WOW Presents Plus

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WOW Presents Plus
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The logo of WOW Presents Plus.
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Screenshot of WOW Presents Plus' English website in 2022.
Type of business Public
Type of site
 OTT streaming platform
Available in
List
Headquarters Los Angeles
Country of originUnited States
Area servedWorldwide (excluding Mainland China, Russia, North Korea and Syria)
Owner World of Wonder
Founder(s)
  • Randy Barbato
  • Fenton Bailey
Industry Entertainment industry
Products
Services
URL www.wowpresentsplus.com
IPv6 supportYes
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedNovember 2017;7 years ago (2017-11)
Current statusActive
Fenton Bailey (left) and Randy Barbato (right) are the co-founders for streaming platform: WOW Presents Plus. Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato at MIFF.jpg
Fenton Bailey (left) and Randy Barbato (right) are the co-founders for streaming platform: WOW Presents Plus.

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]

Contents

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. Business Insider names WOW Presents Plus the "best streaming service for 'Drag Race' fans". [4]

Distribution

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]

Original programming

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]

Key
†Currently airing program
‡Program announced or renewed
#Program no longer in production
⁂Status of program unknown

Animation

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Drag Tots Adventure June 27, 20182 seasons2–5 min#

Comedy

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Rock M. Sakura Sexy Superhero Sickening Spectacular Comedy March 3, 20211 season8–11 min#
Why R Humans?ComedyMarch 30, 20221 season14–19 min#
Sketchy Queens Sketch comedy September 15, 20222 seasons11–46 min⁂
House of Laughs Stand-up comedy April 2, 20241 season17–24 min⁂
Drag Me to the Movies Parody May 15, 20241 season11–13 min⁂
Ginger's HouseComedyOctober 16, 20241 season9–10 min⁂

Documentary

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Werq the World Docuseries June 5, 20192 seasons23–36 min#
Alyssa RawDocuseriesNovember 25, 20191 season10–14 min#
God Shave the Queens DocuseriesSeptember 10, 20202 seasons18–24 min#
Frock Destroyers: FrockumentaryDocuseriesMarch 15, 20221 season18–23 min#
Click BoysDocuseriesFebruary 27, 20231 season7–13 min#
Keeping Up with Krystal VersaceDocuseriesJune 29, 20231 season7–13 min#
RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked DocuseriesApril 17, 20241 season22–29 min‡
House on FireDocuseriesJune 4, 20241 season45–53 min⁂

Reality

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
What's My Game? with Priyanka Game show May 13, 20211 season15–21 min#
Painted with Raven Competition November 25, 20212 seasons40–45 min⁂
Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love CompetitionJune 9, 20221 season15–35 min#

Unscripted

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
UNHhhh ComedyMarch 25, 20168 seasons4–15 min⁂
Trixie and Katya Save the World Talk show March 30, 20201 season9–14 min#
The Vivienne Takes on HollywoodComedyApril 9, 20201 season14–16 min#
All the Queens' MenTalk showNovember 23, 20202 seasons8–11 min#
Gay Sex Ed Talk showMay 11, 20212 seasons16–26 min#
Tartan Around with Lawrence ChaneyComedyMay 10, 20221 season15–19 min#
Muff BustersTalk showSeptember 12, 20221 season9–11 min#
Bring Back My Girls Reunion showOctober 18, 20224 seasons25–37 min⁂
Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals Talk showDecember 6, 20223 seasons11–17 min⁂
Kerri KaresTalk showJanuary 25, 20231 season7–16 min#
Alyssa's Secret: The RebootTalk showApril 26, 20231 season7 min#
Jimbo Presents: It's My Special ShowTalk showAugust 7, 20231 season10–15 min#
Inside the Producers Studio with Kandy MuseTalk showAugust 7, 20231 season10–15 min#
Ts Madison Ate ThatTalk showSeptember 11, 20231 season10–15 min#
Avalon TVVariety showOctober 9, 20232 seasons20–32 min⁂
Sissy That PsycheTalk showNovember 6, 20231 season12–15 min#
Grag Hearts DragReunion/Travel showNovember 8, 20231 season15–19 min⁂
Chill with PhilCrafting showNovember 22, 20231 season12–13 min#
Hey Qween! Talk showJanuary 22, 20242 seasons30–47 min⁂
Painting with Raven Talk showOctober 8, 20241 season20–24 min⁂
Hello Hello Hello: Road to RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17Talk showJanuary 27, 20251 season10 min†

Films

Documentary

TitlePremiereRuntimeRef.
Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud January 25, 202255 min [10]

Exclusive programming

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]

Key
†Currently airing program
‡Program announced or renewed
#Program no longer in production
⁂Status of program unknown

Reality

TitleOriginal networkPremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
RuPaul's Drag Race Current
MTV (s. 15–)
Former
Logo TV (s. 1–8)
VH1 (s. 9–14)		February 2, 200917 seasons42–60 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, 201016 seasons20 mins†
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Current
Paramount+ (s. 6–)
Former
Logo TV (s. 1–2)
VH1 (s. 3–5)		October 22, 20129 seasons42–60 mins‡
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! Current
Paramount+ (s. 3–)
Former
Logo TV (s. 1)
VH1 (s. 2)		6 seasons20 mins‡
Drag Race Thailand Former
Line TV (s. 1–2)		February 15, 20183 seasons55-60 mins⁂
RuPaul's Drag Race UK BBC Three October 3, 20196 seasons60–70 mins‡
Canada's Drag Race Crave July 2, 20205 seasons60 mins‡
Drag Race Holland Videoland September 18, 20202 seasons60 mins⁂
Drag Race Down Under Stan/TVNZ 2 May 1, 20214 seasons60 mins⁂
Drag Race España Atresplayer May 30, 20214 seasons60 mins‡
Drag Race Italia Current
MTV (s. 3–)
Former
Discovery+ (s. 1–2)		November 18, 20213 seasons70–95 mins⁂
Queen of the Universe Paramount+ December 2, 20212 seasons60 mins#
RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World BBC Three February 1, 20222 seasons60–70 mins⁂
Drag Race France Current
France 2 (s. 3–)
Former
France.tv Slash (s. 1-2)		June 25, 20223 seasons60 mins⁂
Drag Race Philippines HBO Go August 17, 20223 seasons60 mins⁂
Drag Race Philippines: Untucked! August 19, 20223 seasons20 mins⁂
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World Crave November 18, 20222 seasons60 mins⁂
Drag Race Belgique Tipik February 16, 20232 seasons60 mins⁂
Drag Race Sverige SVT1 March 4, 20231 season60 mins⁂
Drag Race Sverige: Untucked! 1 season20 mins⁂
Big Freedia Means Business Fuse June 7, 20231 season25-30 min⁂
Drag Race México Former
MTV (s. 1)		June 22, 20232 seasons60 mins‡
Drag Race Brasil MTV August 30, 20231 season60 mins‡
Drag Race Germany MTV Germany September 5, 20231 season60 mins⁂
Drag Race España All Stars Atresplayer February 4, 20241 season60 mins⁂
RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars Paramount+ August 16, 20241 season44-52 mins⁂
Slaycation Crave December 31, 20241 season37-47 mins‡

Unscripted

TitleOriginal networkPremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Drama Queens, chez Paloma France.tv Slash June 30, 20231 season10-15 min#
The After Shave with Danny Beard BBC Three September 28, 20231 season10-15 min#

Comedy

TitleOriginal networkPremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
I Hate People, People Hate Me CBC Gem January 13, 20251 season11–14 min⁂

Upcoming original programming

Key
‡Program announced
TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Drag Race France All Stars [12] Reality showTBA1 seasonTBA‡
Drag Race South Africa [13] Reality showTBA1 seasonTBA‡

References

  1. ↑ Reid, Joe (November 14, 2017). "'Drag Race' Producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato on WOW Presents Plus, Their New Streaming Service for Queer Programming". Decider . Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ Dresden, Hilton (November 6, 2017). "'Drag Race' Creators Launch New LGBTQ Streaming Service". Out . Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 15, 2021). "World Of Wonder Sets 'Painted With Raven' Reality Competition Series, RuPaul To Executive Produce". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ Tricarico, Angela. "WOW Presents Plus lets you stream tons of international 'Drag Race' shows and spinoffs — here's how to sign up". Business Insider . Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ Levesley, David (August 31, 2021). "A Guide to WOW Presents Plus, the Best Streaming Service for Drag Race Fans". Vulture . Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ Pratt, Emmy (27 June 2021). "Streaming Service Spotlight: Everything You Need to Know About WOW Presents Plus – TV Insider". TV Insider . Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ Sim, Bernando (May 11, 2022). "A Chaotic Interview With Katya About 'UNHhhh,' Trixie, & the Tour Life". Out. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ B. Kile, Meredith (September 2, 2020). "'God Shave the Queens': Watch Alyssa Edwards & 'Drag Race UK' Queens Put on a Sickening Stage Show (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight . Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  9. ↑ Shatto, Rachel (September 1, 2022). "Everything New Coming To WowPresents Plus Fall". Pride . Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ Brocklehurst, Harrison (January 25, 2022). "We spoke to Drag Race UK's Cherry Valentine about her 'emotional' new documentary". The Tab . Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  11. ↑ Spangler, Todd (November 6, 2017). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Producers Launch Subscription-Video Service With LGBTQ Content and More". Variety. Archived from the original on September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ Randanne, Fabien (21 November 2024). "« Drag Race France » : La prochaine saison sera une édition « All Stars »" [“Drag Race France”: The next season will be an “All Stars” edition]. 20minutes.fr (in French). 20 minutes . Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "World of Wonder lines up Drag Race South Africa for streamer WOW Presents Plus". c21media.net. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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