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The Reluctant Traveler | |
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Genre | Travel documentary Comedy |
Presented by | Eugene Levy |
Composer | David Schweitzer |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 17 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Eugene Levy David Brindley Sara Evans (Season 1) Nic Patten (Season 2–3) Sara Brailsford (Season 2–3) Lily Fitzpatrick (Season 3) Iain Peckham (Season 3) |
Running time | 33–38 minutes |
Production company | Twofour |
Original release | |
Network | Apple TV+ |
Release | 24 February 2023 – present |
The Reluctant Traveler is a British travel documentary comedy television series on Apple TV+. The series follows Canadian actor Eugene Levy, who travels to remarkable hotels around the world and explores the places and cultures surrounding them. Season 1 premiered on 24 February 2023, season 2 premiered on 8 March 2024. [1] and Season 3 premiered on 19 September 2025. [2]
The first season sees Eugene Levy visits locations in Costa Rica, Finland, Italy, Japan, Maldives, Portugal, South Africa and the United States. The second season takes him on a European trip from top to bottom. The third season challenges him to visit once in a lifetime trips on his Bucket List.
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 8 | February 24, 2023 | ||
2 | 7 | March 8, 2024 | April 12, 2024 | |
3 | 8 | September 19, 2025 | October 31, 2025 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "Finland" | February 24, 2023 |
2 | 2 | "Costa Rica" | February 24, 2023 |
3 | 3 | "Venice" | February 24, 2023 |
4 | 4 | "Utah" | February 24, 2023 |
5 | 5 | "Maldives" | February 24, 2023 |
6 | 6 | "South Africa" | February 24, 2023 |
7 | 7 | "Lisbon" | February 24, 2023 |
8 | 8 | "Tokyo" | February 24, 2023 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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9 | 1 | "Sweden: Midsummer" | March 8, 2024 |
10 | 2 | "Scotland: My Mother's Country" | March 8, 2024 |
11 | 3 | "France: The Secrets of Saint-Tropez" | March 15, 2024 |
12 | 4 | "Germany: The Health Resort" | March 22, 2024 |
13 | 5 | "Italy: La Dolce Vita" | March 29, 2024 |
14 | 6 | "Greece: Island-Hopping in the Aegean" | April 5, 2024 |
15 | 7 | "Spain: Adventures in Andalusia" | April 12, 2024 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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16 | 1 | "Celebrating Day of the Dead in Mexico" | September 19, 2025 |
17 | 2 | "Waltzing in the City of Music: Vienna" | September 19, 2025 |
18 | 3 | "Hitting the Open Road in Louisiana" | September 26, 2025 |
19 | 4 | TBA | October 3, 2025 |
20 | 5 | TBA | October 10, 2025 |
21 | 6 | TBA | October 17, 2025 |
22 | 7 | TBA | October 24, 2025 |
23 | 8 | TBA | October 31, 2025 |
On 13 December 2022, Apple TV+ announced that the series would premiere on 24 February 2023. [3] On 24 April 2023, Apple TV+ renewed the series for a second season, which released on 8 March 2024. [4] On 24 June 2024, the series is renewed for a third season, set to be released on 17 September 2025. [5] [2]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Critics' Choice Real TV Awards | Best Travel/Adventure Show | The Reluctant Traveler | Won | [6] [7] |
Star of the Year | Eugene Levy | Won | |||
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Original Score – Documentary Series – TV/Digital | David Schweitzer | Nominated | [8] | |
Imagen Awards | Best Variety or Reality Show | The Reluctant Traveler | Won | [9] [10] | |
2024 | Astra Creative Arts TV Awards | Best Streaming Nonfiction Series | Won | [11] [12] | |
Critics' Choice Real TV Awards | Best Unstructured Series | Won | [13] [14] | ||
Best Travel/Adventure Show | Won | ||||
Male Star of the Year | Eugene Levy | Nominated | |||
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special | The Reluctant Traveler | Nominated | [15] | |
Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program | Alan Connor, David Reilly, and Christine Rose (for "Scotland: My Mother's Country") | Nominated | |||
Astra TV Awards | Best Nonfiction Series | The Reluctant Traveler | Nominated | [16] |