Stanley Tucci’s Italy returns May 11

Stanley Tucci’s *Tucci in Italy* returns for a second season on May 11 on National Geographic, with streaming set for May 12 on Disney+ and Hulu. (finance.yahoo.com) National Geographic said the new season will run five episodes and send Tucci to five new stops: Naples and Campania, Sicily, Le Marche, Sardinia, and Veneto. (finance.yahoo.com) The network’s first-look materials say the new episodes focus on “hidden culinary stories, regional rivalries and untold food traditions,” extending the show’s format of using meals to explain local history and identity. (finance.yahoo.com; nationalgeographic.com) That regional focus is the point of the series. National Geographic describes the show as an exploration of how Italy’s land, people, and food connect from one region to the next, rather than a single national cuisine. (nationalgeographic.com) Season 2 also arrives less than a year after National Geographic renewed the series in June 2025, shortly after the first season debuted in May 2025. Deadline reported the pickup was for another five episodes. (deadline.com; whattowatch.com) The current series followed Tucci’s earlier CNN program, *Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy*, which aired for two seasons in 2021 and 2022 before this National Geographic version launched. (wikipedia.org; bingebase.com) Early coverage of the new season points to specific food storylines inside those five regions. People’s first look says the episodes include the debated origins of tiramisù in Veneto and a visit to Tavolara Island in Sardinia with the Bertoleoni family. (yahoo.com) The release plan is simple: cable first, then streaming the next day. For viewers who missed the 2025 launch, that means the new season starts Sunday, May 11, at 9 p.m. Eastern on National Geographic, with the full season available Monday, May 12. (vitalthrills.com; finance.yahoo.com)