The Reluctant Traveler
Travel documentary comedy television series
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The Reluctant Traveler is a British travel documentary comedy television series on Apple TV+. The series follows Canadian actor Eugene Levy, who travels to hotels around the world and explores the places and cultures surrounding them. The first season premiered on February 23, 2023, the second on March 8, 2024, and the third on September 19, 2025. In June 2026, the series was renewed for a fourth season.
| The Reluctant Traveler | |
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| Genre | |
| Presented by | Eugene Levy |
| Composer | David Schweitzer |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
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| Running time | 33–38 minutes |
| Production company | Twofour |
| Original release | |
| Network | Apple TV+ |
| Release | February 24, 2023 – October 10, 2025 |
| Network | Apple TV |
| Release | October 17, 2025 – present |
Premise
The first season sees Eugene visit 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. This includes Scotland, where his mother was born, but he never had a chance to visit until filming the series.[1] The third season challenges him to visit once in a lifetime trips on his bucket list.
Episodes
Season 1 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Season 2: Europe (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Season 3: Bucket List (2025)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | "Living the Royal Life in the UK" | October 3, 2025 |
| 20 | 5 | "Trendsetting in South Korea" | October 10, 2025 |
| 21 | 6 | "Partying on St. Paddy's Day in Ireland" | October 17, 2025 |
| 22 | 7 | "Journeying Through a Jewel of India" | October 24, 2025 |
| 23 | 8 | "Going Wild for a Weekend in Vancouver" | October 31, 2025 |
Release
On December 13, 2022, Apple TV+ announced that the series would premiere on February 24, 2023.[2] On April 24, 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which released on March 8, 2024.[3][4] On June 24, 2024, the series was renewed for a third season, which released on September 17, 2025.[5][6][7] On June 16, 2026, the series was renewed for a fourth season.[8]
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 87% of 15 critics' reviews are positive for the first series.[9]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Critics' Choice Real TV Awards | Best Travel/Adventure Show | The Reluctant Traveler | Won | [10][11] |
| Star of the Year | Eugene Levy | ||||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Original Score – Documentary Series – TV/Digital | David Schweitzer | Nominated | [12] | |
| Imagen Awards | Best Variety or Reality Show | The Reluctant Traveler | Won | [13][14] | |
| 2024 | Astra Creative Arts TV Awards | Best Streaming Nonfiction Series | [15][16] | ||
| Critics' Choice Real TV Awards | Best Unstructured Series | [17][18] | |||
| Best Travel/Adventure Show | |||||
| Male Star of the Year | Eugene Levy | Nominated | |||
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special | The Reluctant Traveler | [19] | ||
| Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program | Alan Connor, David Reilly, and Christine Rose (for "Scotland: My Mother's Country") | ||||
| Astra TV Awards | Best Nonfiction Series | The Reluctant Traveler | [20] | ||
| 2025 | Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | Best Ongoing Documentary Series | [21] | ||
| 2026 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special | Kate McLernon-Billows, Eugene Levy, David Brindley, Nic Patten, Lily Fitzpatrick, Iain Peckham, Sara Brailsford and Amy Browning | Pending | [22] |
| Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program | David Reilly and Christine Rose (for "Living the Royal Life in the UK") | Pending |