- Chef, writer, travel expert, and food icon Anthony Bourdain died on Friday at age 61.
- His CNN show "Parts Unknown" is currently streaming on Netflix.
- But the series is set to expire from the streaming platform on June 16.
- People are petitioning Netflix to keep "Parts Unknown" for longer, so they can rewatch the show for so those new to the series have time to watch all 64 episodes.
- Netflix didn't immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.
Anthony Bourdain, 61, died last Friday in an apparent suicide. In the wake of his death, many turned to rewatching Bourdain's food and travel TV series "Parts Unknown" (CNN) and "No Reservations" (The Travel Channel) as a way to remember the iconic chef, restaurateur, and writer.
"Parts Unknown" was one of the many programs scheduled to leave Netflix this month. Saturday, June 16 will be the last day US Netflix subscribers can stream all eight seasons of "Parts Unknown."
Upon realizing the series was set to leave the streaming platform, many people have been calling for an extension of the show's time on Netflix.
Journalist Wilkine Brutus of the Palm Beach Post tweeted at Netflix the day of Bourdain's death to ask Netflix to keep "Parts Unknown" on its site "for the new generation."
Dear @netflix, seasons 1 through 8 of Anthony Bourdain’s "Parts Unknown" will leave Netflix on June 16, 2018. Can you add an extension to that date for the new generation? In this toxic political climate, we have to spread content that promotes authentic human connection. https://t.co/iD1ScJNVgO
— Wilkine Brutus (@wilkinebrutus) June 8, 2018
"In this toxic political climate, we have to spread content that promotes authentic human connection," Brutus wrote in the tweet that garnered 15,000 retweets and 42,000 likes.
Others on Twitter followed suit.
Petition for @netflix to extend Parts Unknown beyond June 16. The details can be worked out later. We owe it to Bourdain to continue exploring the world through his work.
— Bobby Karalla (@bobbykaralla) June 10, 2018
Hey @netflix, want to do something about that 6/16/18 expiration of Parts Unknown? #AnthonyBoudain
— Lindsay (@StarryGlass) June 8, 2018
PLEASE dont take down parts unknown @netflix
— 👽 (@hoaxheaux) June 9, 2018
Hey @Netflix, can you guys do your magic and extend Parts Unknown past June 16th on your service? A lot of us would be really thankful.
— Megan Romer (@meganromer) June 9, 2018
One fan, Tanner Palin, even started a Change.org petition. As of this article's publication, the petition had over 5,300 signatures (of the 7,500 goal).
Netflix adds and removes content each month, usually due to licensing agreements the company has with other production companies and networks. "Parts Unknown" is a CNN series, and therefore Netflix would have to come to a new licensing agreement with the network or the show's production company, Zero Point Zero, in order to extend the show's availability for subscribers.
Netflix didn't immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment regarding the requests from subscribers to extend the time "Parts Unknown" is on its platform.
If the show does leave Netflix, you can watch small segments of "Parts Unknown" on CNN's website, and you can rent or buy the series on both Amazon and iTunes.
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