Series synopsis
Banana is an American drama television series that premiered on E4 on May 8, 2026. It was created by Crystal Kim, Kieran Barry. It stars Crystal Kim, Kieran Barry, Esther Moon and Kim Jong-man.
Dizzy, a fiercely unsuccessful Mukbang YouTuber, is determined to make a living doing the one thing she truly loves: eating. Her family, who mostly loves her, thinks she should get a real job. When she wakes up to find one of her videos has gone mini-viral, she realizes there is a cost to turning her culture into content.
As she struggles with what it means to be Korean in America today, she’s confronted by hard-hitting questions like: “Who has the right to profit off Korean culture?,” “Wait, k ...
Premise
Dizzy, a fiercely unsuccessful Mukbang YouTuber, is determined to make a living doing the one thing she truly loves: eating. Her family, who mostly loves her, thinks she should get a real job. When she wakes up to find one of her videos has gone mini-viral, she realizes there is a cost to turning her culture into content.
As she struggles with what it means to be Korean in America today, she’s confronted by hard-hitting questions like: “Who has the right to profit off Korean culture?,” “Wait, kimchi is cool now?,” and “Is my grandma flirting with my boyfriend?!”
Premise: When mukbang fame thrusts her into the spotlight, Dizzy, an insecure Korean-American woman, must untangle her fractured identity and self-sabotage before her family decides to disown her...again.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Crystal Kim as Dizzy
- Kieran Barry as Kieran
- Esther Moon as Umma
- Kim Jong-man as Appa
- Justin Kang as Eddie
- Alexis Rhee as Halmoni
- Narea Kang as Jessica
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | May 8, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Muck-Banging Around When mukbang fame thrusts her into the spotlight, an insecure Korean-American woman must untangle her fractured identity and self-sabotage before her family decides to disown her…again |
May 8, 2026 |
| 2 |
Every Korean Knows How to Make Kimchi When Dizzy discovers how much renting a billboard will cost, she cooks up a plan to raise the funds doing what she knows best... |
May 8, 2026 |
| 3 |
Favorite Cousin Desperate to secure funds for her billboard, Dizzy is forced to work for her perfect cousin Jessica’s political campaign. |
February 5, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | E4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 8, 2026 |
| Last aired | May 8, 2026 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |