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WOW Presents Plus
The logo of WOW Presents Plus.
Screenshot
Screenshot of WOW Presents Plus' English website in 2022.
Type of businessPublic
Type of site
OTT streaming platform
Available in
HeadquartersLos Angeles
Country of originUnited States
Area servedWorldwide (excluding Mainland China, Russia, North Korea and Syria)
OwnerWorld of Wonder
Founder(s)
  • Randy Barbato
  • Fenton Bailey
IndustryEntertainment industry
Products
Services
URLwowpresentsplus.com
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedNovember 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11)
Current statusActive
Fenton Bailey (left) and Randy Barbato (right) are the co-founders for streaming platform: WOW Presents Plus.

WOW Presents Plus (also called World of Wonder Presents Plus or WOWPresents+) is a subscription-based streaming service owned by production company, World of Wonder.[1] The subscription service was founded in November 2017, by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey.[2] The service offers a multitude of original series, including shows like Painted with Raven and UNHhhh.[3]

This service also exclusively includes RuPaul's Drag Race (though it is not available in the US) and its incarnations of the franchise. Many web series from WOW Presents' YouTube channel are included in their subscription service. Business Insider names WOW Presents Plus the "best streaming service for 'Drag Race' fans".[4]

Distribution

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The cost of the subscription service is $4.99 USD a month, for the yearly cost is $49.99 USD.[5] It also offers users to download episodes for offline viewing. The streaming platform supports access through most modern web-browsers, such as iOS/iPadOS, Android and Android TV devices, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku.[6]

Original programming

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WOW Presents Plus began to produce its own original content. Starting Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova, hosting UNHhhh (an unscripted webseries), that premiered on YouTube then later included to the streaming service for its uncensored content.[7] The first production series released is God Shave the Queens, which is their first original docuseries showcasing the RuPaul's Drag Race UK tour in the United Kingdom.[8] World of Wonder announced new show lineups from early 2022. Many drag queens such as Jinkx Monsoon, Pangina Heals, Heidi N' Closet, and Rock M. Sakura; will star in their shows.[9]

Key
Currently airing program
Program announced or renewed
# Program no longer in production
Status of program unknown

Animation

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Drag Tots Adventure June 27, 2018 2 seasons 2–5 min #

Comedy

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Rock M. Sakura Sexy Superhero Sickening Spectacular Comedy March 3, 2021 1 season 8–11 min #
Why R Humans? Comedy March 30, 2022 1 season 14–19 min
Sketchy Queens Sketch comedy September 15, 2022 1 season 11–46 min
House of Laughs Stand-up comedy April 2, 2024 1 season 17–24 min
Drag Me to the Movies Parody May 15, 2024 1 season 11–13 min
Ginger's House Comedy October 16, 2024 1 season 9–10 min

Documentary

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Werq the World Docuseries June 5, 2019 2 seasons 23–36 min #
Alyssa Raw Docuseries November 25, 2019 1 season 10–14 min #
God Shave the Queens Docuseries September 10, 2020 2 seasons 18–24 min #
Frock Destroyers: Frockumentary Docuseries March 15, 2022 1 season 18–23 min #
Click Boys Docuseries February 27, 2023 1 season 7–13 min
Keeping Up with Krystal Versace Docuseries June 29, 2023 1 season 7–13 min #
RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked Docuseries April 17, 2024 1 season 22–29 min
House on Fire Docuseries June 4, 2024 1 season 45–53 min

Reality

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
What's My Game? with Priyanka Game show May 13, 2021 1 season 15–21 min #
Painted with Raven Competition November 25, 2021 2 seasons 40–45 min
Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love Competition June 9, 2022 1 season 15–35 min #

Unscripted

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
UNHhhh Comedy March 25, 2016 8 seasons 4–15 min
Trixie and Katya Save the World Talk show March 30, 2020 1 season 9–14 min #
The Vivienne Takes on Hollywood Comedy April 9, 2020 1 season 14–16 min #
All the Queens' Men Talk show November 23, 2020 2 seasons 8–11 min #
Gay Sex Ed Talk show May 11, 2021 2 seasons 16–26 min #
Tartan Around with Lawrence Chaney Comedy May 10, 2022 1 season 15–19 min #
Muff Busters Talk show September 12, 2022 1 season 9–11 min #
Bring Back My Girls Reunion show October 18, 2022 3 seasons 25–37 min
Tongue Thai'd with Pangina Heals Talk show December 6, 2022 2 seasons 11–17 min
Kerri Kares Talk show January 25, 2023 1 season 7–16 min
Alyssa's Secret: The Reboot Talk show April 26, 2023 1 season 7 min
Jimbo Presents: It's My Special Show Talk show August 7, 2023 1 season 10–15 min
Inside the Producers Studio with Kandy Muse Talk show August 7, 2023 1 season 10–15 min
Ts Madison Ate That Talk show September 11, 2023 1 season 10–15 min
Avalon TV Variety show October 9, 2023 2 seasons 20–32 min
Sissy That Psyche Talk show November 6, 2023 1 season 12–15 min
Grag Hearts Drag Reunion/Travel show November 8, 2023 1 season 15–19 min
Chill with Phil Crafting show November 22, 2023 1 season 12–13 min
Hey Qween! Talk show January 22, 2024 1 season 30–47 min
Painting with Raven Talk show October 8, 2024 1 season 20–24 min

Films

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Documentary

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Title Premiere Runtime Ref.
Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud January 25, 2022 55 min [10]

Exclusive programming

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WOW Presents Plus exclusively broadcast the many incarnations of the Drag Race franchise. However, all incarnations are not available on the service in their original countries, since they are broadcast on local network or service (for example, RuPaul's Drag Race or RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars are available worldwide, except in the United States) with the exception of the versions in Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and the Philippines .[11]

Key
Currently airing program
Program announced or renewed
# Program no longer in production
Status of program unknown

Reality

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Title Original network Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
RuPaul's Drag Race Current
MTV (s. 15–)
Former
Logo TV (s. 1–8)
VH1 (s. 9–14)
February 2, 2009 16 seasons 42–60 mins
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Current
MTV (s. 14–)
Former
Logo TV (s. 1–5)
YouTube (s. 6–8)
VH1 (s. 9–13)
February 1, 2010 15 seasons 20 mins
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Current
Paramount+ (s. 6–)
Former
Logo TV (s. 1–2)
VH1 (s. 3–5)
October 22, 2012 9 seasons 42–60 mins
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! Current
Paramount+ (s. 3–)
Former
Logo TV (s. 1)
VH1 (s. 2)
6 seasons 20 mins
Drag Race Thailand Former
Line TV (s. 1–2)
February 15, 2018 3 seasons 55-60 mins
RuPaul's Drag Race UK BBC Three October 3, 2019 6 seasons 60–70 mins
Canada's Drag Race Crave July 2, 2020 4 seasons 60 mins
Drag Race Holland Videoland September 18, 2020 2 seasons 60 mins #
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Stan/TVNZ 2 May 1, 2021 3 seasons 60 mins
Drag Race España Atresplayer May 30, 2021 4 seasons 60 mins
Drag Race Italia Current
MTV (s. 3–)
Former
Discovery+ (s. 1–2)
November 18, 2021 3 seasons 70–95 mins
Queen of the Universe Paramount+ December 2, 2021 2 seasons 60 mins #
RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World BBC Three February 1, 2022 2 seasons 60–70 mins
Drag Race France Current
France 2 (s. 3–)
Former
France.tv Slash (s. 1-2)
June 25, 2022 3 seasons 60 mins
Drag Race Philippines HBO Go August 17, 2022 3 seasons 60 mins
Drag Race Philippines: Untucked! August 19, 2022 3 seasons 20 mins
Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World Crave November 18, 2022 2 seasons 60 mins
Drag Race Belgique Tipik February 16, 2023 2 seasons 60 mins
Drag Race Sverige SVT1 March 4, 2023 1 season 60 mins
Drag Race Sverige: Untucked! 1 season 20 mins
Big Freedia Means Business Fuse June 7, 2023 1 season 25-30 min
Drag Race México Former
MTV (s. 1)
June 22, 2023 2 seasons 60 mins
Drag Race Brasil MTV August 30, 2023 1 season 60 mins
Drag Race Germany MTV Germany September 5, 2023 1 season 60 mins
Drag Race España All Stars Atresplayer February 4, 2024 1 season 60 mins
RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars Paramount+ August 16, 2024 1 season 44-52 mins

Unscripted

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Title Original network Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Drama Queens, chez Paloma France.tv Slash June 30, 2023 1 season 10-15 min
The After Shave with Danny Beard BBC Three September 28, 2023 1 season 10-15 min

Upcoming original programming

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Key
Program announced
Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Drag Race South Africa[12] Reality show TBA 1 season TBA

References

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  1. ^ Reid, Joe (November 14, 2017). "'Drag Race' Producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato on WOW Presents Plus, Their New Streaming Service for Queer Programming". Decider. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Dresden, Hilton (November 6, 2017). "'Drag Race' Creators Launch New LGBTQ Streaming Service". Out. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 15, 2021). "World Of Wonder Sets 'Painted With Raven' Reality Competition Series, RuPaul To Executive Produce". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Tricarico, Angela. "WOW Presents Plus lets you stream tons of international 'Drag Race' shows and spinoffs — here's how to sign up". Business Insider. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Levesley, David (August 31, 2021). "A Guide to WOW Presents Plus, the Best Streaming Service for Drag Race Fans". Vulture. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Pratt, Emmy (27 June 2021). "Streaming Service Spotlight: Everything You Need to Know About WOW Presents Plus – TV Insider". TV Insider. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Sim, Bernando (May 11, 2022). "A Chaotic Interview With Katya About 'UNHhhh,' Trixie, & the Tour Life". Out. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. ^ B. Kile, Meredith (September 2, 2020). "'God Shave the Queens': Watch Alyssa Edwards & 'Drag Race UK' Queens Put on a Sickening Stage Show (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  9. ^ Shatto, Rachel (September 1, 2022). "Everything New Coming To WowPresents Plus Fall". Pride. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  10. ^ Brocklehurst, Harrison (January 25, 2022). "We spoke to Drag Race UK's Cherry Valentine about her 'emotional' new documentary". The Tab. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  11. ^ Spangler, Todd (November 6, 2017). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Producers Launch Subscription-Video Service With LGBTQ Content and More". Variety. Archived from the original on September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "World of Wonder lines up Drag Race South Africa for streamer WOW Presents Plus". c21media.net. October 20, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.