Netflix Extends Its ‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’ Deal Past Previously Planned June 16 Expiration Date
Netflix announced today that they have extended the streaming rights to
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Late last month, the service reported that the first eight seasons of the CNN docu-series would be leaving Netflix on June 16, 2018. However, Decider has confirmed today that the show will be staying on Netflix. The streaming service released the following statement at 3 PM ET today:
Some fans have noticed that
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown was scheduled to come off Netflix US on June 16. As of today, we’ve extended our agreement that will keep Parts Unknown on the service for months to come.
The world is still reeling from
the tragic news of Anthony Bourdain’s death, but fans have one place they can always find comfort: in the work Bourdain left behind.
Anthony Bourdain‘s writing and television shows are overflowing with the wit, heart, and punk rock open-mindedness that defined his life. His most recent series,
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown was part travelogue, part study in humanity. In every episode, Bourdain traveled to a specific country or city where he would attempt to soak up the local lifestyle. He would eat, drink, chat, carouse, wander, and pose deep philosophical questions about what made a good human being.
Any episode of
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown is worth the watch, but if you’re new to the program, there are a few choice episodes that can’t be missed. Most notably, Bourdain dined with President Barack Obama in a Hanoi noodle shop in the Season 8 premiere (available to stream on Netflix). The proprietor was so touched by Bourdain and Obama’s presence that
the table and chairs used in the meal are now preserved behind plexiglass. In Season 4, Bourdain finally made his way to the nation of Iran, which had long been a goal for him and the show. The episode gives American audiences an all-too-human portrait of a culture often painted as a mysterious foe. And throughout the series, Bourdain would drop in a well-known American city to expose the secret food culture lurking just out of sight of tourists. In many ways, these American-based episodes are just as illuminating as the ones set in faraway locales.
But perhaps the most poignant episode — in tragic retrospect — is the last episode in Netflix’s offering. The Season 8 finale brought Bourdain to Rome where he met actress Asia Argento. The Italian actress acted as tour guide to Bourdain, and later the two fell in love. She was his girlfriend at the time of his death, and the two share some gorgeous, if not eerie, conversations about life and death and history and the cycle of destruction.
Catch the first eight seasons of
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on Netflix.