NBCUniversal’s Peacock explores The Geography of Bliss with Rainn Wilson

NBCUniversal’s streaming platform Peacock has ordered a travel docuseries inspired by Eric Weiner’s book The Geography of Bliss.

Part travelogue, part memoir, The Geography of Bliss follows the travels of author and former foreign correspondent Eric Weiner on his mission to discover the happiest nation in the world.

Peacock’s docuseries, titled Rainn Wilson & the Geography of Bliss, will follow actor Wilson (The Office) as he traverses the globe searching for the secrets to the world’s happiest and least happiest places on Earth.

RadicalMedia is producing the six-episode docuseries. Exec producing for RadicalMedia are chairman and CEO Jon Kamen, president of entertainment Dave Sirulnick and exec producer Jen Isaacson.

Also exec producing are Evan Rosenfeld, Casey Scharf and Wilson. Weiner is co-exec producer and Melissa Wood is showrunner.