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Modern Marvels: Season 20

8 episodes Premiered Feb 20, 2021 Updated Sep 26, 2026

Previously on Modern Marvels

Season 20 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Modern Marvels Season 19.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 20 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 20: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler

S20·E1 Mytharc

Food: Cookies

Feb 21, 2021 · 44 min

Adam Richman visits baking behemoth Entenmann’s to see how they keep up with America’s insatiable demand for delicious and dunkable chocolate chip cookies. Then, find out how Otis

S20·E2 Core

Food: Cheese

Feb 28, 2021 · 44 min

Things get cheesy when Adam Richman visits a central Pennsylvanian cheese maker with an award-winning mozzarella they insist on making the authentic Italian way. And you don’t have

S20·E3 Core

Food: Ice Cream

Mar 7, 2021 · 44 min

We all scream for ice cream when Adam Richman visits the legendary Turkey Hill Dairy to see how they make their famous frosty treat for the masses! Then, sneak a peek into Dreyers’

S20·E4 Core

Food: Chocolate

Mar 14, 2021 · 44 min

Follow Adam Richman as he visits America’s oldest candy store to see how they craft decadent chocolate treats. Then, discover how internationally recognized Theo Chocolate produces

S20·E5 Core

Food: Snacks

Mar 21, 2021 · 44 min

When it comes to snack foods there’s none wiser than Wise! We tag along as Adam Richman gets full access to see how Wise produces over 50-million bags of sweet and salty snacks per

S20·E6 Core

The Future of Food

Mar 28, 2021 · 44 min

Adam Richman travels through time to uncover: the Future of Food! With special security clearance to a U.S. Army lab we get a glimpse into the cutting-edge food research that’s tak

S20·E7 Mytharc

Fast Food

Apr 4, 2021 · 44 min

Follow as Adam Richman works the line at America’s original fast-food chain, White Castle, to discover how they grill and serve over a million sliders per day! Then, we go to KFC h

S20·E8 Mytharc

Food: Inventions and Innovations

Apr 11, 2021 · 44 min

Go behind-the-scenes to see how Jelly Belly creates delicious jellybeans in every flavor imaginable! Then Adam Richman explores kitchen innovator Blue Apron’s 495,000 square foot f