Drag Den | |
---|---|
Genre | |
Created by | Rod Singh |
Written by |
|
Directed by | Rod Singh |
Presented by | Manila Luzon |
Judges |
|
Opening theme | "Drag Den" (theme) |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original languages |
|
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Producers |
|
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 45–65 minutes |
Production companies |
|
Original release | |
Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Release | 8 December 2022 – 7 March 2024 |
Drag Den is a Philippine drag pageantry reality competition television series that premiered on 8 December 2022, through Amazon Prime Video. Manila Luzon acts as the host, head judge, and executive producer of the series. [1] Cornerstone Studios and Project 8 Projects produce the series, with Rod Singh as the series creator, director, and producer. [2]
The first season's contestants and judges were revealed on 17 November 2022. [3] Eight drag queens competed for the title as the "Filipino's First Drag Supreme". [4] The first season premiered on 8 December 2022, and it concluded on 19 January 2023. Naia won the first season, with Shewarma and Maria Cristina as the runners-up. [5]
The series takes inspiration from many beauty pageants with challenges based on Philippine culture. The series has shown many political aspects of comedy challenges or shared "anecdote[s] about Philippine society." [6]
In season one, contestants are instructed to participate in two challenges in the series; the judges will critique both challenges and choose their winner for the episode. The episode's winner and their chosen opponent will enter the Dragdagulan involving a wrecking ball. The winner of the battle will gain an advantage for the next episode and the opponent won't be eliminated and will continue in the competition. [7]
The competition series is hosted and judged primarily by drag queen, Manila Luzon, also known as the "Drag Lord". Philippine model Nicole Cordoves and comedienne Sassa Gurl, made appearances as the competition's prominent judges. [8] The three judges are known as the "Drag Cartel" in the series. In every episode, a guest judge appears for the series, known as the "Drag Enforcer". [9] "Drag Agents" were introduced in the second season, where season one contestants come back as judges. [10]
Judge | Season | |
---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |
Manila Luzon | Main | |
Nicole Cordoves | Main | |
Sassa Gurl | Main |
Currently, there has been a total of eighteen contestants that competed in the Philippine reality series so far, with Naia being crowned "Filipino's First Drag Supreme". [11] In the first season, the series welcomed its first openly trans woman contestant, Barbie-Q. [12] In season two, the series also welcomed its first cisgender female contestant, Marlyn. [13]
Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Prizes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | |||||||
1 | 8 | 8 | 8 December 2022 | 26 January 2023 | Naia | Shewarma Maria Cristina |
| |
2 | 10 | 8 | 18 January 2024 | 7 March 2024 | Deja | Mrs. Tan Moi | TBA |
Drag is still kind of underground here, so I'm excited to bring the Filipino audience and let them see underground and see the scene that's happening and to fall in love with these queens and to be inspired by their creativity, to be in awe of their beauty and their transformations, and so it's going to be like a pageant.
— Manila Luzon, introducing Drag Den to Mega Entertainment. [14]
In July 2021, RuPaul's Drag Race alumna Manila Luzon exclusively told Entertainment Weekly about an upcoming project she is up to host and judge. [15] On 16 August 2021, Luzon partnered with TikTok and announced a casting call for the series. [16] The deadline for the casting call ended on 31 August 2021. [17]
On 17 November 2022, eight contestants were shown in the new trailer heading down the runway, [18] revealing the panel of judges, [19] and the date of the premiere episode. [20]
The first season premiered on 8 December 2022, through Amazon Prime Video. The contestants competed to become "Filipino's First Drag Supreme" and win ₱1,000,000. The season ran for eight episodes and concluded on 26 January 2023. Shewarma and Maria Cristina are the runners-up, and Naia was crowned the first season's winner. [21]
On social media, Amazon Prime Video joined the trend involving promotional material from the film Barbie (2023), and posted an image of a Manila Luzon doll-like figure. [22] On 14 April 2023, Manila Luzon and Rod Singh announced the renewal of the reality competition series and a casting call for season two on social media. The casting call was open until 30 April 2023. [23]
Throughout the month of December, ten contestants were shown in a new trailer with the panel of judges coming back, and the date of the season's first episode. [24]
The second season premiered on 18 January 2024, through Amazon Prime Video. The contestants competed to become "Filipino's Next Drag Supreme" and win ₱1,000,000. The season ran for eight episodes and concluded on 7 March 2024. Mrs. Tan and Moi are the runners-up, and Deja was crowned the second season's winner. [25]
Ysmael Suarez from CNN Philippines mentions the series mainly focuses on the contestants' "growth before and during the competition" and that "no queen was put in a bad light, each having their clear strengths and defined perspective to Filipino drag." [26] Rafael Bautista from Nylon Manila describes the series "made an emphasis to highlight how diverse the Philippine drag scene is" and showcasing "viewers even more slices of local drag that go beyond location and gender." [27]
The series was nominated for "Best Reality Show Entertainment" from the Asian Academy Creative Awards and "Best Reality Show Entertainment" by the Asian Television Awards. [28] Manila Luzon won both entertainment hosting categories from the Asian Academy Creative Awards and the Asian Television Awards. [29]
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asian Academy Creative Awards | 2023 | Best Entertainment Host [lower-alpha 1] | Manila Luzon | Won | [30] |
Best Non Scripted Entertainment [lower-alpha 2] | Drag Den | Nominated | |||
Asian Television Awards | 2023 | Best Entertainment Presenter or Host | Manila Luzon | Won | [31] |
Best Reality Show Entertainment | Drag Den | Nominated | [32] |
Title | Season |
---|---|
"May Kapa" | 1 |
"Sustah" | 2 |
Transportation in the Philippines covers the transportation methods within this archipelagic nation of over 7,500 islands. From a previously underdeveloped state of transportation, the government of the Philippines has been improving transportation through various direct infrastructure projects, and these include an increase in air, sea, road, and rail transportation and transport hubs.
Metropolitan Manila, commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region, is the capital region and largest metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, the region lies between the Central Luzon and Calabarzon regions. Encompassing an area of 619.57 km2 (239.22 sq mi) and with a population of 13,484,462 as of 2020, it is composed of sixteen highly urbanized cities: the capital city, Manila, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, along with one independent municipality, Pateros. As the second most populous and the most densely populated region in the Philippines, it ranks as the 9th most populous metropolitan area in Asia and the 6th most populous urban area in the world.
Ninoy Aquino International Airport, originally known as Manila International Airport (MIA), is the main international airport serving Metro Manila in the Philippines. Located between the cities of Pasay and Parañaque, about 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) south of Manila proper and southwest of Makati, it is the main gateway for travelers to the Philippines and serves as a hub for PAL Express, and Philippine Airlines. It is also the main operating base for AirSWIFT, Cebgo, Cebu Pacific, and Philippines AirAsia.
Clark International Airport, known as Diosdado Macapagal International Airport from 2003 to 2014, is an international airport covering portions of the cities of Angeles and Mabalacat within the Clark Freeport Zone in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. It is located 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Manila. It is accessible by way of the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX).
Philippine Idol is the first version of the Idol series in the Philippines, the 35th country in the world to air a local Idol adaptation and the sixth in Asia broadcast by ABC 5. Similar to the premise of original show Pop Idol, Philippine Idol aims to find the best singer in the country who can be defined as the "national" singer. Local television personality Ryan Agoncillo hosted the program. Ryan Cayabyab, Pilita Corrales and Francis Magalona were also judges of the show. Agoncillo, Corrales and Magalona auditioned to be part of the program, while Cayabyab was chosen by the program's producers. Meanwhile, actress Heart Evangelista hosted the daily updates program I ♥ Philippine Idol: Exclusive. Composer Mel Villena was the show's musical director.
RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV, WOW Presents Plus, VH1 and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, an alternating third main judge of either Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, or Ts Madison, and one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.
Jose Marie Borja Viceral, known professionally as Vice Ganda, is a Filipino comedian, actor, host, singer and television personality. He is considered one of the most successful entertainers in Philippine show business, noted for his stand-up routines, usage of observational comedy, situational irony and sarcasm in pertaining to Filipino culture and human sexuality. He is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show It's Showtime and has starred in four of the top 10 highest-grossing films in Philippine cinema.
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIAX), signed as E6 of the Philippine expressway network, is an 12.65-kilometer (7.86 mi) elevated highway in Metro Manila, Philippines, which links the Skyway to Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Entertainment City. Traversing the cities of Pasay, and Parañaque, the NAIAX runs along Andrews Avenue, Electrical Road, and NAIA Road connecting the Skyway to Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Macapagal Boulevard, New Seaside Drive and the Manila–Cavite Expressway.
Karl Philip Michael Westerberg, known professionally as Manila Luzon, is a Filipino-American drag queen, reality television personality, recording artist, and comedian. Luzon came to international attention as a contestant on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race and on the first and fourth seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
The X Factor Philippines is a Philippine reality music competition, adapted from the original UK series as part of The X Factor franchise, to find new singing talent in the Philippines. The show was hosted by KC Concepcion while the judging panel consists of Charice, Gary Valenciano, Pilita Corrales, and Martin Nievera. It was the first franchise to be adapted in Southeast Asia.
The Voice Kids is a Philippine television reality talent competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel and GMA Network. Based on the Dutch television series The Voice Kids, it is a spin-off of The Voice of the Philippines. Originally directed by Johnny Manahan, it was original hosted by Luis Manzano and Alex Gonzaga. It premiered on May 24, 2014 on ABS-CBN on the network's evening line up replacing Bet on Your Baby. The show has aired five seasons, 103 episodes and 2 specials.
Drag Race Philippines is a Philippine reality competition television series. It is a spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race. The series is produced by World of Wonder and Fullhouse Asia Production Studios. The series airs on WOW Presents Plus, Discovery+, and HBO Go in the Philippines, Crave in Canada, and WOW Presents Plus in the rest of the world.
Amadeus Fernando Pagente, better known by their stage name Pura Luka Vega, is a Filipino drag performer. They were a Drag Den contestant. In 2023, they came into public attention for a drag performance dressed as Jesus Christ to the tune of a remix of the Tagalog language version of the Lord's Prayer.
The first season of Drag Den premiered on 8 December 2022, through Amazon Prime Video. The premiere season showcased a total of eight contestants competing for the title of the "First Filipino Drag Supreme".
The second season of Drag Den premiered on 18 January 2024, through Amazon Prime Video. The second season showcased a total of ten contestants competing for the title of the "Filipino's Next Drag Supreme".
Timothy Brian Black, better known as Naia Black or mononymously as Naia, is a Filipino drag performer. She is best known for winning the first season of Drag Den and was crowned as "Filipino's First Drag Supreme".
O Bar is an LGBT-friendly bar and drag venue in Metro Manila. Tatler Asia has ranked O Bar among the top safe queer spaces in the Philippines.
Vinzon Leojay Rubia Booc, better known as Lady Gagita, is a Filipino drag performer. She is best known for impersonating many American musical artists such as Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. She also competed in the first first season of Drag Den.