Stanley Tucci Returns To Italy For New Docuseries, This Time With Nat Geo
14.12.2023 - 20:35
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EXCLUSIVE: Stanley Tucci is continuing his Italian adventures.
However, the actor is moving from CNN to National Geographic with his latest travel docuseries.
Nat Geo has ordered Tucci – The Heart of Italy (w/t), a ten-part series. It comes after the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned network CNN canceled Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, which won two Emmys for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special, after two seasons.
At the time, Tucci was confident that he’d find a new home for his adventures and he has.
The series is produced by BBC Studios’ recently formed new unit, Specialist Factual Productions, and Tucci’s own Salt Productions, which he recently founded with Lottie Birmingham. It marks Salt’s first series and production starts in January.
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy was produced by All3Media-owned Raw Television.
Tucci – The Heart of Italy follows the Murder One star as he returns to the country for more food-based adventures.
He will travel to ten regions including Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Marche and Lazio, seeking out the essence of each region and its people through the food they eat. He’ll meet professional chefs, amateur cooks, farmers and fishermen, winemakers and brewers, and fellow eaters who all share his passion for food and who inspire him.
The series is exec produced by Tucci and Birmingham as well as Alan Holland and Amanda Lyon for BBC Studios. Ben Jessop, who has produced series including Nat Geo’s The World According to Jeff Goldblum, serves as showrunner.
“National Geographic is all about adventure and exploration, and I am honored to take viewers once again to explore Italy through the lens of food,” said Tucci. “In Italy’s many distinct regions there is always