American television series For the 2006 song "We're Here" by Guillemots, see We're Here (song).
| We're Here |
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| Genre | Reality television |
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| Created by | - Stephen Warren
- Johnnie Ingram
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| Starring | - Bob the Drag Queen
- Eureka O'Hara
- Shangela
- Jaida Essence Hall
- Priyanka
- Sasha Velour
- Latrice Royale
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| Opening theme | "I Am America" by Shea Diamond |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of seasons | 4 |
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| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Production |
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| Executive producers | - Stephen Warren
- Johnnie Ingram
- Peter LoGreco
- Eli Holzman
- Aaron Saidman
- Erin Gamble
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| Production companies | - HBO Entertainment
- House of Opus 20
- The Intellectual Property Corporation
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| Original release |
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| Network | HBO |
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| Release | April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23) –May 31, 2024 (2024-05-31) |
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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]
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
[edit] HBO 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
[edit] Series overview
[edit] | Season | Episodes | Originally released |
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| First released | Last released |
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| 1 | 6 | April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23) | June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04) |
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| 2 | 8 | October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) | November 29, 2021 (2021-11-29) |
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| 3 | 6 | November 25, 2022 (2022-11-25) | December 30, 2022 (2022-12-30) |
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| 4 | 6 | April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26) | May 31, 2024 (2024-05-31) |
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Season 1 (2020)
[edit] | No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Directed by | Original release date | U.S. viewers(millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania" | Peter LoGreco | April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23) | 0.122[12] |
| 2 | 2 | "Twin Falls, Idaho" | Peter LoGreco | April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30) | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Branson, Missouri" | Peter LoGreco | May 7, 2020 (2020-05-07) | 0.103[13] |
| 4 | 4 | "Farmington, New Mexico" | Peter LoGreco | May 14, 2020 (2020-05-14) | 0.130[14] |
| 5 | 5 | "Ruston, Louisiana" | Peter LoGreco | May 21, 2020 (2020-05-21) | 0.070[15] |
| 6 | 6 | "Spartanburg, We Make It Werk" | Peter LoGreco | June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04) | 0.113[16] |
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Season 2 (2021)
[edit] | No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Directed by | Original release date | U.S. viewers(millions) |
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| 7 | 1 | "Spartanburg, South Carolina" | Peter LoGreco | October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) | N/A |
| 8 | 2 | "Temecula, California" | Peter LoGreco | October 18, 2021 (2021-10-18) | N/A |
| 9 | 3 | "Del Rio, Texas" | Peter LoGreco | October 25, 2021 (2021-10-25) | N/A |
| 10 | 4 | "Selma, Alabama" | Peter LoGreco | November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01) | N/A |
| 11 | 5 | "Evansville, Indiana" | Peter LoGreco | November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08) | N/A |
| 12 | 6 | "Watertown, South Dakota" | Peter LoGreco | November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15) | N/A |
| 13 | 7 | "Kona, Hawaii" | Peter LoGreco | November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22) | N/A |
| 14 | 8 | "Grand Junction, Colorado" | Peter LoGreco | November 29, 2021 (2021-11-29) | N/A |
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Season 3 (2022)
[edit] | No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Directed by | Original release date | U.S. viewers(millions) |
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| 15 | 1 | "Granbury, Texas" | Peter LoGreco | November 25, 2022 (2022-11-25) | N/A |
| 16 | 2 | "Jackson, Mississippi" | Peter LoGreco | December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02) | N/A |
| 17 | 3 | "St. George, Utah" | Peter LoGreco | December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09) | N/A |
| 18 | 4 | "Sussex, New Jersey" | Peter LoGreco | December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16) | N/A |
| 19 | 5 | "Florida, Part 1" | Peter LoGreco | December 23, 2022 (2022-12-23) | N/A |
| 20 | 6 | "Florida, Part 2" | Peter LoGreco | December 30, 2022 (2022-12-30) | N/A |
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Season 4 (2024)
[edit] | No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Directed by | Original release date [17] | U.S. viewers(millions) |
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| 21 | 1 | "Tennessee, Part 1" | Peter LoGreco | April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26) | N/A |
| 22 | 2 | "Tennessee, Part 2" | Peter LoGreco | May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03) | N/A |
| 23 | 3 | "Tennessee, Part 3" | Peter LoGreco | May 10, 2024 (2024-05-10) | N/A |
| 24 | 4 | "Oklahoma, Part 1" | Peter LoGreco | May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17) | N/A |
| 25 | 5 | "Oklahoma, Part 2" | Peter LoGreco | May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24) | N/A |
| 26 | 6 | "Oklahoma, Part 3" | Peter LoGreco | May 31, 2024 (2024-05-31) | N/A |
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Reception
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Awards and nominations
[edit] We'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. |
| 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 "Lushious" De Luna Jr., and Tyler "Laila" 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") |
| 2025 | Costume Designers Guild Awards | Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, and Live Television | Diego Montoya, Marco Morante, Derek Anthony Purcell and Amber Watkins (for "Oklahoma, Part 3") | Pending | [36] |
Notes
[edit] - ^ tied with RuPaul's Drag Race
References
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- ^ a b Rudolph, Christopher (November 5, 2019). "Drag Race Legends Invade Small Town USA in New HBO Reality Series". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "'We're Here' Canceled by HBO After Four Seasons". September 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c "New HBO Series We're Here Debuts Thursday, April 23, Exclusively on HBO". The Futon Critic. February 19, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Dino-Ray Ramos, "‘We’re Here’: Shangela, Eureka O’Hara And Bob The Drag Queen Talk Season Finale And How Pride Month Promotes Unity" Archived 2020-09-21 at the Wayback Machine. Deadline Hollywood, June 3, 2020.
- ^ "HBO Renews "We're Here" for a Second Season". The Futon Critic. June 5, 2020.
- ^ "HBO's Emmy-Nominated Unscripted Series "We're Here" Returns October 11". The Futon Critic. September 9, 2021.
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- ^ Nolfi, Joey (July 12, 2023). "We're Here season 4 to replace 3 Drag Race queens with new hosts Sasha Velour, Jaida Essence Hall, Priyanka". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "'We're Here' Adds 'Drag Race' All-Star Latrice Royale as New Host for Season 4 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. September 6, 2023.
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- ^ "Shows A-Z – We're Here on HBO". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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- ^ "72nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". emmys.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Hayes, Dade (September 14, 2020). "'Watchmen', 'Unbelievable' Lead TCA Award Nominations With Four Apiece; HBO Tops With 16 Overall Noms". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
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External links
[edit] - We're Here at IMDb

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