It’s official: Drag Race is coming to Africa. The very first African-based iteration of the hit global franchise, RuPaul’s Drag Race, has been announced for the continent with Drag Race South Africa , Blavity’s Shadow and Act has confirmed. WOW Presents Plus has officially greenlit the series, which will be produced by World of Wonder. The series will air worldwide, including locally in South Africa, on the primarily drag content-powered streamer from the makers of Drag Race. Casting will begin in 2025. As World of Wonder states, Drag Race South Africa “will feature a brand-new cast of queens sashaying on to the mainstage and bringing with them their unique style, talent and culture.” Fans have asked for a Drag Race set in Africa for years, dating as far back as to the first season of the mothership U.S. version, which crowned BeBe Zahara Benet , who made her Cameroonian heritage (and her overall African heritage) a focal point of her drag, as winner. Fenton Bailey and Randy...
