th | Cod is dead | Cod is dead | Jan. 5, 2018 | Jan. 5, 2018 | David Mettler |
| In this episode, the fishing for cod is discussed. Large and financially strong fishing companies buy large shares of the cod catch quotas , so that smaller regional fisheries are increasingly forced out of the market. | ||||||
season 2
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First published in the USA | German language first publication (D) | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | The avocado war | The Avocado War | 4th Oct 2019 | 4th Oct 2019 | Lucy Kennedy |
| 8th | 2 | The rule of the terroir | Reign of Terroir | 4th Oct 2019 | 4th Oct 2019 | Abigail Harper |
| 9 | 3 | Water in danger | Troubled water | 4th Oct 2019 | 4th Oct 2019 | Daniel Ruetenik |
| 10 | 4th | Nice deal | A sweet deal | 4th Oct 2019 | 4th Oct 2019 | Lucy Kennedy |
| 11 | 5 | Bitter chocolate | Bitter chocolate | 4th Oct 2019 | 4th Oct 2019 | Abigail Harper |
| 12 | 6th | High on food | High on edibles | 4th Oct 2019 | 4th Oct 2019 | Daniel Ruetenik |
Web links
- Corruption in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Corrupted at Fernsehserien.de
- Corrupted on Netflix
- Rotten on Rotten Tomatoes
- Rotten on Metacritic
Individual evidence
- ↑ Netflix to Launch Two New True-Crime Doc Series. In: hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter , December 14, 2017, accessed February 5, 2018 (American English).
- ^ The State of the Food Industry Is Rotten. In: theatlantic.com. The Atlantic , January 12, 2018; accessed February 19, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ "Corrupted": New Netflix documentary shows the terrifying truth about our honey. In: stern.de. Stern , January 6, 2018, accessed February 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Netflix documentary "Verdorben": This is how the garlic cartel tears the American market under the nail. In: stern.de. Stern , January 7, 2018, accessed February 19, 2018 .