Physical Asia is a new fitness competition that puts world-class athletes in teams based on nationality, then pits them against each other until just one country is victorious.
Physical 100 has been a huge hit for Netflix, with the concept of 100 athletes competing against each other to find the GOAT capturing the imagination of audiences worldwide, and scoring big ratings in the process.
Seasons 1 and 2 of Physical 100 were both about individual speed, strength, stamina, and endurance, with Season 3 to follow. But new spinoff show Physical Asia is a team effort, pitting sport and fitness stars from eight countries against each other in a series of challenges and quests.
Part 1 of Physical Asia has already dropped, so the following is your guide to when you can catch up with Parts 2, 3, and 4.
Physical Asia is receiving a staggered release, so the following is what’s already streaming, plus what’s coming up.
Part 1: Streaming now
Part 2: November 4
Part 3: November 11
Part 4: November 18
Episodes hit Netflix at at 12am PT / 3am PT, while we’ve listed other timezones for you below:
4am Brazil
8am UK
9am Central European Summer Time
12:30pm India Standard Time
5pm Australia
7pm New Zealand
How many episodes are there?
There are 12 Physical Asia episodes in total. The first four have titles and synopses which can be found below, while we’ll update the next eight as-and-when they drop.
PART 1 – Now Streaming
- Episode 1: ‘When the Sun Rises‘
48 contestants from eight countries arrive and the teams size each other up. At last, the curtain rises on the first quest. - Episode 2: ‘On the Brink‘
Athletes race, push and grapple atop a sinking slope. After grueling, deadlocked matches, two countries face off without making any concessions. - Episode 3: ‘Shipwreck‘
One nation claims a powerful privilege. In their test of speed and teamwork, players race through a giant shipwreck across a rugged obstacle course. - Episode 4: ‘Desperate Prayer‘
After a wild, intense race through the shipwreck, the next quest unfolds in a new arena – where the results from the previous match are crucial.
PART 2 – November 4
- Episode 5
- Episode 6
PART 3 – November 11
- Episode 7
- Episode 8
- Episode 9
PART 4 – November 18
- Episode 10
- Episode 11
- Episode 12
What happens in Physical Asia?
In Physical Asia, teams of six from Korea, Japan, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Mongolia, Turkey, and Australia compete against each other in a series of contests.
According to Netflix, those challenges include: “a king of the mountain–style challenge set on an ever-shifting sand dune, a challenge of procuring precious supplies off a sinking shipwreck, and death match–style eliminations.”
It all plays out on a purpose-built set in Korea, where locations include “a half-sunken shipwreck, a centuries-old haunted Korean village, and a partial replica of Gyeongbokgung, the country’s former royal palace.”
Who is competing?
Physical Asia contestants include boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, MMA fighter Yushin Okami, Muay Thai fighter Superbon, ‘Strongest Man’ Eddie Hamilton, and MMA fighter/Physical 100 favorite Kim Dong-hyun.
Here’s the teams in full:
Team Korea
- Kim Dong-hyun, MMA fighter
- Yun Sung-bin, former skeleton racer
- Kim Min-jae, ssireum wrestler
- Amotti, crossfitter
- Jang Eun-sil, wrestler
- Choi Seung-yeon, crossfitter
Team Japan
- Yushin Okami, MMA fighter
- Yoshio Itoi, baseball player
- Katsumi Nakamura, swimmer
- Soichi Hashimoto, judoka
- Nonoka Ozaki, wrestler
- Kana Watanabe, MMA fighter
Team Thailand
- Superbon, Muay Thai fighter
- James Rusameekae, former volleyball player
- Sunny “Sun” Kerdkao Wechokittikorn, rugby player
- Anucha Yospanya, wrestler
- Ploy Nuannaree Olsen, bodybuilder
- Jar Uracha Teerawanitsan, crossfitter
Team Mongolia
- Orkhonbayar “Bökh” Bayarsaikhan, Mongolian wrestler
- Dulguun Enkhbat, basketball player
- Lkhagva-Ochir Erdene-Ochir, Cirque du Soleil performer
- Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu, MMA fighter
- Khandsuren Gantogtokh, volleyball player
- Adiyasuren Amarsaikhan, judoka
Team Turkey
- Recep Kara, oil and grease wrestler
- Anıl Berk Baki, professional sailor/yachtsman
- Ali Sofuoğlu, karate
- Ogeday Girişken, rower
- Yasemin Adar Yiğit, wrestler
- Nefise Karatay, former track athlete
Team Indonesia
- Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, badminton player
- Jeremiah Lakhwani, boxer
- Glenn Victor Sutanto, swimmer
- Igede Dharma Susila, bodybuilder
- Fina Phillipe, jiu jitsu practitioner
- Maria Selena, actor/beauty pageant title holder
- Isai Kesek, bodybuilder
Team Australia
- Robert Whittaker, UFC fighter
- Eddie Williams, Australia Strongest Man winner
- Dom Tomato, parkour athlete
- Eloni Vunakece, rugby player
- Katelin van Zyl, crossfitter
- Alexandra Milne, fitness coach/sports influencer
Team Philippines
- Manny Pacquiao, boxer
- Mark “Mugen” Striegl, sambo athlete
- Ray Jefferson Querubin, Philippines’ Strongest Man winner
- Justin Coveney, rugby player
- Robyn Lauren Brown, track athlete
- Lara Lorraine Deang Liwanag, crossfitter
- Justin Hernandez, aka Hernandez, crossfit games athlete
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