We're Here Explained

Genre:Reality television
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:4
Num Episodes:26
Starring:
Opentheme:"I Am America" by Shea Diamond
Network:HBO

We're Here is a HBO reality television series featuring former Drag Race contestants, documenting the drag queens as they travel across the United States to recruit small-town residents to participate in one-night-only drag shows. The show premiered on April 23, 2020.[1] [2]

In September 2024, the series was cancelled after broadcasting four seasons.[3]

Cast

Production

HBO announced the six-part reality television series on November 5, 2019, to star former RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O'Hara, and Shangela.[1] [2] We're Here was created by Stephen Warren and Johnnie Ingram, and is executive produced by Warren, Ingram, Peter LoGreco, Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman. LoGreco also directs.[1] [4] Caldwell Tidicue (Bob the Drag Queen), Eureka D. Huggard (Eureka O'Hara) and D.J. Pierce (Shangela Laquifa Wadley) serve as consulting producers.[4] HBO EVP of Programming Nina Rosenstein said, "Drag is about confidence and self expression. We are so thrilled to showcase the transformative power of the art form with our audience."[1] On February 19, 2020, it was announced that We're Here would premiere on April 23, 2020.[4]

The final episode of the first season, which was slated to be set in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was halted by the imposition of lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[5] The episode instead became a Zoom-based discussion among the three hosts about their own personal journeys through drag.[5]

On June 5, 2020, HBO renewed the series for a second season which premiered on October 11, 2021. The second season launched with a return to Spartanburg.[6] [7] On December 16, 2021, HBO renewed the series for a third season which premiered on November 25, 2022.[8]

On July 12, 2023 it was announced that the series would be returning for a fourth season but with new queens: Jaida Essence Hall, Priyanka, and Sasha Velour.[9] On September 6, 2023, it was reported that Latrice Royale has joined the cast of the fourth season.[10]

On September 6, 2024, it was announced that HBO had cancelled the series.[11]

Episodes

Season 4 (2024)

Reception

Awards and nominations

We're Here is a 2022 recipient of the Peabody Award for entertainment. The Peabody's governing body, in its May 2023 award announcement, highlighted the series' offering of "poignant and show-stopping performances," and for its embrace of drag as "a form of artistic protest" at a time when the art form faces attempts by conservative activists and lawmakers to regulate or restrict it.[12]

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)Result
2020Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Unstructured Reality ProgramWe're Here [13]
TCA AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Reality Programming[14]
Dorian AwardsBest LGBTQ TV Show[15]
2021Independent Spirit AwardsBest New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series[16]
GLAAD Media AwardsOutstanding Reality Program[17] [18]
Queerty AwardsTV series[19]
2022Reality / Docuseries[20]
GLAAD Media AwardsOutstanding Reality Program [21] [22]
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality ProgrammingCasey Caldwell, Diego Montoya, Joshua "Domino" Schwartz, Marco Marco,
and Patryq Howell 		[23]
Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program
Peabody AwardEntertainmentWe're Here
Dorian AwardsBest Reality Show[24]
2023GLAAD Media AwardsOutstanding Reality Program[25]
Queerty AwardsReality/Docu-series[26]
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality ProgrammingDiego Montoya, Marco Morante, Joshua "Domino" Schwartz, Blake Danford, Sharon Malka, and Ricky Reynoso [27]
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality ProgramAbdiel "Gloria" Urcullu and Tyler Funicelli
2024TCA AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Reality ProgrammingWe're Here[28]
Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality ProgramAbdiel "Gloria" Urcullu and Tyler Funicelli [29]
Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality ProgramTyler "Laila" Devlin and Kalyd Sebastian Odeh

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Petski. Denise. HBO Orders Unscripted Drag Show Series We're Here. Deadline Hollywood. November 5, 2019. April 23, 2020. December 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191230102458/https://deadline.com/2019/11/hbo-orders-unscripted-drag-show-series-were-here-1202778063/. live.
  2. Web site: Rudolph. Christopher. Drag Race Legends Invade Small Town USA in New HBO Reality Series. NewNowNext. November 5, 2019. April 23, 2020. August 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801135039/http://www.newnownext.com/drag-race-legends-invade-small-town-usa-in-new-hbo-reality-series/11/2019/. live.
  3. https://deadline.com/2024/09/were-here-canceled-hbo-four-seasons-1236080092/
  4. Web site: New HBO Series We're Here Debuts Thursday, April 23, Exclusively on HBO. The Futon Critic. February 19, 2020. April 23, 2020.
  5. Dino-Ray Ramos, "‘We’re Here’: Shangela, Eureka O’Hara And Bob The Drag Queen Talk Season Finale And How Pride Month Promotes Unity" . Deadline Hollywood, June 3, 2020.
  6. Web site: HBO Renews "We're Here" for a Second Season. The Futon Critic. June 5, 2020.
  7. Web site: HBO's Emmy-Nominated Unscripted Series "We're Here" Returns October 11. The Futon Critic. September 9, 2021.
  8. Web site: 'We're Here' Renewed For Season 3 At HBO. Deadline Hollywood. Cordero. Rosy. December 16, 2021. December 16, 2021. December 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211216202413/https://deadline.com/2021/12/were-here-renewed-season-3-hbo-1234892329/. live.
  9. Nolfi. Joey. July 12, 2023. We're Here season 4 to replace 3 Drag Race queens with new hosts Sasha Velour, Jaida Essence Hall, Priyanka. July 12, 2023. Entertainment Weekly.
  10. Web site: 'We're Here' Adds 'Drag Race' All-Star Latrice Royale as New Host for Season 4 (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. 6 September 2023.
  11. https://deadline.com/2024/09/were-here-canceled-hbo-four-seasons-1236080092/
  12. https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/were-here/ Award profile for We're Here
  13. Web site: 72nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. emmys.com. July 28, 2020. July 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190716194600/https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners. live.
  14. Web site: 'Watchmen', 'Unbelievable' Lead TCA Award Nominations With Four Apiece; HBO Tops With 16 Overall Noms . Hayes . Dade . September 14, 2020 . . May 29, 2023 . July 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200709204723/https://deadline.com/2020/07/watchmen-unbelievable-tca-awards-nominations-1202981972/ . live .
  15. Web site: Schitt's Creek (Nearly) Sweeps LGBTQ+ Dorian TV Awards . Reynolds . Daniel . July 9, 2020 . . July 9, 2020 . September 17, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200917182904/https://www.advocate.com/television/2020/9/14/schitts-creek-nearly-sweeps-lgbtq-dorian-tv-awards . live .
  16. Web site: Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always,' 'Minari,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Nomadland' Top Nominations . Lewis . Hilary . January 26, 2021 . . January 26, 2021 . March 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210318224654/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/independent-spirit-awards-nominations-list-2021 . live .
  17. Web site: Ramos . Dino-Ray . GLAAD Unveils Nominees For 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards; Deadline's New Hollywood Podcast Honored With Special Recognition Award . . February 25, 2021 . January 28, 2021 . February 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210221130637/https://deadline.com/2021/01/glaad-media-awards-32nd-annual-deadlines-new-hollywood-podcast-representation-inclusion-diversity-lgtbq-1234681899/ . live .
  18. Web site: April 8, 2021. Disclosure, Schitt's Creek, Sam Smith, Happiest Season, I May Destroy You, CHIKA, Veneno, Star Trek: Discovery, The Boys in the Band, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo among award recipients at the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. April 9, 2021. GLAAD. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210409151631/https://www.glaad.org/blog/32-glaad-media-awards-winners. April 9, 2021. live.
  19. Web site: TV Series Winners . The Queerties . 2 March 2022 . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302181901/https://www.queerty.com/Queerties2021/vote-2111 . live .
  20. Web site: Reality / Docuseries . The Queerties . 2 March 2022 . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302174537/https://www.queerty.com/Queerties2022/vote-2219-reality-docuseries . dead .
  21. Web site: Harvey . Spencer . GLAAD announces nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards . GLAAD . January 20, 2022 . January 19, 2022 . January 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120000452/https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-announces-nominees-33rd-annual-glaad-media-awards . live .
  22. Web site: Cordero . Rosy . 2022 GLAAD Media Awards Winners List . Deadline . 27 April 2022 . 27 August 2023.
  23. Web site: Juried Award Winners Announced for 74th Emmy Awards . . August 11, 2022 . August 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811210410/https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/juried-winners-220811 . live .
  24. Web site: 'Abbott Elementary,' 'The White Lotus' and 'Yellowjackets' Among Top Winners at LGBTQ Critics' Dorian TV Awards . Coates . Tyler . August 17, 2022 . . May 29, 2023 . March 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230314234925/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/abbott-elementary-yellowjackets-lgbtq-critics-dorian-tv-awards-1235200722/ . live .
  25. Web site: Pedersen . Erik . Complex . Vanessa . GLAAD Media Awards New York – Complete List: 'Fire Island,' 'Anything's Possible,' 'We're Here,' 'Heartstopper,' Win Big; Honorees Include Maren Morris & Jonathan Van Ness . Deadline . 14 May 2023 . 14 May 2023 . 14 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514022915/https://deadline.com/2023/05/glaad-media-awards-2023-winners-list-1235365419/ . live .
  26. Web site: Reality/Docu-series Nominees . The Queerties . 25 January 2023 . 25 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125162201/https://www.queerty.com/queerties/vote?category_id=2316 . live .
  27. Web site: Juried Winners for 75th Emmy Awards Announced . . January 23, 2024.
  28. Web site: 'Baby Reindeer', 'Ripley' and 'Shogun' Lead 2024 TCA Awards Nominations: Full List . . Emily . Longeretta . June 10, 2024 . June 23, 2024.
  29. Web site: 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards – Nomination Press Release . . July 17, 2024.

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