Race to Survive: New Zealand: Release date and time, what to expect, and more

Race to Survive: New Zealand will premiere on Monday, May 20, at 11 pm ET on USA Network with a special 75-minute episode. Nine teams will compete against each other in harsh conditions and deadly mountain ranges.

The upcoming season of Race to Survive is said to be “the most harrowing outdoor adventure competition yet” as the official logline reads:

"Nine teams of two will navigate the deceptively beautiful New Zealand landscape, tasked not only with sourcing their own food and water, but beating their counterparts in a race to the finish as well."

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Race to Survive: New Zealand releases next month

Get ready for the premiere of Race to Survive on Monday, May 20, at 11 pm ET on USA Network. Following the gripping first season set in the Alaskan wilderness, the second season promises to transport participants to the enchanting yet merciless landscapes of New Zealand.

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Race to Survive: New Zealand will include people from different walks of life

Race to Survive season 2 will feature participants with diverse backgrounds and skill sets. The team members will include smoke jumpers, mountain climbers, river guides, and recent divorcees. They will endure through survival skills while navigating through 150 miles of harsh terrain in New Zealand.

Participants will race through ancient caves to alpine summits during their journey. With speed, endurance, and the ability to survive any situation, the strongest team will win $500,000 prize money.

USA Network’s official synopsis describes the second season as:

“From the depths of ancient caves to frigid alpine summits, every step and every calorie is hard-earned. However, strength and speed alone won’t be enough to win $500,000. Rather, only those with the strongest will to survive can claim this life-changing prize.”

Team members will have to find their own water and food while passing through various parts of the region. While doing that, they will need to find the safest as well as fastest route to stay ahead in the game.

With the race moving forward in each episode, the slowest team to reach the finish line will be eliminated.

A recently released trailer for the upcoming season shows how participants will be seen in the show. A contestant shared:

“You either make it or you don’t. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other.”

The teams participating in the upcoming season of Race to Survive include the following team members:

• Ashley and Rhandi
• Creighton and Paulina
• Bronsen and Ryan
• Ethan and Tyrie
• Mikhail and Steffen
• Nik and Kennedy
• Corry and Oliver
• Jeff and Coree
• Heather and Emilio

Ashley Paulson 42 from St. George and Rhandi Orme 42 from Kaysville are endurance athletes and mothers. There will be a son and father-in-law team from Hurricane, Bronsen Iverson 20, and Ryan Steward 43.

Along with them, Oliver Dev 29, and Spencer Jones 26 are the white water river guides from Jackson, WY.

The nine teams also include Donald Watterson Jr., 46, from Newcastle, and Coree Woltering, 33, from Chattanooga, who have been friends since their ultramarathoning days.

Meanwhile, Nikola Milutinovic, 37, and Kennedy Taylor, 26, are oil rig workers from Alberta, Canada.

Rhode Island racers Heather Sischo, 42, from Warwick, RI, and Emilio Navarro, 56, from Cranston, RI, will also be part of the Race to Survive: New Zealand.

Additional team members include Elite airborne fighters Tyrie Mann Merrill, 28, from Reno, and Ethan Greenberg, 32, from Boston, Creighton Baird, 34, and Pauline Pina, 31 - a divorced couple from Salt Lake City, and New York climbers Mikhail Martin, 33, and Steffen Jean-Pierre.

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Race to Survive: New Zealand will premiere on Monday, May 20, at 11 pm ET on USA Network.