Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
“Get hungry, get curious, get lost.”
Series Overview
Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.
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12 Seasons • 95 Episodes
42 min per episode
2013 – 2018
Premiered: Sun, Apr 14, 2013
Creative Production Team
Latest Aired Episode
Season 12, Episode 7: “Lower East Side”
Bourdain takes a personal journey through this formerly bohemian New York City neighborhood, as he meets, shares meals and reflects with music, film and art trailblazers including Richard Hell, Deborah Harry and Chris Stein, Lydia Lunch, Fab 5 Freddy, Danny Fields, Amos Poe, Jim Jarmusch, Kembra Pfahler, John Lurie, Clayton Patterson and Harley Flanagan, whose collective cultural impact in the 1970’s and ’80’s has sustained through the decades.
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Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Anthony Bourdain previews new CNN showOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2012-11-13
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TV-PG: Parental Guidance Suggested — Contains material parents may find unsuitable for younger children.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.
Parental Guidance Suggested — Contains material parents may find unsuitable for younger children.
Mature — Recommended for viewers 15 and older.
Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.
Interdit aux moins de 12 ans — 12+ only.
14+ Parents Strongly Cautioned.
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What is Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown about?
Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.
How many seasons does Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown have?
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown comprises 12 seasons available to explore.
Who stars in Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown?
Key cast members in Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown include Anthony Bourdain.
Who created or directed Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown?
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown was developed and directed by Not specified.