''We're Here'' is an American
reality television series on
HBO
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featuring former ''
RuPaul's Drag Race'' contestants
Bob the Drag Queen,
Eureka O'Hara and
Shangela. In the series, the trio of
drag queens travel across the United States to recruit small-town residents to participate in one-night-only
drag show
A drag show is a form of entertainment performed by drag artists impersonating men or women.
Typically, a drag show involves performers singing or lip-synching to songs while performing a pre-planned pantomime or dancing. There might also be so ...
s.
It premiered on April 23, 2020. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on October 11, 2021.
In December 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on November 25th, 2022.
Cast
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Bob the Drag Queen
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Eureka O'Hara
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Shangela
Production
HBO
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announced the six-part
reality television series on November 5, 2019, to star former ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' contestants Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O'Hara, and Shangela.
''We're Here'' was created by Stephen Warren and Johnnie Ingram, and is executive produced by Warren, Ingram, Peter LoGreco, Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman. LoGreco also directs.
Caldwell Tidicue (Bob the Drag Queen), Eureka D. Huggard (Eureka O'Hara) and D.J. Pierce (Shangela Laquifa Wadley) serve as consulting producers.
HBO EVP of Programming Nina Rosenstein said, "Drag is about confidence and self expression. We are so thrilled to showcase the transformative power of the art form with our audience."
The final episode of the first season, which was slated to be set in
Spartanburg,
South Carolina, was halted by the imposition of lockdowns due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
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.
[Dino-Ray Ramos]
"‘We’re Here’: Shangela, Eureka O’Hara And Bob The Drag Queen Talk Season Finale And How Pride Month Promotes Unity"
'' Deadline Hollywood'', June 3, 2020. The episode instead became a
Zoom-based discussion among the three hosts about their own personal journeys through drag;
[
On June 5, 2020, HBO renewed the series for a second season which premiered on October 11, 2021. The second season launched with a return to Spartanburg.]
Broadcast
On February 19, 2020, it was announced that ''We're Here'' would premiere on April 23, 2020.
Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
Season 2 (2021)
Season 3 (2022)
Reception
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2020 American television series debuts
2020s American LGBT-related television series
2020s American reality television series
2020s LGBT-related reality television series
American LGBT-related reality television series
Drag (clothing) television shows
English-language television shows
HBO original programming