Netflix · 5 January 2018 · Docuseries · 6 episodes

Rotten

This investigative series examines problems and contested practices in the food supply chain. Its first season reports on honey, food allergies, garlic, chicken, dairy and fisheries.^{[Wikipedia] [Realscreen]}

Interviewees

20 publicly named · coverage checked 8 November 2026

Showing 20 of 20

How this list was compiled. Compiled from Metacritic's named cast and Eater's reporting. The episodes and end credits have not been checked frame by frame, so brief appearances named only on screen may be missing. Spotted a missing name? Tell us.

Timeline

2018-01-05
Rotten released on Netflix^{[Wikipedia] [Realscreen]}

Open the full timeline

Episodes

Episode 1: Lawyers, Guns and Honey
Episode 2: The Peanut Problem
Episode 3: Garlic Breath
Episode 4: Big Bird
Episode 5: Milk Money
Episode 6: Cod Is Dead

Season one episodes.

Credits

Narrator: Latif Nasser^[Metacritic]

Sources

Rotten (TV series) — Wikipedia, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Reference workMedium reliability
Watch Rotten — Netflix, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability
A Guide to Watching ‘Rotten’ on Netflix — Eater, published 2018-01-12. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationMedium reliability
Rotten Reviews — Metacritic, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Review aggregatorLow reliability
Netflix docuseries tackle food industry, corporate corruption — Realscreen, published 2017-12-14. Accessed 2026-11-08.Entertainment trade pressHigh reliability
Get Ready To Binge All Of Rotten Tomorrow On Netflix — Food Republic, published 2018-01-04. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationMedium reliability

Source type and reliability are assessed by publisher. "Single source" marks statements backed by only one publisher. See editorial standards.