National Geographic announced Race to the Centre of the Earth, an adrenaline-fuelled global competition that pits four teams against one another in a nonstop sprint across the globe for a USD$1 million prize.

The eight-part series, created by the producers behind the hit show The Amazing Race, is an extreme nonelimination competition that follows four groups of adventurers, each starting from different corners of the earth as they race to a buoy in the middle of the ocean that holds a USD$1,000,000 prize.

Each team is challenged with navigating their designated route, featuring unpredictable terrains, harsh climates and unique cultures as they make their way to the finish. Along the way, they will face untamed jungles, frozen arctic, arid deserts, bustling cities, treacherous mountains and vast oceans to reach the location where all four routes intersect — a buoy with the cash prize. The first team to arrive claims it all.

Race to the Centre of the Earth is National Geographic’s first-ever global adventure competition series and is set to go into production later this year.