A race like no other: The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 premiers Oct 13
Get ready for a race like no other as AXN brings back The Amazing Race Asia for its fifth season, premiering tomorrow night, October 13, at 9:00 pm!
READY, SET, GO! The most anticipated race around Asia is back for its fifth season! Catch The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 on October 13 at 9:00 pm only on AXN.
11 fearless teams from different Asian countries go on the ride of a lifetime as they are taken to different cities across the region, all battling for the ultimate prize of US$100,000!
A media launch was held earlier today at the Green Sun Hotel to get fans even more excited for the fifth season of the Race. Present at the event were the two teams from the Philippines: beauty queens Maggie Wilson and Parul Shah, and married couple Rona and Eric Tai.
GO TEAM PHILIPPINES! Back in Season 4, the Philippine pair of Richard Hererra and Richard Hardin became the first team from the Philippines to win the Race. Cheer on our teams as they race around Asia for US$100,000! Support them on social media with the hashtags #TARAEricRona for Rona and Eric Tai (first and second from left) and #TARAMagParul for Maggie Wilson and Parul Shah (last and third from left).
Also at the event were Georgette Tengco, AXN Networks Philippines Director and Business Head, and Ang Hui Keng, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia, who’s also known as HK Ang. Both Tengco and HK Ang thanked their primary partners for The Amazing Race Asia Season 5, namely the Ministry of Tourism Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia, Grab, and Great Eastern.
ALL IN FOR #AXNTARA. AXN Networks Philippines Director and Business Head Georgette Tengco (fourth from left) and SVP and GM for Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia HK Ang (third from left) are flanked by #TARAEricRona and #TARAMagParul.
CAN’T WAIT? Here’s a teaser for The Amazing Race Asia Season 5. Show your support for our teams with the hashtags #TARAEricRona and #TARAMagParul. Share your favorite moments with #AXNTARA and by tagging @axnph and @axnasia on Twitter.
The race starts at the National Monument in Jakarta, Indonesia where teams from across the region are greeted by a surprising twist right at the start of the race. Want to know the twist? You’ll have to catch The Amazing Race Asia on AXN tomorrow night at 9:00 pm, right after the premier of The Amazing Spiderman 2!
