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.
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. The third season challenges him to visit once in a lifetime trips on his bucket list.
Episodes
Season 1 (2023)
Season 2: Europe (2024)
Season 3: Bucket List (2025)
Release On December 13, 2022, Apple TV+ announced that the series would premiere on February 24, 2023. On April 24, 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which released on March 8, 2024. On June 24, 2024, the series was renewed for a third season, which released on September 17, 2025. On June 16, 2026, the series was renewed for a fourth season.
Reception Critical response On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 87% of 15 critics' reviews are positive for the first series.
Accolades +YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.2023Critics' Choice Real TV AwardsBest Travel/Adventure ShowThe Reluctant Travelerrowspan=2 Star of the YearEugene LevyHollywood Music in Media AwardsOriginal Score – Documentary Series – TV/DigitalDavid SchweitzerImagen AwardsBest Variety or Reality ShowThe Reluctant Travelerrowspan=4 2024Astra Creative Arts TV AwardsBest Streaming Nonfiction SeriesCritics' Choice Real TV AwardsBest Unstructured SeriesBest Travel/Adventure ShowMale Star of the YearEugene Levyrowspan=5 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or SpecialThe Reluctant TravelerOutstanding Writing for a Nonfiction ProgramAlan Connor, David Reilly, and Christine Rose Astra TV AwardsBest Nonfiction SeriesThe Reluctant Traveler2025Critics' Choice Documentary AwardsBest Ongoing Documentary Series2026Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or SpecialKate McLernon-Billows, Eugene Levy, David Brindley, Nic Patten, Lily Fitzpatrick, Iain Peckham, Sara Brailsford and Amy BrowningOutstanding Writing for a Nonfiction ProgramDavid Reilly and Christine Rose
References
External links – official site