Apple TV+’s ‘The Long Way Home’, which features a new motorcycle journey by ‘two best friends in Hollywood’ Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman, was released on the 9th and is receiving a hot response.

Returning to mark the 20th anniversary of the historic first motorcycle journey, The Long Way Round, which aired in 2004, The Long Way Home is a documentary series that follows long-time friends and travel companions Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman as they travel across 17 European countries on vintage motorcycles for nine weeks, encountering each country’s culture and people.

Since its release on the 9th, it has garnered a hot response for its epic journey starting from Ewan McGregor’s hometown of Scotland, crossing the Arctic Circle and the European continent, and arriving at Charlie Boorman’s home in England.On this trip, which the two actors set off on on a repaired 50-year-old vintage motorcycle, they face difficult situations such as an overturned tent and an actual motorcycle falling over on the road before reaching the destination.The video, which captures the friendship of the two actors that has lasted well over 20 years, the classic feel of the vintage motorcycle, and the captivating scenery from the Swedish coast to Amsterdam, is receiving a hot response from motorcycle fans around the world.

Especially compared to the first motorcycle journey 20 years ago, the cutting-edge filming technology has improved noticeably, and the heart-wrenching traces of time have been well-received, with comments such as, “If you’ve seen the first three series, ‘The Long Way Home’ is clearly a continuation of that legacy.Viewers who love motorbikes will miss the wide-open roads all over again while watching this series” (The Sunday Times, Driving), and “Watching the two of them riding together on a motorbike is still fascinating” (The Guardian).

‘The Long Way Home’ is available on Apple TV+ and the Apple TV+ brand store within Tving.Apple TV+ is also available on the Apple TV app for Android.


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