My Happy Place: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

My Happy Place invites viewers on an immersive excursion across the world anchored by an all-star cast of hosts including  Emmy® and Tony® Award winning actor Alan Cumming; Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe® winning actress Taraji P. Henson; award-winning actor Simu Liu; Grammy®, Emmy® and three-time Tony® Award winning performer Billy Porter; Academy Award® winning actress Octavia Spencer; and Academy Award® winning filmmaker and Grammy® winning musician Questlove. Across six visually stunning episodes, each host reflects on why these meaningful sites have become their escape, revealing a never-before-seen side of the person and the destination.

Series details

• Title: My Happy Place
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Travel
• Premiere date: 2025-04-27
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: CNN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 83574
• IMDb ID: tt33052454
• TVDB ID: 461891

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-04-27; final listed air date 2025-08-31; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from My Happy Place on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.