Type of business | Public |
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Type of site | OTT streaming platform |
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Headquarters | Los Angeles |
Country of origin | United States |
Area served | Worldwide (excluding Mainland China, Russia, North Korea and Syria) |
Owner | World of Wonder |
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Industry | Entertainment industry |
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URL | wowpresentsplus |
Registration | Required |
Launched | November 2017 |
Current status | Active |
WOW Presents Plus (also called World of Wonder Presents Plus or WOWPresents+) is a subscription-based streaming service owned by production company, World of Wonder. [1] The subscription service was founded in November 2017, by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey. [2] The service offers a multitude of original series, including shows like Painted with Raven and UNHhhh . [3]
This service also exclusively includes RuPaul's Drag Race (though it is not available in the US) and its incarnations of the franchise. Many web series from WOW Presents' YouTube channel are included in their subscription service. The service is available worldwide, except for Mainland China, Syria, and North Korea [ citation needed ]. Business Insider names WOW Presents Plus the "best streaming service for 'Drag Race' fans". [4]
The cost of the subscription service is $4.99 USD a month, for the yearly cost is $49.99 USD. [5] It also offers users to download episodes for offline viewing.
The streaming platform supports access through most modern web-browsers, such as iOS/iPadOS, Android and Android TV devices, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku. [6]
WOW Presents Plus began to produce its own original content. Starting Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova, hosting UNHhhh (an unscripted webseries), that premiered on YouTube then later included to the streaming service for its uncensored content. [7] The first production series released is God Shave the Queens , which is their first original docuseries showcasing the RuPaul's Drag Race UK tour in the United Kingdom. [8] World of Wonder announced new show lineups from early 2022. Many drag queens such as Jinkx Monsoon, Pangina Heals, Heidi N' Closet, and Rock M. Sakura; will star in their shows. [9]
† | Currently airing program |
‡ | Program announced or renewed |
# | Program no longer in production |
⁂ | Status of program unknown |
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
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Drag Tots | Adventure | June 27, 2018 | 2 seasons | 2–5 min | # |
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
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Rock M. Sakura Sexy Superhero Sickening Spectacular | Comedy | March 3, 2021 | 1 season | 8–11 min | # |
Why R Humans? | Comedy | March 30, 2022 | 1 season | 14–19 min | ⁂ |
Sketchy Queens | Sketch comedy | September 15, 2022 | 1 season | 11–46 min | ‡ |
House of Laughs | Stand-up comedy | April 2, 2024 | 1 season | 17–24 min | ⁂ |
Drag Me to the Movies | Parody | May 15, 2024 | 1 season | 11–13 min | ⁂ |
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
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Werq the World | Docuseries | June 5, 2019 | 2 seasons | 23–36 min | # |
Alyssa Raw | Docuseries | November 25, 2019 | 1 season | 10–14 min | # |
God Shave the Queens | Docuseries | September 10, 2020 | 2 seasons | 18–24 min | ⁂ |
Frock Destroyers: Frockumentary | Docuseries | March 15, 2022 | 1 season | 18–23 min | # |
Click Boys | Docuseries | February 27, 2023 | 1 season | 7–13 min | ⁂ |
Keeping Up with Krystal Versace | Docuseries | June 29, 2023 | 1 season | 7–13 min | # |
RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked | Docuseries | April 17, 2024 | 1 season | 22–29 min | ‡ |
House on Fire | Docuseries | June 4, 2024 | 1 season | 45–53 min | ⁂ |
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
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What's My Game? with Priyanka | Game show | May 13, 2021 | 1 season | 15–21 min | # |
Painted with Raven | Competition | November 25, 2021 | 2 seasons | 40–45 min | ⁂ |
Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love | Competition | June 9, 2022 | 1 season | 15–35 min | # |
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
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UNHhhh | Comedy | March 25, 2016 | 8 seasons | 4–15 min | ⁂ |
Trixie and Katya Save the World | Talk show | March 30, 2020 | 1 season | 9–14 min | # |
The Vivienne Takes on Hollywood | Comedy | April 9, 2020 | 1 season | 14–16 min | # |
All the Queens' Men | Talk show | November 23, 2020 | 2 seasons | 8–11 min | # |
Gay Sex Ed | Talk show | May 11, 2021 | 2 seasons | 16–26 min | # |
Tartan Around with Lawrence Chaney | Comedy | May 10, 2022 | 1 season | 15–19 min | # |
Muff Busters | Talk show | September 12, 2022 | 1 season | 9–11 min | # |
Bring Back My Girls | Reunion show | October 18, 2022 | 3 seasons | 25–37 min | ‡ |
Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals | Talk show | December 6, 2022 | 2 seasons | 11–17 min | ‡ |
Kerri Kares | Talk show | January 25, 2023 | 1 season | 7–16 min | ⁂ |
Alyssa's Secret: The Reboot | Talk show | April 26, 2023 | 1 season | 7 min | ⁂ |
Jimbo Presents: It's My Special Show | Talk show | August 7, 2023 | 1 season | 10–15 min | ⁂ |
Inside the Producers Studio with Kandy Muse | Talk show | August 7, 2023 | 1 season | 10–15 min | ⁂ |
Ts Madison Ate That | Talk show | September 11, 2023 | 1 season | 10–15 min | ⁂ |
Avalon TV | Variety show | October 9, 2023 | 2 seasons | 20–32 min | † |
Sissy That Psyche | Talk show | November 6, 2023 | 1 season | 12–15 min | ⁂ |
Grag Hearts Drag | Reunion/Travel show | November 8, 2023 | 1 season | 15–19 min | ⁂ |
Chill with Phil | Crafting show | November 22, 2023 | 1 season | 12–13 min | ⁂ |
Hey Qween! | Talk show | January 22, 2024 | 1 season | 30–47 min | ⁂ |
Title | Premiere | Runtime | Ref. |
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Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud | January 25, 2022 | 55 min | [10] |
WOW Presents Plus exclusively broadcast the many incarnations of the Drag Race franchise. However, all incarnations are not available on the service in their original countries, since they are broadcast on local network or service (for example, RuPaul's Drag Race or RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars are available worldwide, except in the United States) with the exception of the versions in Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and the Philippines . [11]
† | Currently airing program |
‡ | Program announced or renewed |
# | Program no longer in production |
⁂ | Status of program unknown |
Title | Original network | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
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RuPaul's Drag Race | Current MTV (s. 15–) Former Logo TV (s. 1–8) VH1 (s. 9–14) | February 2, 2009 | 16 seasons | 42–60 mins | ‡ |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Current MTV (s. 14–) Former Logo TV (s. 1–5) YouTube (s. 6–8) VH1 (s. 9–13) | February 1, 2010 | 15 seasons | 20 mins | ‡ |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Current Paramount+ (s. 6–) Former Logo TV (s. 1–2) VH1 (s. 3–5) | October 22, 2012 | 9 seasons | 42–60 mins | ‡ |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! | Current Paramount+ (s. 3–) Former Logo TV (s. 1) VH1 (s. 2) | 6 seasons | 20 mins | ‡ | |
Drag Race Thailand | Line TV | February 15, 2018 | 2 seasons | 55-60 mins | ‡ |
RuPaul's Drag Race UK | BBC Three | October 3, 2019 | 5 seasons | 60–70 mins | ‡ |
Canada's Drag Race | Crave | July 2, 2020 | 4 seasons | 60 mins | ‡ |
Drag Race Holland | Videoland | September 18, 2020 | 2 seasons | 60 mins | # |
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under | Stan/TVNZ 2 | May 1, 2021 | 3 seasons | 60 mins | ‡ |
Drag Race España | Atresplayer | May 30, 2021 | 3 seasons | 60 mins | ‡ |
Drag Race Italia | Current MTV (s. 3–) Former Discovery+ (s. 1–2) | November 18, 2021 | 3 seasons | 70–95 mins | ⁂ |
Queen of the Universe | Paramount+ | December 2, 2021 | 2 seasons | 60 mins | # |
RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World | BBC Three | February 1, 2022 | 2 seasons | 60–70 mins | ⁂ |
Drag Race France | Current France 2 (s. 3–) Former France.tv Slash (s. 1-2) | June 25, 2022 | 3 seasons | 60 mins | ⁂ |
Drag Race Philippines | HBO Go | August 17, 2022 | 3 seasons | 60 mins | † |
Drag Race Philippines: Untucked! | August 19, 2022 | 3 seasons | 20 mins | † | |
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World | Crave | November 18, 2022 | 2 seasons | 60 mins | ⁂ |
Drag Race Belgique | Tipik | February 16, 2023 | 2 seasons | 60 mins | ⁂ |
Drag Race Sverige | SVT1 | March 4, 2023 | 1 season | 60 mins | ⁂ |
Drag Race Sverige: Untucked! | 1 season | 20 mins | ⁂ | ||
Big Freedia Means Business | Fuse | June 7, 2023 | 1 season | 25-30 min | ⁂ |
Drag Race México | Former MTV (s. 1) | June 22, 2023 | 2 seasons | 60 mins | † |
Drag Race Brasil | MTV | August 30, 2023 | 1 season | 60 mins | ‡ |
Drag Race Germany | MTV Germany | September 5, 2023 | 1 season | 60 mins | ⁂ |
Drag Race España All Stars | Atresplayer | February 4, 2024 | 1 season | 60 mins | ⁂ |
RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars | Paramount+ | August 16, 2024 | 1 season | 44-52 mins | † |
Title | Original network | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
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Drama Queens, chez Paloma | France.tv Slash | June 30, 2023 | 1 season | 10-15 min | ⁂ |
The After Shave with Danny Beard | BBC Three | September 28, 2023 | 1 season | 10-15 min | ⁂ |
‡ | Program announced |
Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
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Painting with Raven [12] | TBA | TBA | 1 season | TBA | ‡ |
World of Wonder Productions is an American production company founded in 1991 by filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company specializes in documentary television and film productions with a key focus on LGBTQ topics. Together, Barbato and Bailey have produced programming through World of Wonder for HBO, Bravo, HGTV, Showtime, BBC, Netflix, MTV and VH1, with credits including the Million Dollar Listing docuseries, RuPaul's Drag Race, and the documentary films The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000) and Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016).
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, one of three rotating judges, as well as 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.
Brian Michael Firkus, better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, and singer-songwriter originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is known for her exaggerated, high-camp, 1960s-influenced style, distinctive eye makeup, and her blend of comedy, acoustic pop, and folk-country music; Mattel sings and plays guitar and the autoharp. In 2015, she competed in the seventh season of the drag reality television competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, placing sixth. In 2018, she went on to win the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. She also made guest appearances in various iterations of the Drag Race franchise.
Brian Joseph McCook, known by his drag persona Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova, or mononymously as Katya, is an American drag queen, actor, author, recording artist, and comedian. Katya is best known for placing fifth on the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and placing as a runner-up on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, as well as for appearing in the World of Wonder web series UNHhhh and the Viceland series The Trixie & Katya Show with co-host and fellow season 7 alum Trixie Mattel. Trixie and Katya often appear together as a popular comedy duo.
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars is an American reality competition spin off edition of the original RuPaul's Drag Race, which is produced by World of Wonder, for Logo TV and later VH1. The show premiered on October 22, 2012, on Logo TV, before relocating to VH1. However, it was announced on February 20, 2020, on the show's official Twitter account that the fifth season would premiere on June 5, 2020, on Showtime. Following the cast announcement on May 8, 2020, producers announced that the show would remain airing on VH1 instead of Showtime due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused "various scheduling and programming adjustments". On February 24, 2021, Paramount+ announced via Twitter that the streaming service would be the new home to the series for the sixth season.
The third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premiered on January 25, 2018. The season was announced in August 2017, with 9/10 of the cast revealed during a VH1 "Exclusive Queen Ruveal" special, airing on October 20, 2017. This season of All Stars featured ten "all-star" contestants, selected from the show's first season through to its then-current ninth season, competing again to be inducted into the "Drag Race Hall of Fame".
The tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 22, 2018, on VH1. The premiere was broadcast one week after the finale of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, and episodes are to be followed by RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked. Contestants were officially announced on February 22, 2018, in a teaser trailer during an episode of All Stars 3 later followed by a special "Meet the Queens" live-stream on Facebook, hosted by season nine winner, Sasha Velour. This season saw the return of season 9 contestant Eureka O'Hara who was removed from her original season after tearing her ACL. The prizes for the winner of this season include a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. This is the first season in which each episode was 90 minutes long.
The eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race aired on VH1 from February 28, 2019, to May 30, 2019. The cast featured fourteen new queens and one returning queen, making it the largest cast of the series at the time; the contestants were announced in a live stream hosted by season 10 winner Aquaria and Adam Rippon on January 24, 2019.
UNHhhh is an American comedy web series starring drag queens Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova. In the series, Trixie and Katya discuss a topic humorously in front of a green screen. UNHhhh premiered on March 25, 2016, one year after Mattel and Zamolodchikova appeared in the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. The show is aired through World Of Wonder's YouTube channel, as well as through its video-on-demand service WOW Presents Plus. UNHhhh has been nominated for ten Streamy Awards throughout its run, winning Unscripted Series at the 2020 ceremony, which the duo also hosted.
The twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on February 28 and concluded on May 29, 2020. The competition was broadcast on VH1 in the United States and saw 13 new queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". VH1 renewed both RuPaul's Drag Race and its spin-off RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars for a twelfth and fifth season respectively on August 19, 2019. At the time of the renewal the Drag Race franchise had earned VH1 a total of 14 Emmy nominations. Casting calls were opened in January 2019 while the cast was revealed by season 11 winner Yvie Oddly on January 23, 2020.
Drag Race is a drag queen reality competition television franchise, created by American drag entertainer RuPaul with production company World of Wonder. The franchise originated with RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered in the United States in 2009. The objective of that series is to crown "America's Next Drag Superstar" who possesses the traits of "charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent". The original series is often credited for bringing drag into the "mainstream". The popularity of the original series led to the creation of a media franchise including spin-offs and international adaptations.
Drag Race Holland is a Dutch reality competition streaming television series based on the American RuPaul's Drag Race. The television series was produced by Vincent TV and World of Wonder. The show was broadcast on the Dutch platform Videoland, an online streaming service owned by RTL, and worldwide on WOW Presents Plus.
Drag Race Down Under is a reality competition television series based on the American television series of the same name produced by World of Wonder and Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand. The show documents RuPaul and a panel of judges' search for "Down Under's next drag superstar". Contestants of Drag Race Down Under are either from Australia or New Zealand. RuPaul has played several roles on the show including host, mentor, and head judge for the series, as the contestants are given different challenges to participate in each week. The show has also employed Michelle Visage and Rhys Nicholson as judges. The series premiered on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ OnDemand in New Zealand, Stan in Australia, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally on 1 May 2021. The series is also streaming on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom, and broadcast by both Crave and its associated streaming service in Canada.
Queen of the Universe is a drag queen singing competition television series produced by World of Wonder. The series was hosted by Graham Norton with four pop music judges. The contestants competed for a cash prize of $250,000. The series premiered on Paramount+ on December 2, 2021. In February 2022, the series was renewed for a second season. On June 23, 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons, and was subsequently removed from Paramount+ on June 30, 2023. WOW Presents Plus agreed to make the show available for streaming on its platform.
The second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing on 14 January 2021 on the BBC Three section of BBC iPlayer and WOW Presents Plus streaming service. The series was confirmed and casting was closed on 15 November 2019. Production was suspended mid 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed late 2020. The cast of 12 new queens was announced on 16 December 2020 and the series premiered on 14 January 2021. It was also announced a special episode RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown would air, following the queens during the first lockdown. This special episode was released on 12 February.
The fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing on BBC Three on 22 September 2022. RuPaul returned to his role as main host and head judge, and was again joined on the judging panel by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, all of whom returned for their respective fourth series. The series was filmed in Pinewood Studios in February 2022. The cast for the fourth series was revealed on 7 September 2022 on social media. The cast also featured Dakota Schiffer, the first out trans woman to compete in the British version of the show.
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.
Painted with Raven is a makeup competition television series hosted by Raven, which premiered on WOW Presents Plus on November 25, 2021. RuPaul serves as co-executive producer alongside Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, and Tom Campbell of World of Wonder. After two weeks of the debut competition show, on December 9, 2021, it was announced that it had been picked up for a second season.
Drag Race Sverige is a Swedish reality competition television series based on the American series RuPaul's Drag Race. It is broadcast by SVT1 and SVT Play in Sweden and airs on WOW Presents Plus elsewhere.
Trixie and Katya is a comedy duo consisting of drag queens Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova. The two have been known for their individual careers as entertainers and often as a popular double act. They first met as contestants on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race and quickly became audience favourites, developing an even larger audience as they began to appear together in December 2015 on YouTube.