ja after the breaking, a preview of the documentary series "rainn wilson and the geography of bliss." don't go anywhere. geography of bliss. don't go anywhere. >>> some quick programming notes for you before we go. the fifa women's world cup continues this week, broadcasting live from australia and new zealand. this upcoming wednesday the national team takes on the netherlands live on peacock and telemundo. don't miss supporting team usa as they look to qualify for the knockout stages. kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. eastern time. >>> don't go anywhere. catch the first episode of rainn wilson and the geoff of bliss, the five-part documentary series following rainn wilson exploring some of the happiest places on earth while unpacking the science of happiness along the way. first on rainn's journey, iceland. >> you started as a standup comic and then kind of almost as a joke ran as mayor and served as four years of this world capital. were you playing a character when you were running for mayor or just in the beginning in. >> in the beginning. >> rainn wilson and the geoff of bliss airs next at

. - please welcome rainn wilson. - rainn wilson. - yet for all my success, my wife and son, whom i love, a nice house, people tattooing my face on their feet... [beeping, whirring] [sighs] you'd think i'd be happier. [upbeat music] ♪ ♪♪ but like so many others, i struggle... to find fulfillment. amy. to find true joy. i need to be honest with you all. it's just i've been going through a really hard time recently on a number of different levels, and i've been feeling a little bit low, a little bit less than, a little depressed and humbled and lost these days. ♪ ♪♪ and so i've churned through countless therapists and self-help books. i've tried journaling and meditating. and i tried this, whatever-- i don't even know what that is. - are you happy? - i am happy. i'm happier than i used to be. - i even founded soulpancake, a media company focused on life's big questions. [staticky channel changes] and yet, life continued on autopilot. ecchh. [staticky channel changes] happiness is out there, hiding in some of the places you'd least expect. what i want to know is, which places? [nicky blitz'

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this week, rainn travels to bulgaria.you for making time for us. until we meet again, i'm ayman mohyeldin in new york. have a good night. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> how far would you go? how long would you wait to get justice for a friend? >> he killed her. he needed to pay for it. >> they had been college roommates, super close. until that terrible night. >> the wounds could suggest rage at the victim. >> absolutely. who could have done it, her boyfriend? her ex? >> he was very obsessed with angie. >> the trail went cold for more

. - rainn. [upbeat music] ♪ ♪♪ this is bulgaria's capital, sofia.ctly paris, but it's doing a decent impression of a bustling, mid-sized european city. you ever watch "the office?" - the office? - the tv show, "the office"? no? [humming "the office" theme] - no. [upbeat music] ♪ ♪♪ - a very nice city, sofia. lots of trees, lots of parks. - no, not very nice. before 20 years maybe. now too much people from village... - oh, coming. - is coming to sofia. - too many people from the villages are coming into sofia? - yeah. life is different now. - ok. so are you happy? - [speaking bulgarian] - i feel you. [tense music] if people are fleeing to the city from the countryside, i'm curious to know what it is that they're running away from. velcho agrees to take me to a village called grozdyovsti. unfortunately, oof, we seem to be on rather different timelines. - how long to grozdyovsti? - two or three years. - two or three years? - yes. - are--are we crawling? [upbeat music] ♪ ♪♪ - i think it must be right here. ♪ ♪♪ ok. here we are. [grunts] merci. - bye. -

rainn wilson: all the great sitcoms are about family. debra: so wonderful! kelsey grammar: it's one of the great, great accomplishments of the modern age. [opening] michael: what have we always said was the most important thing? george: breakfast...? michael: family. george: family, right... dan levy: family is key to the sitcom. dre: mama!! randall park: it's something that we all can relate to. dre and mom: shake shake shake! tracy morgan: you're in these people's homes for years. you're a part of the family. eddie: one good thing about moving here is i have no friends, and no distractions. that's why i got a... grandma, what does fonzi say? grandma: ayyy! jesse tyler ferguson: the family sitcom brings people together in a really unexpected way jane leeves: there's so many different dynamics at work in families. frasier: i want you here, it will give us a chance to get re -acquainted! martin: that implies we were acquainted at one point. >> aaay! >> the family sitcom brings people together in an unexpected way. >> there's so many different dynamics at work

and rainn-- i think rainn's gonna say a few words. oh.kál," i believe you say. skál. uh, i just want to thank all of you. darri and lovisa, thank you for having us in your beautiful home. and, you know, it's been an incredible adventure in iceland, and i've learned so much, you know, about what we're searching for. we're searching for something larger than ourselves. and in the spirit of the great quest for ice cream, the ísbíltúr of iceland, it's not about the destination. it's about the journey along the way. so once more, skál! - skál. - skál. - ladies and gentlemen, bjork. [laughter] - the lamb or the musician? - the lamb that's in your sandwich. yes. [guitar music] ♪ ♪♪ - [singing in icelandic] - so this guy kept approaching our director, offering to play a song at the party, and eventually, she gave in. ♪ ♪♪ - as it turns out, his name is hreimur, and he is an extremely popular singer-songwriter in iceland. and literally every person there knew this song. - [continues singing] - as i said... - come on! - there are no strangers in ic

series follows actor rainn wilson exploring some of the happiest places on earth while unpacking theins journey, iceland. >> you started as a standup comic and then kind of almost as a mayor of reykjavÍk and served as mayor of this world capital. now are you playing a character when he ran for mayor? >> in the beginning, i was playing a character. of a fictional version of. yourself >> exactly. >> rainn wilson and the geography of bliss there is next, ten pm test eastern on msnbc, and it's a core streaming on peacock as well. thank you for making time for us. you can catch ayman back here on msnbc and saturday, and twitter, all it aiming at nbc. until then i am ayman mohyeldin in new york. have a good evening. good evening. [birds chirping] - let's do this! - yeah. i'll see you back at the cars. okay, here we go. [overlapping chatter] - there's no tension. we're okay. you can feel the breeze, but it's cozy. - it's cozy... - and a little cool. - okay. - yes. - it's a nice warm breeze from the arctic circle. this is a show about happiness. - breathe in through the nose... on three and

rainn wilson: all the great sitcoms are about family. debra: so wonderful! kelsey grammar: it's one of the great, great accomplishments of the modern age. [opening] michael: what have we always said was the most important thing? george: breakfast...? michael: family. george: family, right... dan levy: family is key to the sitcom. dre: mama!! randall park: it's something that we all can relate to. dre and mom: shake shake shake! tracy morgan: you're in these people's homes for years. you're a part of the family. eddie: one good thing about moving here is i have no friends, and no distractions. that's why i got a... grandma, what does fonzi say? grandma: ayyy! jesse tyler ferguson: the family sitcom brings people together in a really unexpected way jane leeves: there's so many different dynamics at work in families. frasier: i want you here, it will give us a chance to get re -acquainted! martin: that implies we were acquainted at one point. jane leeves: there's a lot of pain, there's a lot of laughter; you sort of recognize your dynamic in there. and you go,

rainn travels to bulgaria. the geography of bliss with rainn wilson is at 10 pm msnbc streaming as well on peacock. thank you for making time for us. until we meet again, i'm ayman mohyeldin in new york. have a good night. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> how far would you go? how long would you wait to get justice for a friend? >> he killed her. he needed to pay for it. >> they had been college roommates, super close. until that terrible night. >> the wounds could suggest rage at the victim. >> absolutely. who could have done it, her boyfriend? her ex? >> he was very obsessed with angie. >> the trail went cold for more than two decades. but she was sure she knew who the killer was, even got a private detective license to help prove it. >> i said, i'm a private investigator, and i need you to tell me where is the evidence, all of that. it wasn't well received at all. >> finally, the break they needed. >> we got the match. >> leading to one of the greatest twists of

rainn wilson: all in the family was able to deal with some stuff that was going on in contemporary societythey say the tough gets going, and that's me, tough right? yeah, so what's the problem? gloria: so, what are you going to do daddy? archie: well, that's the problem. emily vanderwerff: norman lear is interested in class as a primary driver of storytelling in american life. florida: this is an eviction notice. kids: ain't nothing to worry about mamma. florida: what are you talking about? they said they are throwing us out today. diana depasquale: we have a recession at the beginning of the 70s. the working-class now more than ever before are facing, the crunch of economic anxiety. florida: you worked all night and all day and all they paid you was $6? james: they paid me a lot more, but after they got finished taking out the federal withholding, the state withholding, the unemployment compensation... you know something baby, if i had worked for them a few more hours, i'd end up owing them $10. jimmie walker: he was doing anything he could to work and make money to pay the rent and put f