Iron Chef America (2005): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2005, Iron Chef America is a reality series.

What it’s about. Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which also carried a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. Like the original Japanese program, the program is a culinary game show. In each episode, a new challenger chef competes against one of the resident "Iron Chefs" in a one-hour cooking competition based on a secret ingredient or ingredients, and sometimes theme. The show is presented as a successor to the original Iron Chef, as opposed to being a remake. The Chairman is portrayed by actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos, who is introduced as the nephew of the original Japanese chairman Takeshi Kaga. The commentary is provided solely by Alton Brown, & Kevin Brauch is the floor reporter. The music is written by composer Craig Marks, who released the soundtrack titled "Iron Chef America & The Next Iron Chef" by the end of 2010. In addition, regular ICA judge and Chopped host Ted Allen provided additional floor commentary for two special battles: Battle First Thanksgiving and Battle White House Produce.

Who’s in it. Iron Chef America stars Wolfgang Puck as Self, Masaharu Morimoto as Self, Mario Batali as Self and Jamie Oliver as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Iron Chef America has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Philo, Discovery+ Amazon Channel and HBO Max and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Iron Chef America page.

If you liked it. Fans of Iron Chef America tend to enjoy The Kardashians, The Simpsons, Drawn Together and Clarkson's Farm.