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Twenty years after the orginal Long Way Round series Apple TV has announced an all-new 10-episode season of the epic motorcycle adventure series starring and executive produced by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman , which reunites the best friends for their next great motorbike tour , this time a little closer to home . “ On a rather tricky , sandy bit of ‘ Long Way Up ,’ Charley and I started to daydream about another trip to keep our minds off the scary road at hand !”, said McGregor . “ This is that trip . Rusty old bikes and 10,000 miles of Scandinavia , and Eastern and Central Europe . A big loop from my house in Scotland to Charley ’ s house in England . Long way home … magic .”
“ It has been such a pleasure to get back on the road on motorcycles with my best friend Ewan ,” said Boorman . “ We ’ ve talked about doing this trip on old bikes since the last one . Travelling around Scandinavia and Europe has been a blast on our beautiful bikes .”
The adventures have received praise from both critics and fans alike , as “ Long Way Up ” quickly achieved a perfect 100 percent critics ’ score on Rotten Tomatoes following its global premiere . The series has been hailed as an “ entertaining and highly enjoyable ” ride , sure to “ please fans looking for adventure ,” and was honoured with three Emmy Award nominations in 2021 , including Outstanding Travel , Adventure and Nature Program ; Outstanding Sound Mixing and Editing ; and Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing .
The new season follows McGregor and Boorman as they ride lovingly refurbished vintage motorbikes from Ewan ’ s home in Scotland to Charley ’ s in England — but rather than take the shortest route , they go the long way ! They head across the North Sea to Scandinavia , all the way up to the Arctic Circle and then down to the Baltics and through continental Europe , before eventually hopping back over the English Channel two months later . It ’ s an adventure that will take them to more than fifteen countries , through spectacular scenery and along some of the greatest driving roads in the world . Along the way they ’ ll immerse themselves in each country ’ s culture , meet the locals and try their hand at unique and eclectic activities .
The series is executive produced by McGregor and Boorman , alongside longtime collaborators David Alexanian and Russ Malkin , who also directs .
“ Long Way Up ” follows Ewan and Charley ’ s previous adventures in “ Long Way Round ” and “ Long Way Down .” All three previous seasons are now streaming on Apple TV +.
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