Roberto Rossi, a Route 66 enthusiast and author in Italy, recently launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for an eight-episode documentary about Route 66 before the highway’s centennial in 2026.
Rossi wants to raise 25,000 euros for the production. Shooting would begin from Chicago to Los Angeles over 21 days this fall, with air dates of the episodes in January 2026.
Rossi stated his mission for the project, plus a synopsis for the documentary:
Travel the entire Route 66 in a sustainable way by making a one-of-a-kind documentary; we will tell every day our life experiences related by challenges and unusual encounters. We will document the beauties of American territories by sharing them with our community and we will create the first TV series of this type in the world. Meet historic and curious characters related to Route 66.
Roberto and Andrea, aboard their car, will travel the entire Route 66 stopping in historic and curious locations, meeting and interviewing mythical characters who have made the Mother Road famous all over the world. Surrounded by breathtaking natural landscapes, in a succession of emotions, they will tell the story, anecdotes and curiosities of Route 66, providing practical information and discussing American culture, books, music and art linked in some way to the mother road. All seasoned with some challenges to which two travelers will undergo. Challenges related to the check-list that Roberto and Andrea will receive under the begin Route 66 sign in Chicago. A series of challenges that will lead one of them to have a decidedly important benefit at the end of the trip.
More production notes can be found here.
He stated the documentary will be shot with high-definition video, drones and 360-degree cameras. Anyone who donates would receive a preview link to watch episodes of the series.
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