“Drag Race” fans, get ready to start your engines, as MTV and Paramount+ have greenlit a slew of new sickening seasons of the beloved franchise.
That’s right: Season 16 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will sashay onto television screens 15 years after the series’ iconic first episode premiered in 2009. An additional season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” will premiere after each episode debuts each week. Paramount+’s beloved “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” will, too, return back to the streamer for its ninth season with adjoining “Untucked” episodes.
The announcement comes on the heels of the “Drag Race” franchise accumulating nine Emmy nominations during the 2023 season. The nominations, including those for outstanding reality competition program and outstanding casting for a reality program, make “Drag Race” the most nominated reality program of the year.
Casting directors Goloka Bolte and Ethan Peterson explained that they’re always looking for “people that are going to...
That’s right: Season 16 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will sashay onto television screens 15 years after the series’ iconic first episode premiered in 2009. An additional season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” will premiere after each episode debuts each week. Paramount+’s beloved “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” will, too, return back to the streamer for its ninth season with adjoining “Untucked” episodes.
The announcement comes on the heels of the “Drag Race” franchise accumulating nine Emmy nominations during the 2023 season. The nominations, including those for outstanding reality competition program and outstanding casting for a reality program, make “Drag Race” the most nominated reality program of the year.
Casting directors Goloka Bolte and Ethan Peterson explained that they’re always looking for “people that are going to...
- 8/21/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
A decade ago Goloka Bolte and her business partner Ethan Peterson founded the Casting Firm, and a little over eight years ago they were brought on to cast “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and its subsequent spinoffs. Since then they have been nominated three times for reality casting Emmys and now Bolte, who also acts as president of the company, can be found casting up to seven shows at any one time.
What do you look for when it comes to casting “RuPaul’s Drag Race”?
The queen needs to have a great story and a defined character. We’re looking for things we haven’t seen before. We look for someone who is unique and has many different skills. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is a competition unlike any other. We need to know if they can dance and sing. Will they be good at off-the-cuff humor and comedy?
This show is about being true to your authentic self,...
What do you look for when it comes to casting “RuPaul’s Drag Race”?
The queen needs to have a great story and a defined character. We’re looking for things we haven’t seen before. We look for someone who is unique and has many different skills. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is a competition unlike any other. We need to know if they can dance and sing. Will they be good at off-the-cuff humor and comedy?
This show is about being true to your authentic self,...
- 7/8/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
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