December 13, 2022
'Drag Race' Sashays to a Wider Global Audience with 3 New Countries
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 1 MIN.
The world spins forward, and it's taking the groundbreaking reality show about drag queens with it. "RuPaul's Drag Race" is set to sashay its way to three new nations as the global phenomenon prepares editions for Germany, Brazil, and Mexico.
Variety noted that the franchise's addition of the three countries "add[s] to the existing roster of global versions in the U.K., Thailand, Spain and more."
"These will be available on MTV and Paramount+ in their respective territories," Variety said. "Paramount+ will also be the exclusive hub for the first ever 'Global All Stars,' featuring fan favorites from across the different international series."
Deadline quoted Paramount Media Networks' & MTV Entertainment Studios' Chris McCarthy as saying, "With the global expansion of 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' we're thrilled to bring the franchise into three new Paramount+ territories – Germany, Brazil and Mexico – and are very excited that 'RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race' will return for a third season with our partners at VH1/BET."
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, the co-CEOs of World of Wonder, which produces the show, said that the company was "delighted to expand its partnership with MTV Entertainment Studios," Deadline reported.
Bailey and Barbato added, "'Drag Race' is about universal themes of love, self-expression, and acceptance – and there has never been a more important time than now for these ideas to be expressed internationally."
The original "RuPaul's Drag Race" is set to jump from longtime home VH1 to MTV, Variety reported, recalling that "From 2009 to 2016, it ran on Logo TV."
"The shift will come with the premiere of Season 15 on Jan. 6 at 8 p.m.," Variety detailed.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
