On 10 October 2019, the show's renewal was announced at the 2020 upfronts prior to the premiere of the previous season with the second season from Network 10 set to air in late 2020. After production of the thirty-third season of the American edition of The Amazing Race was halted in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, questions were raised over whether a new season would be filmed later in the year. A Network 10 spokesperson later stated that the network was seeking advice to create a safe route and establish proper safety measures. Host Beau Ryan then stated on The Kyle and Jackie O Show that the season would not be cancelled, but the outbreak had caused producers to change the season's route twice and that the season could film only in Australia if the outbreak worsened. On 11 March, a Network 10 spokesperson confirmed that the season would film only in Australia. Filming was set to occur between June and July 2020 but was postponed due to interstate travel restrictions. Beverley McGarvey, the chief content officer and executive vice president of ViacomCBS in Australia and New Zealand, stated that the network was committed to filming the season once state borders reopened. In an interview on Studio 10, Beau Ryan stated that the show created COVID safety officers, contestants and crew members would be regularly tested and provided with personal protective equipment, and the show would be travelling to areas with lower populations to reduce personal interactions. The format of racing around a particular region or country, as opposed to around the world, is commonplace in some Amazing Race franchises most notably with The Amazing Race Canada, which races around Canada, save for occasional international legs.
Casting
Casting for the second season of 10's iteration of the Race initially opened during the finale week of the previous season on 2 December 2019. As the number of coronavirus cases began to decline across much of the country and some states started the process of reopening borders, casting resumed on 16 June 2020. Casting was initially set to close on 26 July 2020 but was extended to 2 August 2020.
