WANTED: Fearless content creators ready to pack their bags — and cameras — for a once-in-a-lifetime storytelling adventure around the world.

Cult TV hit Race Around the World is returning to our screens in 2026, and the search is on for a fresh group of aspiring filmmakers.

If you think you've got what it takes to create 10 films, in 10 countries, in 100 days … all while travelling solo and shooting and editing your own films on the road, read on.

How does the show work?

What's it like to be a contestant?

Who should apply?

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What's it about?

If you're not familiar with the juggernaut that was Race Around the World, the series first aired on the ABC in 1997 and 1998 and proved an unlikely hit.

Eight aspiring documentary makers travelled to all corners of the globe

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