Undercover Asia 2014
This investigative series examines social issues and trends around Asia, including suicide, gender violence and limb-lengthening surgeries.
Season 1
2014
9 episodes
Season 1 of Undercover Asia premiered on April 1, 2014.
Season 2
2015
11 episodes
Season 2 of Undercover Asia premiered on January 7, 2015.
Channel NewsAsia's investigative series returns for a second season as we go undercover to expose the secret underbelly of Asia. Through one hour, in-depth documentaries, we explore stories of crime, violence and injustice in various parts of Asia.
Season 3
2017
15 episodes
Season 3 of Undercover Asia premiered on July 29, 2017.
Season 4
2017
9 episodes
Season 4 of Undercover Asia premiered on April 21, 2017.
Channel NewsAsia's award-winning investigative series returns for a fourth season as we go undercover to expose the secret underbelly of Asia. Through in-depth, hard-hitting documentaries, we explore stories of crime, violence and injustice. This season, we track down mistress busters in China, expose a gang of vigilantes out to bust the drug trade in Myanmar and investigate an epidemic of elderly deaths in Japan. Find out the untold stories lurking within the hidden fabric of our own societies.
Season 5
2018
8 episodes
Season 5 of Undercover Asia premiered on February 1, 2018.
Undercover Asia returns with a brand new season for the fifth year running. This multiple-award winning series continues to shine a light on some of the darkest corners of our society. This season, we travel across the US, South Korea, Philippines, and Bangladesh to investigate what could be the world's biggest heist - orchestrated from North Korea. We uncover sinister forces at work keeping Malaysian fishermen hooked on drugs, and Filipino miners risking it all for gold in illegal mining sites. We dig deep into Myanmarese society to understand why child bondage could be seen as acceptable, and how social media is changing all that. And from the depths of Indonesia's prisons, find out why convicted terrorist leaders continue to wield influence and power from behind bars. Uncover hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and never look at the issue in the same way again.
Season 6
2019
6 episodes
Season 6 of Undercover Asia premiered on January 28, 2019.
This flagship investigative series digs deep into the underbelly of Asia to uncover stories about passport forgers, medical refugees, and desperate people caught in the crossfire of politics.
Season 7
2020
10 episodes
Season 7 of Undercover Asia premiered on March 8, 2020.
CNA's award-winning flagship investigative series returns for the seventh year to uncover the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia and shine the light on the plight of the disenfranchised and the displaced. This season, we investigate the unexpected fallout in Indonesia from China’s decision to ban plastic waste; the causes and consequences of South Korea’s massive household debt; the rise of non-consensual porn in Singapore; and the dark side of the quest for white skin in the Philippines.
Season 8
2021
10 episodes
Season 8 of Undercover Asia premiered on January 11, 2021.
CNA's multiple award-winning flagship investigative series Undercover Asia returns for the eighth season to uncover the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and help us understand the plight of the disenfranchised and the displaced.
Season 9
2022
10 episodes
Season 9 of Undercover Asia premiered on February 19, 2022.
CNA's award-winning investigative series Undercover Asia returns for the ninth season to uncover two disturbing trends in China and the unexpected fallout from the pandemic in Asia and beyond.
Season 10
2023
10 episodes
Season 10 of Undercover Asia premiered on March 17, 2023.
CNA's award-winning investigative series Undercover Asia uncovers the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and exposes the unintended fallout of change in the fast-moving continent.