CNN Originals will premiere Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread on Sunday, October 5 at 9pm ET on CNN. Produced by Lionsgate Alternative Television and originating from its Blackfin label, the six-episode CNN Original Series follows the Tony®, Golden Globe®, and four-time Emmy® Award-winning actor on a mouthwatering journey around the world, with bread serving as the conduit into a variety of international cuisines and cultures. The six-part series will continue to air Sundays at 9pm on CNN.

"This past year, shooting Breaking Bread has been one of the most joyous and revealing experiences, introducing me to people and places that I never could have expected," said Shalhoub. "I can't wait for audiences to connect with what I discovered – that humanity can be found at every dinner table."

This season, Shalhoub tastes his way through baguettes and bouillabaisse in Marseille, France, fluffy milk bread and red bean paste buns in Tokyo, Japan, and even bread baked in the side of a volcano in Iceland. He finds a taste of his heritage in São Paulo, Brazil, home to one of the largest Lebanese populations in the world. He also enjoys a smattering of local cheeses in his hometown of Green Bay, Wisconsin and a taste of the Caribbean, Chinatown and an infamous Irish soda bread in his long-time home New York City.

We came across the team shooting at Orwashers on the Upper West Side earlier this year on February 26, 2025. By the way, the Irish soda bread is amazing. The lines may seem long now, but after word gets around from this show, you can expect them to be even longer. If you haven't heard of it, it's Mary O's Irish Soda Bread Shop in the East Village.

Executive producers for Breaking Bread are Tony Shalhoub and Tamara Weiss, Lionsgate's Geno McDermott, Igal Svet, and Sun de Graaf along with Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Roxanna Sherwood for CNN Original Series. Dara Horenblas is the showrunner and executive producer. The show will be distributed internationally by Lionsgate.

Here's the trailer for Breaking Bread.