We're Here is a HBO reality television series featuring former Drag Race contestants, documenting the drag queens as they travel across the United States to recruit small-town residents to participate in one-night-only drag shows. The show premiered on April 23, 2020.[1][2]
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| Genre | Reality television |
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| Opening theme | "I Am America" by Shea Diamond |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Network | HBO |
| Release | April 23, 2020 – May 31, 2024 |
In September 2024, the series was cancelled after broadcasting four seasons.[3]
Cast
edit- Bob the Drag Queen (seasons 1–3)
- Eureka O'Hara (seasons 1–3)
- Shangela (seasons 1–3)
- Jaida Essence Hall (season 4)
- Priyanka (season 4)
- Sasha Velour (season 4)
- Latrice Royale (season 4)
Production
editHBO 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.[1][2] 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.[1][4] Caldwell Tidicue (Bob the Drag Queen), Eureka D. Huggard (Eureka O'Hara) and D.J. Pierce (Shangela Laquifa Wadley) serve as consulting producers.[4] 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."[1] On February 19, 2020, it was announced that We're Here would premiere on April 23, 2020.[4]
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.[5] The episode instead became a Zoom-based discussion among the three hosts about their own personal journeys through drag.[5]
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.[6][7] On December 16, 2021, HBO renewed the series for a third season which premiered on November 25, 2022.[8]
On July 12, 2023 it was announced that the series would be returning for a fourth season but with new queens: Jaida Essence Hall, Priyanka, and Sasha Velour.[9] On September 6, 2023, it was reported that Latrice Royale has joined the cast of the fourth season.[10]
On September 6, 2024, it was announced that HBO had cancelled the series.[11]
Episodes
editSeries overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 6 | April 23, 2020 | June 4, 2020 | |
| 2 | 8 | October 11, 2021 | November 29, 2021 | |
| 3 | 6 | November 25, 2022 | December 30, 2022 | |
| 4 | 6 | April 26, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | |
Season 1 (2020)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania" | Peter LoGreco | April 23, 2020 | 0.122[12] |
| 2 | 2 | "Twin Falls, Idaho" | Peter LoGreco | April 30, 2020 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Branson, Missouri" | Peter LoGreco | May 7, 2020 | 0.103[13] |
| 4 | 4 | "Farmington, New Mexico" | Peter LoGreco | May 14, 2020 | 0.130[14] |
| 5 | 5 | "Ruston, Louisiana" | Peter LoGreco | May 21, 2020 | 0.070[15] |
| 6 | 6 | "Spartanburg, We Make It Werk" | Peter LoGreco | June 4, 2020 | 0.113[16] |
Season 2 (2021)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 7 | 1 | "Spartanburg, South Carolina" | Peter LoGreco | October 11, 2021 | N/A |
| 8 | 2 | "Temecula, California" | Peter LoGreco | October 18, 2021 | N/A |
| 9 | 3 | "Del Rio, Texas" | Peter LoGreco | October 25, 2021 | N/A |
| 10 | 4 | "Selma, Alabama" | Peter LoGreco | November 1, 2021 | N/A |
| 11 | 5 | "Evansville, Indiana" | Peter LoGreco | November 8, 2021 | N/A |
| 12 | 6 | "Watertown, South Dakota" | Peter LoGreco | November 15, 2021 | N/A |
| 13 | 7 | "Kona, Hawaii" | Peter LoGreco | November 22, 2021 | N/A |
| 14 | 8 | "Grand Junction, Colorado" | Peter LoGreco | November 29, 2021 | N/A |
Season 3 (2022)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 15 | 1 | "Granbury, Texas" | Peter LoGreco | November 25, 2022 | N/A |
| 16 | 2 | "Jackson, Mississippi" | Peter LoGreco | December 2, 2022 | N/A |
| 17 | 3 | "St. George, Utah" | Peter LoGreco | December 9, 2022 | N/A |
| 18 | 4 | "Sussex, New Jersey" | Peter LoGreco | December 16, 2022 | N/A |
| 19 | 5 | "Florida, Part 1" | Peter LoGreco | December 23, 2022 | N/A |
| 20 | 6 | "Florida, Part 2" | Peter LoGreco | December 30, 2022 | N/A |
Season 4 (2024)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date [17] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 21 | 1 | "Tennessee, Part 1" | Peter LoGreco | April 26, 2024 | N/A |
| 22 | 2 | "Tennessee, Part 2" | Peter LoGreco | May 3, 2024 | N/A |
| 23 | 3 | "Tennessee, Part 3" | Peter LoGreco | May 10, 2024 | N/A |
| 24 | 4 | "Oklahoma, Part 1" | Peter LoGreco | May 17, 2024 | N/A |
| 25 | 5 | "Oklahoma, Part 2" | Peter LoGreco | May 24, 2024 | N/A |
| 26 | 6 | "Oklahoma, Part 3" | Peter LoGreco | May 31, 2024 | N/A |
Reception
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Awards and nominations
editWe're Here is a 2022 recipient of the Peabody Award for entertainment. The Peabody's governing body, in its May 2023 award announcement, highlighted the series' offering of "poignant and show-stopping performances," and for its embrace of drag as "a form of artistic protest" at a time when the art form faces attempts by conservative activists and lawmakers to regulate or restrict it.[18]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program | We're Here | Nominated | [19] |
| TCA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming | Nominated | [20] | ||
| Dorian Awards | Best LGBTQ TV Show | Nominated | [21] | ||
| 2021 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series | Nominated | [22] | |
| GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Won | [23][24] | ||
| Queerty Awards | TV series | Runner-up | [25] | ||
| 2022 | Reality / Docuseries | [26] | |||
| GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Won[a] | [27][28] | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming | Casey Caldwell, Diego Montoya, Joshua "Domino" Schwartz, Marco Marco, and Patryq Howell (for "Evansville, Indiana") |
Won | [29] | |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program | Jeremy Damion Austin, Martin De Luna Jr., and Tyler Devlin (for "Kona, Hawaii") | ||||
| Peabody Award | Entertainment | We're Here | Won | [18] | |
| Dorian Awards | Best Reality Show | Nominated | [30] | ||
| 2023 | GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Won | [31] | |
| Queerty Awards | Reality/Docu-series | Runner-up | [32] | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming | Diego Montoya, Marco Morante, Joshua "Domino" Schwartz, Blake Danford, Sharon Malka, and Ricky Reynoso (for "St. George, Utah") | Won | [33] | |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program | Abdiel "Gloria" Urcullu and Tyler Funicelli (for "St. George, Utah") | ||||
| 2024 | TCA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming | We're Here | Nominated | [34] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program | Abdiel "Gloria" Urcullu and Tyler Funicelli (for "Oklahoma, Part 3") | Nominated | [35] | |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program | Tyler "Laila" Devlin and Kalyd Sebastian Odeh (for "Oklahoma, Part 3") |
Notes
edit- ^ tied with RuPaul's Drag Race
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External links
edit- We're Here at IMDb
