| The Kindness Diaries | |
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| Starring | Leon Logothetis |
| Theme music composer | Dimiter Yordanov |
| Composer | Dimiter Yordanov |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21) – January 22, 2019 (2019-01-22) |
The Kindness Diaries is a documentary television series onNetflix andDiscovery+. The series stars formerbrokerLeon Logothetis and debuted in 2017. In a Facebook Live, Leon announced the show would be renewed for a third season.[1] In the series, Logothetis travels around the world relying only on the kindness of strangers for food, shelter, and gas.[2] In the first season, he uses a vintageChang Jiang motorcycle and sidecar he calls Kindness 1, afterThe Motorcycle Diaries, which served as an inspiration for his journey. In season 2, he uses a vintageVolkswagen Beetle convertible, which he names Kindness 2. His journey in season 2 moves fromAlaska toArgentina.[3][4]The series also airs onBYUtv. As of June 2021, the series began streaming on Discovery+.
Logothetis travels around the world relying on the kindness of strangers for food, shelter, gas, etc. He cannot accept money. He also listens to their stories while visiting. In exchange for their kindness, he helps them realise their dreams to pay it forward.