In today’s TV news roundup, Nicki Minaj will make a guest appearance on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and Quibi has greenlit a new series from Adam Devine.
Castings
Nicki Minaj will join host RuPaul, and judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews as a guest judge on the upcoming Season 12 premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.“ The legendary emcee will make a surprise debut on the runway as 13 new drag queens enter the competition for a chance to win $100,000 and the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar.” The new cycle of queens include Aiden Zhane, Brita, Crystal Methyd, Dahlia Sin, Gigi Goode, Heidi N Closet, Jackie Cox, Jaida Essence Hall, Jan, Nicky Doll, Rock M. Sakura, Sherry Pie, and Widow Von’Du. Season 12 will premiere on Feb. 28.
First Looks
Netflix released the trailer for its upcoming series “Love is Blind.“ Hosted by Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey, the 10-part...
Castings
Nicki Minaj will join host RuPaul, and judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews as a guest judge on the upcoming Season 12 premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.“ The legendary emcee will make a surprise debut on the runway as 13 new drag queens enter the competition for a chance to win $100,000 and the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar.” The new cycle of queens include Aiden Zhane, Brita, Crystal Methyd, Dahlia Sin, Gigi Goode, Heidi N Closet, Jackie Cox, Jaida Essence Hall, Jan, Nicky Doll, Rock M. Sakura, Sherry Pie, and Widow Von’Du. Season 12 will premiere on Feb. 28.
First Looks
Netflix released the trailer for its upcoming series “Love is Blind.“ Hosted by Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey, the 10-part...
- 1/30/2020
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” VH1’s two-time running Emmy champ for Reality Competition Program, kicked off the new decade Thursday afternoon with the official announcement of the 13 queens that will compete in the show’s 12th season. This year the cast of all new queens will “pledge allegiance to the drag of the United Queens of RuMerica,” as declared by RuPaul Charles and the queens themselves in new promos for the season that will begin airing on VH1 Friday, February 28th at 8 pm Et.
Befitting of drag culture, the announcement was not made quietly — season 11 winner Yvie Oddly hosted a “RuVeal Runway Walk” featurette and each of the contestants was featured in their own “Meet the Queens” video all hosted on VH1’s official YouTube channel. As with past seasons, we will be following along all season with recaps of each episode, weekly polls and of course an event to predict...
Befitting of drag culture, the announcement was not made quietly — season 11 winner Yvie Oddly hosted a “RuVeal Runway Walk” featurette and each of the contestants was featured in their own “Meet the Queens” video all hosted on VH1’s official YouTube channel. As with past seasons, we will be following along all season with recaps of each episode, weekly polls and of course an event to predict...
- 1/24/2020
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
In today’s TV news roundup, VH1 revealed the contestants for the upcoming season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and the Oprah Winfrey Network renewed several of its unscripted series.
Casting
VH1 revealed the 13 queens that will be competing on the 12th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” are Aidenn Zhane, Bria, Crystal Methyd, Dahlia Sin, Gigi Goode, Heidi N Closet, Jackie Cox, Jaida Essence Hall, Jan, Nicky Doll, Rock M. Sakura, Sherry Pie and Widow Von’Du. The season will premiere Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. on the cabler.
David Arquette will guest star on an upcoming episode of “Deputy,“ Variety has learned exclusively. Arquette will appear in the seventh episode of the first season, which is currently airing on Fox, playing a man named Roger Durbin who is described as “the kind of guy who has blended in his whole life. But behind the affable façade, lies his secret world — one...
Casting
VH1 revealed the 13 queens that will be competing on the 12th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” are Aidenn Zhane, Bria, Crystal Methyd, Dahlia Sin, Gigi Goode, Heidi N Closet, Jackie Cox, Jaida Essence Hall, Jan, Nicky Doll, Rock M. Sakura, Sherry Pie and Widow Von’Du. The season will premiere Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. on the cabler.
David Arquette will guest star on an upcoming episode of “Deputy,“ Variety has learned exclusively. Arquette will appear in the seventh episode of the first season, which is currently airing on Fox, playing a man named Roger Durbin who is described as “the kind of guy who has blended in his whole life. But behind the affable façade, lies his secret world — one...
- 1/24/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Four-time Emmy winning host RuPaul Charles is back in charge for another season of the two-time running champ competition series “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” The show that has already crowned 11 of America’s “next drag superstars” over the last decade is set to premiere on VH1 on Friday, February 28th at 8 pm Et. Last season the series was nominated for a shattering 11 nominations alongside its behind-the-scenes spin-off “Untucked,” including four wins.
On the upcoming season 12, Ru has found 13 of America’s best undiscovered talent in drag culture to watch them compete for the highly coveted crown. The girls range in age from 21 to 34 and hail from only a handful of places. Five of the queens currently reside and work in New York City, the most from NYC since, well, season 10, and there are three from California. One of those three is Rock M. Sakura, who is the first queen from San...
On the upcoming season 12, Ru has found 13 of America’s best undiscovered talent in drag culture to watch them compete for the highly coveted crown. The girls range in age from 21 to 34 and hail from only a handful of places. Five of the queens currently reside and work in New York City, the most from NYC since, well, season 10, and there are three from California. One of those three is Rock M. Sakura, who is the first queen from San...
- 1/23/2020
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
Thirteen fresh-faced cover girls will put the bass in their collective walk next month. RuPaul’s Drag Race is returning to VH1 for Season 12 on Friday, Feb. 28 (8/7c), and we’ve got your first look at the new crop of just-revealed contestants.
Read on for an alphabetical list of the Season 12 queens:
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* Aiden Zhane (Acworth, Ga.), whose “spooky persona” is inspired by “horror films, Marilyn Manson and weirdness.
Read on for an alphabetical list of the Season 12 queens:
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* Aiden Zhane (Acworth, Ga.), whose “spooky persona” is inspired by “horror films, Marilyn Manson and weirdness.
- 1/23/2020
- TVLine.com
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