We're Here
American television series
We're Here Genre Reality television Created by
Stephen Warren
Johnnie Ingram
Starring Opening theme "I Am America" by Shea Diamond Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons4 No. of episodes26 Executive producers
Stephen Warren
Johnnie Ingram
Peter LoGreco
Eli Holzman
Aaron Saidman
Erin Gamble
Production companies Network HBO Release April 23, 2020 (2020-04-23 ) – present (present )
We're Here is an American reality television series on HBO featuring former Drag Race contestants. The series premiered on April 23, 2020, and documents drag queens as they travel across the United States to recruit small-town residents to participate in one-night-only drag shows .[1] [2]
Cast
Production
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] [3] Caldwell Tidicue (Bob the Drag Queen), Eureka D. Huggard (Eureka O'Hara) and D.J. Pierce (Shangela Laquifa Wadley) serve as consulting producers.[3] 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.[3]
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 .[4] The episode instead became a Zoom -based discussion among the three hosts about their own personal journeys through drag.[4]
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.[5] [6] On December 16, 2021, HBO renewed the series for a third season which premiered on November 25, 2022.[7]
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 .[8] On September 6, 2023, it was announced that Latrice Royale joined the cast of the fourth season.[9]
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2020)
Season 2 (2021)
Season 3 (2022)
Season 4 (2024)
Reception
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Awards and nominations
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.[16]
Year
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
2020
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
We're Here
Nominated
[17]
TCA Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming
Nominated
[18]
Dorian Awards
Best LGBTQ TV Show
Nominated
[19]
2021
Independent Spirit Awards
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
Nominated
[20]
GLAAD Media Awards
Outstanding Reality Program
Won
[21] [22]
Queerty Awards
TV series
Runner-up
[23]
2022
Reality / Docuseries
[24]
GLAAD Media Awards
Outstanding Reality Program
Won[a]
[25] [26]
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
[27]
Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic)
Jeremy Damion Austin, Martin De Luna Jr., and Tyler Devlin (for "Kona, Hawaii")
Peabody Award
Entertainment
We're Here
Won
[16]
Dorian Awards
Best Reality Show
Nominated
[28]
2023
GLAAD Media Awards
Outstanding Reality Program
Won
[29]
Queerty Awards
Reality/Docu-series
Runner-up
[30]
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
[31]
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
Abdiel "Gloria" Urcullu and Tyler Funicelli (for "St. George, Utah")
2024
TCA Awards
Oustanding Achievement in Reality Programming
We're Here
Pending
[32]
Notes
^ tied with RuPaul's Drag Race
References
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^ 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.
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^ Cordero, Rosy (December 16, 2021). " 'We're Here' Renewed For Season 3 At HBO" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021 .
^ 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 .
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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 .
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^ "Disclosure, Schitt's Creek, Sam Smith, Happiest Season, I May Destroy You, CHIKA, Veneno, Star Trek: Discovery, The Boys in the Band, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo among award recipients at the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards" . GLAAD . April 8, 2021. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021 .
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