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'We're Here': Release date, plot, cast and all you need to know about the unscripted drag series

Drag superstars Shangela, Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O'Hara scour the country in search of their 'drag daughters' who they inspire to break through all barriers, give them a makeover and prepare them for an event where they'll perform in full-blown drag

BY YASMIN TINWALA

PUBLISHED MAR 20, 2020

Shangela, Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O'Hara (Getty Images)

The official premise of 'We're Here' reads: "The six-part unscripted series follows small-town residents as they’re recruited and trained to participate in one-night-only drag performance. In each episode, former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara, and Shangela Laquifa Wadley will help prepare their 'drag daughters' by teaching them how to step outside of their comfort zones".

Here is all we know about the show that is up for release soon.

Release Date

'We're Here' will be a six-part series with Episode 1 premiering on April 23, 2020.

Plot

The unscripted program will track the queens’ journey through America in search of contestants to serve as their drag daughters across six episodes that will “showcase the transformative power of the art form” of drag, according to the network's executive vice president of programming, Nina Rosenstein.

Cast

Shangela Laquifa Wadley

Darius Jeremy Pierce aka Shangela is famous for her stint on Season 2 and 3 of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' and the third chapter of 'RuPaul's Drag Race: All-Stars'.

Apart from that, Shangela also appeared in a small role opposite Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the 2018 Oscar-winning movie 'A Star Is Born'.

Bob the drag queen

Caldwell Tidicue, popularly known as Bob the Drag Queen Bob is the winner of Season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Apart from 'We're Here', Bob's comedy special 'Bob The Drag Queen: Crazy Black Lady', is also up for release soon on OutTV in Canada.

Eureka O'Hara

Eureka O'Hara was a contestant on Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race but had to leave the show after a couple of episodes due to an ACL tear. The drag queen returned to compete on Season 10 of the show after undergoing physical therapy, finishing in the third position.

In addition to appearing in the show, Shangela, Bob, and Eureka will serve as consulting producers alongside executive producers Stephen Warren and Johnnie Ingram, director and executive producer Peter LoGreco, and executive producers Eli Holzman & Aaron Saidman.