Parts Unknown, the travel and food show that starred late chef Anthony Bourdain, will return for its 12th and final season on CNN. According to the Los Angeles Times, the season will contain seven episodes and is set to premiere in the fall.
Only one episode of the 12th season of Parts Unknown was completed before Anthony Bourdain’s death and features him taking a trip to Kenya with W. Kamau Bell, host of CNN’s United Shades of America. This is also the final episode that will have Bourdain’s narration.
The rest of the episodes will include trips to Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the Big Ben area of Texas, the U.S.-Mexico border, the Asturias region of Spain, and Indonesia according to the L.A. Times. Although these episodes won’t have Bourdain’s narration, they will contain the audio of the late chef that was captured on these locations during the filming.
“Each one will feel slightly different depending on what’s gathered in the field,” said Amy Entelis, CNN executive VP talent, and content. “They will have the full presence of Tony because you’ll see him, you’ll hear him, you’ll watch him. That layer of his narration will be missing, but it will be replaced by other voices of people who are in the episodes.”
Parts Unknown launched in 2013 and featured Anthony Bourdain traveling the world and exploring lesser-known cultures and cuisines. The show went on to win several awards, including five Emmy Awards and 2013 Peabody Award.
