We're Here
We're Here | |
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Genre | Reality television |
Starring | |
Opening theme | "I Am America" by Shea Diamond |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Production company | The Intellectual Property Corporation |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | April 23, 2020 present | –
We're Here is an American reality television series on HBO featuring former RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O'Hara and Shangela. In the series, the trio of drag queens travel across the United States to recruit small-town residents to participate in one-night-only drag shows.[1][2] It premiered on April 23, 2020. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on October 11, 2021.[3][4] In December 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on November 25th, 2022.[5]
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][6] Caldwell Tidicue (Bob the Drag Queen), David Huggard (Eureka O'Hara) and D.J. Pierce (Shangela Laquifa Wadley) serve as consulting producers.[6]
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]
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.[7] The episode instead became a Zoom-based discussion among the three hosts about their own personal journeys through drag;[7]
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.[3][4]
On December 16, 2021, HBO renewed the series for a third season which premiered on November 25th, 2022.[5]
Broadcast
On February 19, 2020, it was announced that We're Here would premiere on April 23, 2020.[6]
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | April 23, 2020 | June 4, 2020 | |
2 | 8 | October 11, 2021 | November 29, 2021 | |
3 | 6 | November 25, 2022 | December 30, 2022 |
Season 1 (2020)
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[8] |
2 | 2 | "Twin Falls, Idaho" | Peter LoGreco | April 30, 2020 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "Branson, Missouri" | Peter LoGreco | May 7, 2020 | 0.103[9] |
4 | 4 | "Farmington, New Mexico" | Peter LoGreco | May 14, 2020 | 0.130[10] |
5 | 5 | "Ruston, Louisiana" | Peter LoGreco | May 21, 2020 | 0.070[11] |
6 | 6 | "Spartanburg, We Make It Werk" | Peter LoGreco | June 4, 2020 | 0.113[12] |
Season 2 (2022)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [13] | Directed by | Original air date [13] | 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)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [13] | Directed by | Original air date [13] | 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 | "TBA" | TBA | December 9, 2022 | N/A |
18 | 4 | "TBA" | TBA | December 16, 2022 | N/A |
19 | 5 | "TBA" | TBA | December 23, 2022 | N/A |
20 | 6 | "TBA" | TBA | December 30, 2022 | N/A |
Reception
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program | We're Here | Nominated | [14] |
TCA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming | Nominated | [15] | ||
2021 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series | Nominated | [16] | |
GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Won | [17][18] | ||
Queerty Awards | TV Series | Runner-up | [19] | ||
2022 | Reality / Docuseries | Runner-up | [20] | ||
GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Nominated | [21] | ||
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 | [22] | |
Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic) | Jeremy Damion Austin, Martin De Luna Jr., and Tyler Devlin (for "Kona, Hawaii") | Won |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Petski, Denise (November 5, 2019). "HBO Orders Unscripted Drag Show Series We're Here". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Rudolph, Christopher (November 5, 2019). "Drag Race Legends Invade Small Town USA in New HBO Reality Series". NewNowNext. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "HBO Renews "We're Here" for a Second Season". The Futon Critic. June 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "HBO's Emmy-Nominated Unscripted Series "We're Here" Returns October 11". The Futon Critic. September 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Cordero, Rosy (December 16, 2021). "'We're Here' Renewed For Season 3 At HBO". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ 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". Deadline Hollywood, June 3, 2020.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 24, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.23.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 8, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.7.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 15, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.14.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 22, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.21.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 22, 2020.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 5, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.4.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Shows A-Z – We're Here on HBO". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "72nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". emmys.com. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Hayes, Dade (July 9, 2020). "'Watchmen', 'Unbelievable' Lead TCA Award Nominations With Four Apiece; HBO Tops With 16 Overall Noms". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (January 26, 2021). "Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always,' 'Minari,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Nomadland' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 28, 2021). "GLAAD Unveils Nominees For 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards; Deadline's New Hollywood Podcast Honored With Special Recognition Award". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "TV Series Winners". The Queerties. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Reality / Docuseries". The Queerties. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Harvey, Spencer (January 19, 2022). "GLAAD announces nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Juried Award Winners Announced for 74th Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
External links
- We're Here at IMDb
- 2020 American television series debuts
- 2020s American LGBT-related television series
- 2020s American reality television series
- 2020s LGBT-related reality television series
- American LGBT-related reality television series
- Drag (clothing) television shows
- English-language television shows
- HBO original programming