THEThe adventure starts again towards the Far East. There new edition of Beijing Express, coming in 2026 on Sky and streaming on NOWwill take the ten competing couples through three countries of extraordinary beauty and complexity: Indonesia, China and Japan. A route that unites tropical islands and futuristic metropolises, ancient traditions and advanced modernity, in a journey that will test not only physical resistance, but also the ability to adapt to distant cultures and radically different ways of living.
As per tradition, participants will have to get by with a few euros a day, find passages and hospitality, face tests that mix skill, ingenuity and team spirit. Each stage will be a discovery, each meeting a challenge with oneself and with others. And the couples, now revealed, are ready to test themselves.
Beijing Express 2026the cast of couples, who they are
He will lead the journey once again Costantino della Gherardescathe historical face of the program and now a symbol of the format. With his ironic and sharp style, he will accompany the competitors along the entire route, recounting the journey between moments of tension and unexpected events to be resolved.
Alongside him, for the first time, three exceptional correspondents: Lillo, Giulia Salemi And Guido Meda. Everyone will follow a part of the journey, offering different points of view on the experience: the Roman comedian with his verve, the presenter and influencer with his curious and spontaneous look, and the sports commentator with his precision and ability to read the game. A formula that promises to expand the story, making it even more dynamic.
The cast of Beijing Express 2026 it is a mix of different worlds: sport, entertainment, music and the web meet in a mosaic of personalities that will hardly leave you indifferent.
The cast of “Peking Express” (Courtesy Press Office)
Among them new couples there are champions Fiona May and Patrick Stevens,”The Fast“, a couple in life and now also in travel: for them the challenge will be to compete on terrain other than athletics tracks, with a competitive spirit and complicity. They then arrive Steven Basalari and Viviana Vizzini,”The Exes”, ready to test their ability to collaborate despite the end of their story.
They come from the world of comedy Tay Vines and Assane Diop,”The Comedians”, a duo that exploded on social media thanks to their direct and irreverent humor. There is no shortage of web stars: Elisa Maino and Mattia Stanga,”The Creators”, among the most followed young people in Italy, will bring the lightness and curiosity of their generation.
In the end, Gaia De Laurentiis and daughter Agnese Catalani,”The Blondes”, represent the family dimension of the journey: a shared mother-daughter experience that promises moments of authentic emotion.
The couples already announced
Alongside the new couples, the previously announced protagonists also return, ready to give color and rhythm to the journey. They will be there Biagio Izzo and Francesco Paolantonithe unmistakable “Spassusi”, bearers of that surreal and irresistible comedy that makes them a guarantee of lightness. Alongside them, Chanel Totti and Filippo Laurino, “I Raccomandati”, the youngest couple of this edition, very followed on social media and at the center of media attention.
They arrive to represent the musical soul of the group Jo Squillo and Michelle Masullo“The DJs”, ready to make the adventure vibrate with energy and determination, while the Argentine sisters Candelaria and Camila Solórzano“Le Albiceleste”, will bring their complicity and a competitive spirit to the race that promises sparks. Closing the group are the rappers Dani Faiv and Tony 2Milli“The Rappers”, who will transform each stage into a mix of rhythm and creative challenge.
Overall, the cast appears like a mosaic of different stories and personalities, capable of describing contemporaneity through irony, friendship, love and the desire to overcome one’s limits. Beijing Express thus confirming itself as a unique experiment in coexistence, where emotions, contrasts and solidarity arise precisely from the encounter between distant worlds.
Between adventure and solidarity
At the end of the race, as per tradition, the final prize will be donated to a non-governmental organization active in the countries crossed. A choice that reaffirms the original spirit of the format: describing the encounter between peoples and cultures, but also leaving a concrete mark in the places of the journey.
The program, produced by Banijay Italia, thus remains faithful to its philosophy: behind running and competition there is always a human dimension, made up of personal growth and solidarity. Beijing Express – The Far East It therefore promises to be an “extreme” journey not only for the physical efforts, but for the emotions, bonds and inner discoveries that he will give along the way.