Devoured
In an unexpected coupling, US series Devoured combines true crime with the culinary world. When a successful pizza restaurant's secret family recipe is stolen, the mafia dishes up their own version of justice. We meet 'The Codfather' whose fishy business practices were his downfall. A Texan ice cream brand refused to pull their product off the shelves even when they knew it was contaminated, resulting in the death of four people, and thieves somehow made off with hundreds of beehives in California. The remarkable stories in this series remind us how often fact is stranger than fiction.
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- Vice TV
- Documentary, Suspense
In an unexpected coupling, US series Devoured combines true crime with the culinary world. When a successful pizza restaurant's secret family recipe is stolen, the mafia dishes up their own version of justice. We meet 'The Codfather' whose fishy business practices were his downfall. A Texan ice cream brand refused to pull their product off the shelves even when they knew it was contaminated, resulting in the death of four people, and thieves somehow made off with hundreds of beehives in California. The remarkable stories in this series remind us how often fact is stranger than fiction.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
A Slice of the Pie
Tue, Feb 22, 2022 42 mins
Brooklyn's L&B Spumoni Gardens and Pizzeria had built a successful family business, but when the family's secret recipe is stolen, the mafia serves up some old fashion justice.
Episode 2
The Codfather
Mon, Feb 28, 2022 42 mins
Carlos Rafael, nicknamed 'The Codfather' ran one of the largest commercial fishing operations in the U.S. until the IRS took him down for some pretty fishy business practices.
Episode 3
We All Scream
Mon, Mar 7, 2022 44 mins
Four people die from a listeria outbreak after Blue Bell Ice Cream refuses to pull its product from the shelves, but Texans stand by their brand with almost cult like devotion.
Episode 4
The Fast Food Killer
Mon, Mar 21, 2022 42 mins
Paul Dennis Reid Jr unleashes a reign of terror, committing seven brutal murders and targeting fast food chains for the same reason regular customers do: it's quick and easy.
Episode 5
Deli Wars
42 mins
At the World Famous Carnegie Deli, infidelity and a stolen recipe put the culturally iconic restaurant in quite a pickle.
Episode 6
Great Hive Heist
42 mins
In what was probably one of the largest bee heists in history, California's Central Valley fell victim to having hundreds of bee hives stolen by some thieves with sticky fingers.