Eva Longoria & Stanley Tucci’s CNN Original Doc Series Join Banijay Slate
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Eva Longoria and Stanley Tucci’s CNN Original Series food docs are set to travel the world. Banijay Rights has acquired global distribution rights to Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico and Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy, both of which follow the Hollywood stars on culinary journeys.
Gold Rush producer Raw TV is behind both series and were for CNN. Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico follows the Desperate Housewives star, director, producer and activist as she explores the lands of her Mexican ancestors to see who the country’s rich culture, landscape and history have shaped its cuisine over six episodes.
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy sees the actor indulging his passion for Italian cooking and explore the stories and people behind the European country’s fabled cuisine.
Tucci, who has Italian ancestry on both sides, visits food markets and hidden trattorias over two seasons comprising a total of 14 episodes.
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