CNN's new trailer for the final season of Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown will undoubtedly give you goosebumps and probably bring tears to your eyes. Anthony was working on season 12 of the show when he died in June. The first episode, which airs September 23, was the only one Anthony completed with his narration before he passed.
The trailer features stand-up comic and TV host, W. Kamau Bell, who traveled with Anthony to Kenya for the first episode of the new season. Parts of the trailer reveal footage from the episode, as well as W. Kamau reflecting on his experience with Anthony. He watches clips from the episode for the first time, with emotional commentary that reminds viewers of what makes the show so wonderful—Anthony's genuine passion for travel and adventure.
W. Kamau Bell says, "Everyone who had dreams of traveling with Tony, it's exactly as cool as you think it is." Later he emphasizes Anthony's true passion for what he did. "He wasn't making TV for TV's sake, he wasn't doing a job—this was his life's work."
There's a particularly impactful clip in the trailer where we see Anthony and W. Kamau Bell sitting together on some rocks, watching animals pass by. W. Kamau Bell comments on how cool it is to be sitting with Anthony there. He responds: "Seventeen f***ing years. As soon as the cameras turn off, the crew will be sitting around and we'll be having a cocktail—I f***ing pinch myself. I cannot f***ing believe that I get to do this."
Per CNN Press Room, there are four other location-based shows and two specials in the final season, including "Bourdain's Impact" and "Behind the Scenes."
Though the final season of Parts Unknown is sure to be an emotional one, let it be an inspiration to us all to find something to be as passionate and dedicated to as Anthony was to travel and adventure.
