Streaming platform The Roku Channel has greenlit the docuseries “Tracee Travels” (working title), featuring former “black-ish” star Tracee Ellis Ross. The logline: A champion of solo travel, Tracee invites viewers on her journey, as she meticulously, laboriously, and sometimes ridiculously prepares for and travels solo to spectacular locations. Tracee charts her own path, as she explores the intersection of beauty, fashion, design, food, and culture at each stop of her trip.
The first season’s locations for “Tracee Travels” will be announced at a later date.
“I took my first solo trip when I was 22 years old. I decided way back then that I wouldn’t wait to do the things I wanted to do or for my life to come to me. I’ve been solo traveling ever since, now there’s just a lot more luggage!” said Tracee Ellis Ross. “I hope this show reminds people that they too can courageously live their lives on their own terms, find their happiness, and be their whole selves and their best selves – by themselves. Everyone deserves to be joyous and audaciously free.”
“No one travels like Tracee Ellis Ross – when it comes to going solo in style, she’s the expert,” said Brian Tannenbaum, Head of Originals, Roku Media. “We can’t wait to partner with Tracee, Joy Mill Entertainment, and Artists First to take viewers on the trip of a lifetime and witness the delight of self-discovery and independence.”
The doc-series is produced by Joy Mill Entertainment and Artists First. Tracee Ellis Ross and E. Brian Dobbins serve as executive producers. Adriana Ambriz and Caroline Soss serve as co-executive producers. The series is overseen by Olivia LaRoche, Head of Alternative Originals, on behalf of Roku Originals.