Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. TV Series (2022) Cast & Crew, Release Date, Story, Review, Poster, Trailer

Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. TV Series Storyline (Plot):

Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. is a 2022 Netflix docuseries by director Chris Smith. It documents how vegan restaurateur Sarma Melngailis illegally transferred money to her husband so he could pay a deity to bestow immortality upon them.

The series tells the story of Sarma Melngailis, former owner of the New York City vegan restaurant Pure Food and Wine. Sarma met and married conman Anthony Strangis (who called himself Shane Fox), and she alleged that he coerced her into stealing money from her own restaurant and later going on the run from authorities. The pair were ultimately charged with transferring over $1.6 million from the restaurant into their personal accounts.

• Sarma Melngailis as Self – Pure Food and Wine, One Lucky Duck
• Allen Salkin as Self – Vanity Fair Journalist
• Ilze Melngailis as Self – Sarma’s Sister
• Bonnie Crocker as Self – Manager, Pure Food and Wine
• John Melngailis as Self – Sarma’s Father
• Joey Repice as Self – Beverage Director, Pure Food and Wine
• Nikki King Bennett as Self – Executive Chef, Pure Food and Wine
• Jim Switzer as Self – Operations Manager, Pure Food and Wine
• Jeffrey Chodorow as Self – Restaurateur
• Andrew Elliot as Self – Graphic Designer, One Lucky Duck

• Maiquen Saez-Vega as Self – Employee, Pure Food and Wine
• Nazim Seliakhov as Self – Anthony’s Associate
• Nick Ross as Self – Employee, Pure Food and Wine
• Will Richards as Self – Anthony’s Associate
• Anthony Caruana as Self – Sarma’s Friend
• Stacy Strangis as Self – Anthony’s Ex-Wife
• Dustin Hall as Self – Sarma’s Friend
• Ray Brown as Self – Sevier County Police Department