Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy is a CNN Original Series that follows Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci as he travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country's regional cuisines. Viewers will go along with him as he enjoys the luxurious creamy carbonara of Rome, the delicious simplicity of Sicily's pasta alla Norma, the saffron-infused silkiness of risotto in Milan, the crispy tenderness of bistecca alla fiorentina, the perfect classic ragu alla bolognese and the world's best pizza in Naples. Tucci comes prepared with a bottomless appetite for it all, showing us how the diversity of Italian cooking offers a gateway through which you can glimpse Italy's history and culture.

Series details

• Title: Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Food, Travel
• Premiere date: 2021-02-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-10-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CNN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 53444
• IMDb ID: tt11852724
• TVDB ID: 394655

Cast and credited roles

• Stanley Tucci — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-02-14; final listed air date 2021-03-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2022-05-01; final listed air date 2022-10-30; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy 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.