Tucci in Italy

Tucci in Italy is an American travel and food show premiered on May 18, 2025, on National Geographic. The series follows American actor Stanley Tucci, who travels around Italy exploring different regions' cultures, cuisines, and history.^[1]

Tucci in Italy
Presented by	Stanley Tucci
Composer	Alexander Parsons
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producers	Stanley Tucci Lottie Birmingham Amanda Lyon
Producers	Francesco Ficarra Sheena Whitemore
Cinematography	Matt Ball
Editors	Yulia Martynova Hannah Briere-Edney Jonnie Case Gareth Blower Sarjit Bains Luke Price Trace Taylor
Production companies	SALT Productions BBC Studios
Original release
Network	National Geographic
Release	May 18, 2025 (2025-05-18) – present
Related
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy

It is the followup show to Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, which aired on CNN from 2021 to 2022.^[2] On June 16, 2025, National Geographic renewed the series for a second season.^[3]

Reception

Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating based on 6 critic reviews.^[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable".^[5]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	"Tuscany"	N/A	May 18, 2025 (2025-05-18)
2	"Lombardy"	Ian Denyer	May 18, 2025 (2025-05-18)
3	"Trentino-Alto Adige"	Chris Parkin	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)
4	"Abruzzo"	N/A	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)
5	"Lazio"	Ian Denyer	May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)