Asia: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Asia, a natural history series about the wildlife of our planet's largest continent. Covering the length and breadth of Asia, the series will reveal its most remarkable landscapes and animals, and feature dramatic, previously unseen behaviour.

Filmed over the course of nearly four years, this is the first time that Asia has been the focus of a major BBC wildlife series. From the vast Gobi Desert to the jungles of Borneo, and from the polar wilderness of Siberia to the coral seas of the Indian Ocean, this series will showcase the breath-taking variety of Asia's wildest places.

Series details

• Title: Asia
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2024-11-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-11-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 80098
• IMDb ID: tt32869282
• TVDB ID: 455395

Cast and credited roles

• David Attenborough — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-11-03; final listed air date 2024-11-03; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from 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.