The Amazing Race Asia: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In The Amazing Race Asia, 11 teams of socially savvy, fearless warriors from all over Asia will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime experience, traversing the globe and proving their mettle on a quest to be crowned the all-out champion. 

Traveling to multiple countries in the shortest amount of time, each team will arrive at a new destination where they must compete in a series of physical, mental - and often emotional - challenges. Only when the tasks are completed will the teams learn of the next exotic location. Teams who fall the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the competition progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning The Amazing Race Asia and the US$100,000 prize.

Series details

• Title: The Amazing Race Asia
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Travel
• Premiere date: 2006-11-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-12-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: AXN Asia
• Network country: Singapore
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21618
• IMDb ID: tt0944980
• TVDB ID: 79646

Cast and credited roles

• Allan Wu — Host
• Tara Basro — Co-Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-11-09; final listed air date 2007-02-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-11-22; final listed air date 2008-02-14; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2008-09-13; final listed air date 2008-11-22; episode order: 11.
• Season 4: premiered 2010-09-23; final listed air date 2010-12-08; episode order: 12.
• Season 5: premiered 2016-10-13; final listed air date 2016-12-15; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Amazing Race Asia on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.