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72 Dangerous Animals: Asia

72 Dangerous Animals: Asia is an Australian nature documentary series that ranks 72 of Asia's most dangerous animals and was released on Netflix on August 10, 2018.1 Produced by Showrunner Productions Pty Ltd, it profiles creatures from the Komodo dragon and Bengal tiger to sharks, elephants, and crocodiles, counting down toward a single animal named Asia's most dangerous.2

Key factDetail
PremiereAugust 10, 2018, on Netflix1 • 3
Format12 episodes; listed as 12 x 60 minutes by ABC Content Sales and 12 x 45 minutes by Showrunner and Screen Australia2 • 4 • 5
Production companyShowrunner Productions Pty Ltd2
StructureAnimals profiled and ranked by deadly potential in each episode; eleven finalists face off in a grand final showdown4
NarratorBob Brisbane, with appearances by Bryan Grieg Fry and Romulus Whitaker6
RatingsIMDb 6.5/10 (678 votes); TV-14 in the United States, M in Australia7 • 8
AvailabilityStreaming on Netflix, including Netflix Standard with Ads, in many countries7

Spoilers

Episodes

Season 1 consists of 12 episodes. The first was released on August 10, 2018, with subsequent episodes dated August 24, 2018, in episode listings.10

  1. "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" – rhinos, Indian leopards, Asian forest centipedes, orangutans, and flower urchins11
  2. "Jaws and Claws" – golden eagles, coconut crabs, sharks, camel spiders, sun bears, and saltwater crocodiles11
  3. "Chemical Warfare" – slow lorises, black rats, fat-tailed scorpions, Indian cobras, poisonous toads, and stingrays11
  4. "Deadly: Fact or Folklore" – langur monkeys, tigers, Joro spiders, tomistomas, Asian needle ants, otters, and king cobras11
  5. "Accidental Assassins" – water buffaloes, needlefish, toxic crabs, mugger crocodiles, box jellyfish, and reticulated pythons11
  6. "Pretty and Painful" – cone snails, Asian black bears, red pandas, coral snakes, Eurasian lynxes, Asian elephants, and red lionfish11
  7. "The Road Less Travelled" – Asiatic lions, Komodo dragons, electric rays, golden jackals, wolverines, striped eel catfish, and brown bears11
  8. "Urban Jungle" – wild boars, feral dogs, pufferfish, Indian red scorpions, Asian tiger mosquitoes, and common kraits11
  9. "Corner Me, I'll Fight" – wolves, stonefish, Malayan porcupines, sloth bears, gibbons, and snow leopards11
  10. "The Bold and the Brutal" – honey badgers, Russell's vipers, triggerfish, macaques, yaks, and blue-ringed octopuses11
  11. "Big! Banded! and Billed!" – giant moray eels, gaurs, banded sea kraits, Asian forest scorpions, gharials, billfish, and Asian giant hornets11
  12. "Fearsome Finalists" – the grand final in which one animal is named most dangerous11

Format and content

The series belongs to the '72' format developed by Showrunner Productions, which began with 72 Dangerous Animals Australia (2014) and continued with 72 Dangerous Places to Live and 72 Cutest Animals before 72 Dangerous Animals Latin America and Asia were made as Netflix Original series.9 TV Tango describes the Asia series as a spinoff of the Latin America edition.3

Each episode profiles a group of competitors and ranks them according to deadly potential, building toward a finale in which eleven finalists face off.4 The program combines survivor accounts of attacks with commentary from wildlife experts, conservationists, and local characters, and draws on medical and scientific research as well as Asian animal folklore.4 Featured animals include Indonesia's Komodo dragon, Japan's giant hornets, India's Bengal tiger, cobras, bears, honey badgers, and the wolverine.4

Production

The series was completed in 2018. Screen Australia credits Jane Rose and David Morrison as executive producers and Paul Christian, Blayke Hoffman, Denise Blazek, and Carolyn Bertram as producers, with editing by Andrei Petrut and Ngan Truong.5 Melenie Ambrose is credited as series producer and screenwriter.12 • 6

According to the ScreenWest Annual Report 2016-17, while most filming took place on location overseas, all pre-production and production were coordinated from Perth, and re-enactment shoots were filmed on location in Western Australia.13

Reception and distribution

The series holds an IMDb rating of 6.5 based on 678 votes.7 Age classifications vary by territory: TV-14 in the United States, M in Australia, PG13 in Singapore, and 16+ in Turkey, among others.8 It remains available on Netflix, including the ad-supported tier, and has been seen on other networks globally.7 • 4

References

  1. 72 Dangerous Animals: Asia, Netflix Wiki
  2. 72 Dangerous Animals Asia, ABC Content Sales
  3. 72 Dangerous Animals: Asia, TV Tango
  4. 72 Dangerous Animals Asia, Showrunner Productions
  5. 72 Dangerous Animals Asia, Screen Australia
  6. 72 Dangerous Animals: Asia, Rotten Tomatoes
  7. 72 Dangerous Animals: Asia streaming online, JustWatch (US)
  8. Where to watch '72 Dangerous Animals: Asia (2018)' on Netflix, Flixboss
  9. Program Portfolio, Showrunner Productions
  10. 72 Dangerous Animals: Asia – Aired Order, TheTVDB.com
  11. 72 Dangerous Animals: Asia: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes
  12. 72 Dangerous Animals: Asia, Matt Davies DOP
  13. Screenwest Annual Report 2016-17, Parliament of Western Australia

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026

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