Apple renews 'The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy'

Apple has renewed the Apple TV+ travel series "The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy" for a second season.

The first season of the Emmy Award-winning Eugene Levy-fronted travelogue landed on Apple TV+ on February 24, but more will be on the way. Apple has confirmed it has picked up a second season of the show, which takes the comic actor to interesting places around the world.

"After experiencing season one, I've come to realize it's true what they say about travel broadening the mind — and, I guess my mind could still take some broadening. So I'm packing my suitcase once again and looking forward — with a healthy dose of trepidation — to whatever adventures lie in store. Here's to trying new things — well, within reason," said host and executive producer Levy.

While season one had Levy take on fears including poisonous snakes, harrowing helicopter rides, and swimming in cold lakes, season two promises to be a bigger journey. This time, Levy will pass through Europe, visiting intriguing destinations and uncovering hidden local gems.

"The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy" is produced for Apple TV+ by Twofour and is executive produced by Levy and David Brindley.

No air date has been offered for the second season as yet, but given the first season only just aired, it's likely to be available later in 2023, if not early 2024.

10 Comments

sflagel 11 Years · 867 comments

About 1 year ago

Between the movie Ghosted, and this *oh, another travel show", Apple TV+ is looking more like Netflix and less like HBO. Pity.

mrstep 15 Years · 524 comments

Did it get better after the Finland episode?

ITGUYINSD 5 Years · 550 comments

Each episode is basically the same. Some opulent resort that no one can afford and most of the show talks about how Eugene Levy has some sort of phobia about something or another and how he normally never leaves the resort. More of a "Watch Eugene Levy do things he's never done before" show than a travel show.

Mildly entertaining if you want to watch something that doesn't require a lot of thought.

williamh 13 Years · 1048 comments

ITGUYINSD said:

Each episode is basically the same. Some opulent resort that no one can afford and most of the show talks about how Eugene Levy has some sort of phobia about something or another and how he normally never leaves the resort. More of a "Watch Eugene Levy do things he's never done before" show than a travel show.

Mildly entertaining if you want to watch something that doesn't require a lot of thought.

He does do some interesting things in Japan. I like him and I like the destinations.. But you are basically right and the "I don't normally do this. This is out of comfort zone" schtick gets old pretty quickly.

zimmie 9 Years · 651 comments

ITGUYINSD said:

Each episode is basically the same. Some opulent resort that no one can afford and most of the show talks about how Eugene Levy has some sort of phobia about something or another and how he normally never leaves the resort. More of a "Watch Eugene Levy do things he's never done before" show than a travel show.

Mildly entertaining if you want to watch something that doesn't require a lot of thought.
Arctic TreeHouse Hotel in Finland - $300-$650 per night
Nayara Tented Camp in Costa Rica - $800-$1200 per night
Gritti Palace in Venice - $800-$1200 per night
Amangiri in Utah - $3k-$4k per night
Kudadoo in the Maldives - $5k-$7k per night
Kruger Shalati Train Lodge in South Africa - $600-$900 per night
Verride Palácio Santa Catarina in Lisbon - $500-$5k per night (they have a weird variety of rooms)
HOSHINOYA in Tokyo - $500-$1k per night
Kudadoo and Amangiri were the only wildly expensive ones. Several of the others are actually pretty reasonable for a vacation involving an international flight. During the winter (when the aurora is visible), Arctic TreeHouse in Finland is around $650 per night, but during the summer it's $300 or so. More than a Motel 6, but I've had to pay more than that for worse hotels in much less interesting parts of the US.