Drag Race Italia
Drag Race Italia is an Italian reality competition television series based on the original American series RuPaul's Drag Race and part of the Drag Race franchise. The series is produced by World of Wonder for Discovery+ in Italy, and subsequently free-to-air on Real Time (season 1–2) and, beginning with the third season, Paramount+.[1] The show is also available worldwide on WOW Presents Plus.[2]
| Drag Race Italia | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Based on | RuPaul's Drag Race |
| Directed by | Marco Manes |
| Presented by | Priscilla |
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| Opening theme | RuPaul's Drag Race theme |
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| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Dimitri Cocciuti |
| Running time | 70–95 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery+ (2021–2022) MTV and Paramount+ (2023) |
| Release | 18 November 2021 – present |
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| Drag Race franchise | |
Drag Race Italia is the eighth international adaptation of the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, following Chilean, Thai, British, Canadian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand, and Spanish versions. It has been followed by French, Filipino, Belgian, Swedish, Mexican, Brazilian, and German iterations.
Drag Race Italia debuted on 19 November 2021 on Discovery+.[3] Episodes premiere on a weekly basis every Thursday, and later aired on Real Time on primetime. Starting with the third season, the series premiere on streaming platform Paramount+, and later on MTV on primetime.
Elecktra Bionic, won the first season, with Farida Kant and Le Riche as runners-up, while Luquisha Lubamba was named Miss Congeniality.[4] In March 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.[5] La Diamond won the second season.[6] In March 2023, the series was renewed for a third season.[1]
Production edit
Judges edit
The competition series is hosted and judged primarily by Italian drag queen Priscilla. On 30 June 2021, it was announced that actress Chiara Francini and television personality Tommaso Zorzi, would made appearances as the competition's prominent judges.[7][8]
In June 2023, coinciding with the program's move to the Paramount+ streaming platform,[1] Priscilla and Francini announced they would be returning for the show's third season while Zorzi would not citing scheduling issues with Discovery+'s shows.[9] In the same day singer and DJ Paola Iezzi and actor Paolo Camilli were announced to be joining the panel to replace Zorzi.[10][11]
| Judge | Season | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Priscilla | Main | ||
| Chiara Francini | Main | ||
| Tommaso Zorzi | Main | ||
| Paola Iezzi | Guest | Main | |
| Paolo Camilli | Main | ||
Contestants edit
Since 2021, there has been a total of 31 contestants featured in Drag Race Italia.
Series overview edit
| Series | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Miss Congeniality | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||||||
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 November 2021 | 23 December 2021 | Elecktra Bionic | Farida Kant Le Riche | Luquisha Lubamba | |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 20 October 2022 | 8 December 2022 | La Diamond | Aura Eternal Nehellenia | Nehellenia | |
| 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 October 2023 | 29 December 2023 | Lina Galore | Melissa Bianchini | Silvana Della Magliana | |
Episodes edit
Season 1 (2021) edit
The first season of Drag Race Italia began airing on 19 November 2021 on Discovery+ in Italy and World of Wonder's streaming service WOW Presents Plus internationally.[12] It was followed later by a free-to-air broadcast on Real Time, which premiered on 9 January 2022.[13] Casting occurred in early 2021 with production starting in summer 2021.[14] A trailer for the first season was posted via social media on 28 October 2021.[15] The season ran for 6 episodes and concluded on 23 December 2021. Elecktra Bionic, Farida Kant, Le Riche and Luquisha Lubamba made the final, and Electra Bionic was the winner of the first season.[4]
Season 2 (2022) edit
In March 2022, it was announced that Discovery+ renewed the series for a second season. At the same time, it is announced that all the judges from the first season have also been reconfirmed.[7] A trailer for the second season was posted via social media on 29 September 2022.[16] It premiered on 20 October 2022. The season ran for 8 episodes and concluded on 8 December 2022. Aura Eternal, La Diamond, Nehellenia and La Petite Noire, made the final, with La Diamond winning the title of Italy's Next Drag Superstar.[6]
Season 3 (2023) edit
Production of a third season was announced, with casting opening in March 2023. In the same announcement it was confirmed that the show would move to the streaming platform Paramount+.[1] In June 2023, it was announced that Zorzi will not return as a judge, due to a scheduling conflict with another project he is working on.[11] The third season judging panel included singer and DJ Paola Iezzi and actor Paolo Camilli.[10][11] Lina Galore, Melissa Bianchini, La Sheeva and Silvana Della Magliana, made to the finale, with Lina Galore winning the title of third Italy's Next Drag Superstar.[17]
Accolades edit
Discography edit
| Title | Season |
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| "A Little Bit of Love (Cast Version)" (Elecktra Bionic, Farida Kant, Le Riche, and Luquisha Lubamba) | 1 |
| "Portento (Na Na Na Na)" (Aura Eternal, La Diamond, Nehellenia, and La Petite Noire) | 2 |
| "Queens (Cast Version)" (Lina Galore, Melissa Bianchini, La Sheeva and Silvana Della Magliana) | 3 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Drag Race Italia sbarca su Paramount+ – Tv". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 22 March 2023. from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (1 July 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Italia is ready to spill the spaghet-tea". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ White, Brett (19 October 2021). "Is There Such a Thing as Too Much RuPaul's Drag Race?". Decider. from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Elecktra Bionic vince Drag Race Italia, la sua reazione e gli ascolti della finale" [Elecktra Bionic wins Drag Race Italia, her reaction and the final's ratings]. Biccy.it (in Italian). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Penzavalli, Alice (1 March 2022). "Drag Race Italia 2, casting aperti per la seconda stagione: come iscriversi" (in Italian). AP Magazine. from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Drag Race Italia 2, la finale: ecco chi ha vinto" [Drag Race Italia 2, Grand Finale: who won]. Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ a b Zeccato, Nunzio (9 March 2022). "Tommaso Zorzi su Discovery: "Drag Race Italia 2" e reality sulla sartoria". Super Guida TV (in Italian). from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Italia: Tommaso Zorzi, Chiara Francini e Priscilla in giuria". La Repubblica (in Italian). 30 June 2021. from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ ""Giuria rinnovata a Drag Race Italia", la reazione dei giudici * Biccy.it". Biccy.it (in Italian). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Drag Race Italia 3, svelata la nuova giuria: un addio e due new entry". Biccy.it (in Italian). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "La giuria di Drag Race Italia 3: Tommaso Zorzi non ci sarà, arriva Paola Iezzi". Spettacolo Fanpage (in Italian). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Palinsesti Discovery, si punta su "Drag Race Italia" con Zorzi. Arriva Teresa Mannino e torna il direttore Peter Gomez con La Confessione". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 30 June 2021. from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Drag Race Italia: dove vederlo in TV e streaming". realtime.it. from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Parente, Luca (19 December 2021). "Dimitri Cocciuti: così ho portato Drag Race in Italia". NEG Zone (in Italian). from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Scusi Drag Race fans! Meet the queens of Drag Race Italia season 1". Gay Time. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ ""Drag Race Italia", il nuovo video promo svela l'identità delle 10 protagoniste" ["Drag Race Italia", the new promo video reveals the identity of the 10 contestants]. Biccy.it (in Italian). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Lina Galore vince Drag Race Italia: «L'arte drag ha potenza rappresentativa: in questo è politica»" [Lina Galore wins Drag Race Italia: "Drag has representational power: in this it's political."]. Il Messaggero (in Italian). 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Drag Race e Geo vincono ai Diversity 2022" ["Drag Race" and "Geo" won Diversity 2022]. The Way Magazine (in Italian). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Tutte le edizioni passate del DMA" [All the previous editions of DMA]. Diversity Media Awards (in Italian). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
External links edit
- Drag Race Italia at IMDb