Author Topic: Peking Express International (Read 127973 times)

lemurio · « **on:** September 16, 2019, 06:26:01 AM »

I have decided to create this post to share all the news about the diffetent versions of the great european format of Peking Express instead of having several post.

In 2019 we have had:

- 3rd Polish season: Ameryka Express, from Quito to Cusco (Ecuador - Peru), 13 steps aired weekly.
- 2nd Romanian season: Asia Express Drumul Elefanteri, from Negombo to Mumbai (Sri Lanka - India), 10 steps airing 3 episodes per week.
- French online special edition: Pékin Express French Tour, from Paris to Marseille, 5 steps available in different streaming platforms.

Now there are two seasons airing:

- 12th French season: Pékin Express la Route des 50 Volcans, from the lake Atitlan to Bogota (Guatemala - Costa Rica - Colombia), 10 steps currently airing weekly. The finale is this Thursday.
- 2nd Hungarian season: Ázsia Expressz 2, from Negombo to Chiang Mai (Sri Lanka - India - Thailand), 6 steps currently airing daily from Monday to Friday, one step per week. This season was planned to finish in Mumbai, as the Romanian (and previoulsy the 2nd Polish and 6th Spanish), but after a problem with Sri Lankan locals they only aired the 1st step and ignored the rest of the material they filmed between Kandy and Colombo, so they had to add some steps in Thailand to complete the scheduled season.

Next anounced seasons:

- 13th French season: it will be a Pékin Express All-Stars with former contestants (subtitle TBA) from Moscow to Beijing (Russia - China), a route similar to the original one. It has already filmed the russian steps and in the next weeks they will travel to China. It will be aired in early 2020.
- 14th French season: it will be a normal Pékin Express with unknown contestants. The route has not been announced yet. It will be filmed from February to March, as they did with the 11th and 12th seasons, and will be aired next Summer.
- 4th Polish season: it will be again an Ameryka Express (first two season were Azja Express). It is filming now the route from Antigua to Cartagena de Indias (Guatemala - Colombia). The guatemalan steps finished this weekend and this week will film in Colombia. It will be aired next Spring.
- 8th Italian season: after a year of absence, Pechino Express will return next February after the San Remo festival ends. The route will take place from Thailand to Seoul (Thailand - China - South Korea) and will start filming the last week of October.
- 3rd Romanian season: there is no information about this season appart its confirmation. If they follow the same schedule that with the first 2 seasons, they should film from October to December to air in Spring. There is no information or rumour about the route they may follow.

Also, the official FB page of Asia Express (Colombia) posted in May that they were back for a second season after 3 years, but there has not been more information.

lemurio · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2019, 07:09:16 AM »

Romania is going to start filming its 3rd season between 15-19th October. The route is expected to be from Philippines to Japan, going through Taiwan, like the 6th Italian route.

dryedmangoez · « **Reply #2 on:** October 07, 2019, 09:53:19 PM »

Quote from: sazit on October 06, 2019, 07:09:16 AM

Romania is going to start filming its 3rd season between 15-19th October. The route is expected to be from Philippines to Japan, going through Taiwan, like the 6th Italian route.

Oh! That's fun! Hope there will be a way to watch it. I always enjoy seeing shows visit the Philippines.

lemurio · « **Reply #3 on:** October 08, 2019, 11:44:07 AM »

Finally, Romania's 3rd edition will visit only Philippines and Taiwan, so the finish line will probably be Taipei City.

The season will be subtitled The Route of the Treasure (Drumul Comorilor in Romanian).

It was also announced that during the filming there will be updates with a journal about the route and the filming itself

georgiapeach · « **Reply #4 on:** October 08, 2019, 11:51:36 AM »

Thanks so much for this update! I never knew there were so many!!

If there is filming info available please start a LIVE Sightings thread for the Romanian one?

Plaidmoon · « **Reply #5 on:** October 22, 2019, 10:31:01 AM »

Thanks for posting this information! We usually miss sightings for the various Pekin Express versions because we don't know they are filming and aren't looking for them. This will help a lot. Time to go look for the Romanian 3rd season!

lemurio · « **Reply #6 on:** November 07, 2019, 06:16:14 AM »

Here are some updates from the previous weeks.

- French Pékin Express All Stars has finished its filming. After they filmed the Russian steps back in August, in October they filmed in China. They visited Zhangjiakou, Tengger dessert, the Great Wall, Shilinxia and the finish line was in Beijing.

The contestants of this season are Fabrice (S12) & Ingrid (S7), Thomas and Mathieu (S12), Maurice and Thierry (S11), Maxime and Alizée (S11), Julie and Denis (S9), Céclilia and Mathieu (S5) and Pauline and Aurélie (S3).

It is spected to be aired the first trimester of 2020.

- Romanian Asia Express 3 is currently filming its third season in Philippines. They started in Pagbilao and are traveling across Luzon island visiting Lucena, Lucban, San Pablo, Mabini, Villa Escudero, Batangas, Pulilan, Taal lake, Tagaytay, Manila, Zambales, Alaminos and Baguio. Their next destinations include San Fernando and Vigan.

The contestants are celebrities with an unknown partner. The pairs are the chef Sorin Bontea & Răzvan Fodor, Speak and his girlfriend Ștefania, Nico and her daughter Alexandra, Adda and her husband Cătălin, Florin Ristei and his brother Dan, Maria Buză and Lia Bugnar, influencers Alina Ceușan and Carmen Grebenișan, Alex Abagiu and his best friend Radu, Alex Velea and Mario Fresh.

- Italian Pechino Express 8 is filming its eight celebrity edition. The route began in Phuket and continued to Bangkok through Kra isthmus. Now they are filming in the Chinese province of Yunnan, in cities as Kunming and Dali.

The contestants of this edition are Max Giusti & Marco Mazzocchi, Marco Marchisio & Ludovica Marchisio, Asia Argento & Vera Gemma, Enzo Miccio & Carolina Giannuzzi, Nicole Rossi & Jennifer Poni, Valerio Salvatori & Fabrizio Salvatori, Ema Kovac & Dayane Mello, Soleil Sorge & Wendy Kay, Annandrea Vitrano & Claudio Casisa, Gennaro Lillio & Luciano Punzo.

It will be aired after San Remo Song Festival ends in February 2020.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #7 on:** November 07, 2019, 07:13:07 AM »

Wow!! Thank you!

lemurio · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2020, 06:41:43 AM »

Romanian 3rd edition will premiere on Saturday February 15 and will broadcast also at Sunday, Monday and Tuesday for its first week. The second week and on will air on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Italian 8th season will premiere on Tuesday February 11

dryedmangoez · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2020, 08:20:42 PM »

Definitely looking forward to the Romanian Asia Express! Love seeing the Philippines visited by other countries.

freds · « **Reply #10 on:** February 12, 2020, 05:48:58 PM »

The French Pekin Express All stars premiere will be aired on February 25th.

dryedmangoez · « **Reply #11 on:** February 16, 2020, 08:09:40 PM »

Question! Are the episodes for Romania's Asia Express really 3 hours long each?! Whew! I'll definitely have to set aside some time to watch the eps! Hehe.

freds · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2020, 04:47:00 AM »

The French Pekin Express All star will have 6 legs. 3 legs on russia (1st Moscow-Pletcheievo Lake-Volga, 2nd Golden Ring-Mourom and the 3rd Tatarstan-Kazan) and 3 legs on Mongolia and China. There will be an elimination at each leg.

freds · « **Reply #13 on:** February 23, 2020, 01:34:18 PM »

And here come the teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvqGM8ASQTg

Jay33 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 23, 2020, 03:41:40 PM »

I am originally from one of the countries that have their version of the show, and started watching its first season on YouTube. Liking it so far.

lemurio · « **Reply #15 on:** February 25, 2020, 03:25:46 AM »

Romanian season is intense to watch, each show is 3 hours long, and there are 3 episode per week.

Italian show is easear, but it also takes more than 2 hours. At least theres only one episode weekle.

French episodes are shorter. But there is an aftershow, where a couple of former contestants visit the locations of the route, so at the end, it takes also 2 hours to watch the complete route.

Also, I have had access to the information that the 14th season of the French version with unknown contestants will travel to the first location of the route next week. I will try to keep you updated at least with the countries they will visit.

freds · « **Reply #16 on:** March 11, 2020, 05:29:35 AM »

Quote from: sazit on February 25, 2020, 03:25:46 AM

Romanian season is intense to watch, each show is 3 hours long, and there are 3 episode per week.

Italian show is easear, but it also takes more than 2 hours. At least theres only one episode weekle.

French episodes are shorter. But there is an aftershow, where a couple of former contestants visit the locations of the route, so at the end, it takes also 2 hours to watch the complete route.

Also, I have had access to the information that the 14th season of the French version with unknown contestants will travel to the first location of the route next week. I will try to keep you updated at least with the countries they will visit.

Dubai, Uganda and Ethiopia http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/tv/le-prochain-pekin-express-passera-par-l-ouganda-l-ethiopie-et-dubai-10-03-2020-8276832.php

Jay33 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 11, 2020, 05:56:06 AM »

To specify on my first post, it's the Hungarian version. The full first season is available on YouTube and I've been watching that. I know there's been a second season though, but I can't find that in full anywhere. Any help?

georgiapeach · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2020, 08:52:37 AM »

Thanks guys for keeping us updated!

lemurio · « **Reply #19 on:** March 18, 2020, 05:30:48 PM »

French 14th season has suspended the filming due to the global pandemia. They have recorded all the steps in Uganda. The suspension happened just after they arrived in Ethiopia, where they were supposed to start filming in Gondar, but as they arrived there they had to go back to Europe, as the EU was about to close the outter border.

I hope they will go back to Ethiopia after all this madness finishes.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #20 on:** March 18, 2020, 06:33:34 PM »

Oh thank you for the update sazit!!

I have spent time in Gondar...it is beautiful place. The most amazing "Grand Canyon" type place nearby!Please let me know when/if this airs one day...I would SO love to see this leg!!

lemurio · « **Reply #21 on:** March 20, 2020, 11:47:09 AM »

The Hungarian channel TV2 has also postponed the filming of the 3rd season of its version called Ázsia Expressz due to the pandemia.

It is unknown the situation of the 2nd Colombian season, as nothing has been reported since the news of the plans to film again in Vietnam.

As I have to stay at home because my country declared last weekend the state of alarm I have had time to search for updates in the different local media. Stay safe guys.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #22 on:** March 20, 2020, 10:39:56 PM »

You too sazit!
Thanks for the updates!

Hubickichibi · « **Reply #23 on:** April 04, 2020, 04:13:26 PM »

Is it in english?

lemurio · « **Reply #24 on:** April 06, 2020, 09:46:58 AM »

Sadly there isn't an English speaking country version, so all of the season aired are in the different national languages, but none of them in English.

lemurio · « **Reply #25 on:** July 23, 2020, 05:11:55 AM »

After 8 seasons in the Italian public broadcaster RaiDue, Pechino Express leaves the channel and the next seasons will be produced by Sky Italia under a new name, Pekin Express, similar to the one used in France and Spain.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #26 on:** July 23, 2020, 09:25:53 AM »

Thanks Sazit! Keep us posted and if you ever see links to watch please MESSAGE me.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #27 on:** August 11, 2020, 01:58:21 PM »

Where does this stand now? With Covid?

lemurio · « **Reply #28 on:** September 04, 2020, 11:18:37 AM »

Hi, unfortunately I have not any link, as I usually try to watch each episode as they are airing using VPN, but there are some episodes available on YouTube. I think they are mainly the French (Pékin Express) and the Dutch/Flemish (Peking Express).

About the current situation of the format in most cases I guess it stays on hold until all this coronamadness at least gets a bit better, but I have some fresh news coming from France. There have been reports in French newspapers saying that their version will resume the filming before 2020 ends, but they will change their original planned route, so they will not visit neither Ethiopia nor Dubai. It is expected they will maintain the 3 episodes filmed in Uganda just before the global craziness of March, and the rest of the season will be filmed in other countries.

It has not been announced which these countries will be, but well, I think we can forget about the Americas and Asia due to the cases amount and quarantines or entrance prohibition for foreigners and Africa and Middle East as they are changing the route. So, will we see the first European route in the history of the format? Maybe through the formet Soviet countries in the East of the continent?

lemurio · « **Reply #29 on:** September 05, 2020, 07:22:57 AM »

According to a Greek government's report three episodes will be filmed in the Mediterranean country. Some of the cities that will be visited are Ilia, Tribaka, Meteora and Athens, where the second episode will finish and the third one will start.

The filming is scheduled to take place this month.

As they were able to film 3 episodes in Uganda in March and they will film these 3 in Greece, there are 4 episodes more to be filmed in another European country, as the last seasons had 10 steps.

For the moment, in Europe only Hungary has closed again its borders to the rest of the continent, so where will they end the new adapted route? Maybe in Istambul? I will try to discover it in the upcoming days.

I add the Greek document:
https://diavgeia.gov.gr/doc/%CE%A9%CE%94994653%CE%A04-%CE%99%CE%995

lemurio · « **Reply #30 on:** September 24, 2020, 10:45:56 AM »

Different posts in instagram stories have showed that the filming of Pékin Express 14 is taking place this week in Turkey, visiting places as Antayla, Pamukkele and Cappadocia. It is expected to finish the production in Istambul.

freds · « **Reply #31 on:** October 13, 2020, 07:12:53 AM »

An update about the next season of pekin express in France. A team got a car accident with another car during the filming in Turkey around 2 weeks ago. The driver of the other car is died and the teams member are injured and forfeit for the race. https://www.ouest-france.fr/medias/television/pekin-express-un-grave-accident-de-la-route-fait-un-mort-et-plusieurs-blesses-le-tournage-interrompu-6996767

georgiapeach · « **Reply #32 on:** October 13, 2020, 08:09:45 AM »

Quote from: freds on October 13, 2020, 07:12:53 AM

An update about the next season of pekin express in France. A team got a car accident with another car during the filming in Turkey around 2 weeks ago. The driver of the other car is died and the teams member are injured and forfeit for the race. https://www.ouest-france.fr/medias/television/pekin-express-un-grave-accident-de-la-route-fait-un-mort-et-plusieurs-blesses-le-tournage-interrompu-6996767

So very sorry to hear this. Thanks for letting us know.

freds · « **Reply #33 on:** February 02, 2021, 09:54:01 AM »

The season premiere of the new season of Pekin Express (French edition) will be broadcast on February 23th. We will visit Uganda, Greece and Turkey.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #34 on:** February 02, 2021, 01:30:38 PM »

Quote from: freds on February 02, 2021, 09:54:01 AM

The season premiere of the new season of Pekin Express (French edition) will be broadcast on February 23th. We will visit Uganda, Greece and Turkey.

Thank you freds!

lemurio · « **Reply #35 on:** August 15, 2021, 09:51:24 AM »

I bring some updates from different countries:

- Romanian 4th season will premiere next September. They have followed the Emperor's Route across Turkey, Georgia, Jordan and Israel. Filming took place from May to July. Originally it was planned to visit Azerbaijan too, but it is not confirmed why they finally skipped it form the route. Maybe due to covid or to war situation with Armenia?

- French 15th season has been selecting the contestants and the uzbek national news agency reported that the show will film 4 episodes next September visiting Nukus, Khiva, Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Kokand and Namangan. It is unknown which countries will also be visited, but I guess we can confirm that the route followed is inspired by the legendary Silk route. ~~If I had to bet, I would choose Kyrgyzstan for sure and probably Kazakhstan as the next steps, but we will see.~~ Tomorrow filming begins in Kyrgyzstan, where they will be travelling until 2 September filming 2 episodes. Then, they will cross Uzbekistan filming 4 stages before flying to Jordan and Dubai, where the route will end as it was originally planned last season before they were forced to change the route when all the pandemic crazyness began.

- Italian 9th season is also getting ready for production this Autumn (it is said that they will film between September and October) and they will do in a new channel, Sky Italy, after 8 season in the public broadcaster RaiDue changing the show's name from Pechino Express to Pekin Express. It is confirmed that the route will cross the Middle East, and reports say that it will be though Israel, Jordan and Dubai.

- Czech broadcaster TV Nova is preparing its first season under the title of Asijský Expres. The casting process is now open. They plan to follow the Dragon Route (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand), filming will depend on the Covid situation in SE Asia.

- Greek channels Ant1 and Star seem to be fighting to get the rights to air the first season in the Hellenic Republic. National media said that the idea is to air the show in the second half of the season, Spring 2022 maybe?

freds · « **Reply #36 on:** January 27, 2022, 05:36:44 AM »

Pekin Express 2022 will be broadcast on February 10th. The road is Kirghizistan, Uzbekistan, Jordan and Dubai.

lemurio · « **Reply #37 on:** August 28, 2022, 03:32:18 PM »

This Summer there has been a special celebrity season in France, making it the 16th season. It was exclusively filmed in Sri Lanka (before the protests). As a fun fact, one of the contestants was a former First Lady of France.

This week begins filming the 17th French season. The route will be back in South America, traveling from La Paz to Rio de Janeiro through Paraguay. It will be probably aired in March as previous years.

In Autumn it will be broadcasted the 5th Romanian season, this time as America Express, from Queretaro City in Mexico to Cartagena de Indias in Colombia, visiting Guatemala in between. Also, there will be a new adaptation, in Greece, with a route through Cambodia, Laos and Thailand towards Bangkok.

After a few years, Hungary and Poland get back the franchise. Hungary will be from Aqaba to Tashkent, with episodes filmed in Jordan, Turkey, Georgia and Uzbekistan. The Polish one will be filmed in October in Turkey, Georgia and Uzbekistan, and it will be aired in Spring.

Last Italian season, through Turkey, Uzbekistan, Jordan and UAE, will be broadcasted again, but this time openly, not in the cable channel of the network. Next season is also planned to begin filming next Autumn.

freds · « **Reply #38 on:** September 01, 2022, 07:52:24 AM »

Quote from: lemurio on August 28, 2022, 03:32:18 PM

This Summer there has been a special celebrity season in France, making it the 16th season. It was exclusively filmed in Sri Lanka (before the protests). As a fun fact, one of the contestants was a former First Lady of France.

This week begins filming the 17th French season. The route will be back in South America, traveling from La Paz to Rio de Janeiro through Paraguay. It will be probably aired in March as previous years.

In Autumn it will be broadcasted the 5th Romanian season, this time as America Express, from Queretaro City in Mexico to Cartagena de Indias in Colombia, visiting Guatemala in between. Also, there will be a new adaptation, in Greece, with a route through Cambodia, Laos and Thailand towards Bangkok.

After a few years, Hungary and Poland get back the franchise. Hungary will be from Aqaba to Tashkent, with episodes filmed in Jordan, Turkey, Georgia and Uzbekistan. The Polish one will be filmed in October in Turkey, Georgia and Uzbekistan, and it will be aired in Spring.

Last Italian season, through Turkey, Uzbekistan, Jordan and UAE, will be broadcasted again, but this time openly, not in the cable channel of the network. Next season is also planned to begin filming next Autumn.

The First Lady was Valerie Trierweiler, the ex wife of François Hollande, French President from 2012 to 2017.

Some news about the next season of Pekin Express in France, the start will be at La Paz, in Bolivia. The season is actually film. They will go at Sucre, Potosi, Uyuni Desert and Tupiza. The next country will be Paraguay and they will enter Brazil by the south and Iguazu Falls. Sao Paulo will also be visit. The final will be at Rio.

freds · « **Reply #39 on:** February 15, 2023, 10:36:09 AM »

The 17th season of Peking Express in France will be broadcast tomorrow.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #40 on:** February 15, 2023, 11:36:10 AM »

Thanks freds!

freds · « **Reply #41 on:** September 04, 2023, 05:13:37 AM »

The shooting of the 18th season of the french version of Peking Express start in Bali Island, Indonesia today.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #42 on:** September 09, 2023, 07:43:46 PM »

Quote from: freds on September 04, 2023, 05:13:37 AM

The shooting of the 18th season of the french version of Peking Express start in Bali Island, Indonesia today.

Keep us posted freds!!

freds · « **Reply #43 on:** September 14, 2023, 03:41:40 AM »

The 18th season of Pekin Express will also pass by Malaysia and Viet Nam (Final at Hanoi).

Maanca · « **Reply #44 on:** September 15, 2023, 03:11:37 AM »

I see Peking Express Israel is now piggybacking HaMerotz LaMillion's former Instagram account. They just posted a while ago and I thought, "since when was I following this?"

HaMerotz does have a filmed season coming up, but I guess with new showrunners and host, they decided to start fresh.

jonder · « **Reply #45 on:** April 23, 2024, 06:19:25 AM »

Pekin Express Spain has a new season underway, eigth years after the last season.

Route is still unkown but it will be host by actor Miguel Ángel Muñóz and the show will feature 7 teams of celebrities and their friends or relatives. Is scheduled to air this year in HBO MAX Spain.

Maanca · « **Reply #46 on:** April 23, 2024, 10:28:57 AM »

Quote from: jonder on April 23, 2024, 06:19:25 AM

Pekin Express Spain has a new season underway, eigth years after the last season.

Route is still unkown but it will be host by actor Miguel Ángel Muñóz and the show will feature 7 teams of celebrities and their friends or relatives. Is scheduled to air this year in HBO MAX Spain.

Apparently they were in the Philippines last week. Someone in a TAR fan group posted two photos of a team, mistaking it for TAR. I didn't share it here because I wasn't sure how to credit, it was taken by their aunt who lives there.

jonder · « **Reply #47 on:** May 23, 2024, 05:45:09 AM »

Pekin Express Spain is filming in Vietnam!

Jay33 · « **Reply #48 on:** September 11, 2024, 03:37:00 AM »

Does anyone have links for season 2 and beyond of Azsia Expressz (Hungary)? There's a bit of season 2 I could find online but I don't think it's the whole season. Thanks.

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