Fans of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy will not see a third season of the series. At least not on CNN. Tucci has revealed that the cable channel cancelled the food and travel series when they cancelled the rest of their unscripted programming.
However, the actor hopes that another channel or streaming service will pick up the series. The four-episode second season arrived in May 2022. On the show, viewers join the Academy Award nominee as he explores his Italian ancestry, visiting different regions and exploring their cultures, cuisine, and history.
Tucci said the following about the cancellation of the series, per People:
“Unfortunately, CNN has canceled all of their original programming. So hopefully we’ll end up on another streamer, network — we don’t know. But yes, I have plans to do season three and more.”
CNN also shared the following about the series, confirming its cancellation:
“Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy is one of the most successful projects produced by CNN Original Series, garnering two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series. We want to thank Stanley Tucci for his dream partnership on this series.”
What do you think? Did you want to see more of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy on CNN? Would you watch a third season elsewhere?
Stanley is a natural host and each episode was so well done! I’ve watched the entire series twice because it is so good.
Hey TV executives…buy this show! Smart people watch it!
I mean in this day and age when viewship of shows like the Kardashians or Farmer gets a wife is so great these shows get revived, what possible chance does a thoughtful show with a story to share and beautiful food and wine and places have – absolutely none really… as a species we are evidently preoccupied with fake everything, fake personalities, fake eyebrows, fake faces, and we have the 18-35 demographic to thank for anything even vaguely interesting disappearing from our screens, while those K people keep coming back like the plague of locust’s that they are…. With any… Read more »
I wholeheartedly agree with Michael. While “non-educational” and/or non-intEresting programs are being renewed or coming up as “great” new shows, others like Tulcci’sm are dropped. What a shame! I hope it will be picked up by another Station more interested in public appreciation
yes a streaming service has to pick up this series it was great.
Keep the Faith, Stanley Everyone loves it!!