Drag Race Italia

*Drag Race Italia*
Drag Race Italia
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	RuPaul's Drag Race
Directed by	Marco Manes
Presented by	Priscilla
Judges	Priscilla; Tommaso Zorzi; Chiara Francini;
Opening theme	RuPaul's Drag Race theme
Ending theme	"U Wear It Well" (season 1); "Rock It (To the Moon)" (season 2);
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	RuPaul Charles; Fenton Bailey; Randy Barbato;
Producer	Dimitri Cocciuti
Running time	70–95 minutes
Production companies	Ballandi Arts; World of Wonder; Discovery Italia (2021–2022); Paramount Global Italy (2023);
Release
Original network	Discovery+ (2021–2022); Paramount+ (2023)
Original release	November 18, 2021 –; present
Related
	Drag Race España; Drag Race France;

Drag Race Italia is an Italian reality competition streaming and television series based on the American series RuPaul's Drag Race, and is the Italian edition of the Drag Race franchise, produced by Ballandi Arts Studios. In a similar format to the American version, the show features a crop of Italian drag queens as they compete for the title of "Italia's Next Drag Superstar" and becoming MAC Cosmetics ambassador for one year. 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]

The series is hosted by Italian drag queen Priscilla,[3] along with actress Chiara Francini and television personality Tommaso Zorzi.[4]

The first episode of the inaugural season premiered on November 18, 2021.[5] The cast was announced on October 29, 2021.[6] A second season was announced on March 1, 2022 with the premiere confirmed for October 2022.[7]

Production

Season 1

Casting occurred in early 2021 with production starting in summer 2021.[8] The inaugural season of six one-hour episodes. Early coverage of the production announcement indicated that the series would be broadcast on the streaming platform Discovery+;[9] followed later by a free-to-air broadcast on Real Time, which premiered on January 9, 2022.[10]

In the United States the series premiered on WOW Presents Plus, the streaming service of RuPaul's Drag Race production company World of Wonder, concurrently with its Italian debut.

Season 2

In March 2022, it was announced that the show was renewed for a second season. At the same time, it is announced that all the judges from the first season have also been reconfirmed.[11]

Judges

On June 30, 2021 it was announced that the judging panel for the first season would include Italian drag queen Priscilla, actress Chiara Francini and television personality Tommaso Zorzi.[4]

Judges on *Drag Race Italia*
Judge	Season
Judge	1	2
Priscilla	Main
Chiara Francini	Main
Tommaso Zorzi	Main

Series overview

Season	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Runner(s)-up	Miss Congeniality	No. of contestants	Winner's prizes
1	November 19, 2021	December 23, 2021	Elecktra Bionic	Farida Kant Le Riche	Luquisha Lubamba	8	One-year Brand Ambassador title for MAC Cosmetics Crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels Title of Italia's First Drag Superstar
2	October 20, 2022	December 8, 2022	La Diamond	Aura Eternal Nehellenia	Nehellenia	10	One-year Brand Ambassador title for MAC Cosmetics Crown and scepter from Fierce Drag Jewels Title of Italia's Next Drag Superstar

References

"Drag Race Italia sbarca su Paramount+ - Tv". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
Nolfi, Joey. "RuPaul's 'Drag Race Italia' is ready to spill the spaghet-tea". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
Nolfi, Joey. "Say ciao bella to RuPaul's new 'Drag Race Italia' host Priscilla". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
"RuPaul's Drag Race Italia: Tommaso Zorzi, Chiara Francini e Priscilla in giuria". La Repubblica (in Italian). 30 June 2021. Archived 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. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
Nolfi, Joey (29 October 2021). "Meet RuPaul's Drag Race Italia season 1 queens". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Penzavalli, Alice (1 March 2022). "Drag Race Italia 2, casting aperti per la seconda stagione: come iscriversi" (in Italian). AP Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
Parente, Luca (19 December 2021). "Dimitri Cocciuti: così ho portato Drag Race in Italia". NEG Zone (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
"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. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
"Drag Race Italia: dove vederlo in TV e streaming". realtime.it. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
Zeccato, Nunzio (9 March 2022). "Tommaso Zorzi su Discovery: "Drag Race Italia 2" e reality sulla sartoria". Super Guida TV (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

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[1] "Drag Race Italia sbarca su Paramount+ - Tv". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[2] Nolfi, Joey. "RuPaul's 'Drag Race Italia' is ready to spill the spaghet-tea". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[3] Nolfi, Joey. "Say ciao bella to RuPaul's new 'Drag Race Italia' host Priscilla". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[:0-4] "RuPaul's Drag Race Italia: Tommaso Zorzi, Chiara Francini e Priscilla in giuria". La Repubblica (in Italian). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[5] White, Brett (19 October 2021). "Is There Such a Thing as Too Much 'RuPaul's Drag Race'?". Decider. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[contestants-6] Nolfi, Joey (29 October 2021). "Meet RuPaul's Drag Race Italia season 1 queens". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[renewal-7] Penzavalli, Alice (1 March 2022). "Drag Race Italia 2, casting aperti per la seconda stagione: come iscriversi" (in Italian). AP Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[8] Parente, Luca (19 December 2021). "Dimitri Cocciuti: così ho portato Drag Race in Italia". NEG Zone (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[9] "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. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[10] "Drag Race Italia: dove vederlo in TV e streaming". realtime.it. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[11] Zeccato, Nunzio (9 March 2022). "Tommaso Zorzi su Discovery: "Drag Race Italia 2" e reality sulla sartoria". Super Guida TV (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.