Any longtime fan ofRainn Wilsonknows that he brings a unique comedic flair to any role he takes on. He cemented himself as an immensely talented actor alongside Steve Carrell on NBC’shit mockumentary sitcomThe Office, and from there became a staple in a variety of films and other television series.
Now he’s set to embark on an entirely new journey across the entire globe in Peacock’s upcoming original travel docuseries,Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss, which is set to premiere on Thursday, May 18 on NBC’s streaming platform. Along with new promotional photos, the first trailer for the series has officially dropped, giving us a firsthand look at Wilson’s funny and whimsical trek to educate the masses on finding happiness.
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Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Blissis based on Eric Weiner’s New York Times' best-selling bookThe Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search For The Happiest Places in the World. It’s set as a five-part series both hosted and executive produced by Rainn Wilson himself, who travels to various locations around the world, from the most peaceful to the most conflicted, in search of what happiness truly means in life that now is often so embattled with anxiety and negativity, and ultimately how to find and secure it in order to help bring out the best of humanity. As the official description for the show reads:
Host and intrepid traveler Rainn Wilson traverses the globe searching for the secrets to the happiest societies on earth. Based on Eric Weiner’s New York Times bestselling book, “The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World,” Rainn will explore some of the happiest and least happy places on earth from Iceland to Qatar to Ghana, and in a profound, humorous, and experiential way that unpacks the science of happiness.
Rainn Wilson Goes From Assistant Manager to Full-Time Traveler
The trailer for the series opens with Rainn Wilson as himself reflecting on the scope of his life so far, from his comedic tenure in Scranton, Pennsylvania to suddenly swimming in the open, frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Teasing us with just how he got to that point, he muses that despite all of his success in the cutthroat and more impersonal world of Los Angeles and Hollywood, he still doesn’t feel like he has achieved happiness. Rather, he finds himselfwith a crippling anxiety disorderthat keeps him feeling true joy in life.
He seeks to figure out what true happiness in our world means, and how to obtain it. He travels to different parts of the world, some peaceful and some not so peaceful, from Thailand to Iceland, Ghana to Bulgaria, and of course, to his hometown of Los Angele. He meets inhabitants in all these places, experiencing what daily life is like for them and what happiness means in their eyes and overall perspective. It all culminates together into an educational and introspective journey that the audience will find just as fulfilling as Wilson does.
The entire five-part series ofRainn Wilson and the Geography of Blisswill be available to stream on Peacock starting May 18.
