RuPaul, whose husband is Australian, said in a statement: âI cannot wait for everyone to see that Down Under queens have some of the biggest charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talents in the world.â
This is the first reality-TV commission for the Nine-owned streaming service, which also hosts Drag Raceâs US, Canadian and British editions. Nick Forward, Stanâs chief content officer, said Drag Race was âalready a huge hit with our audienceâ.
In August 2019, ITV Studios Australia announced it had acquired the rights to produce a local edition of Drag Race. In Stanâs statement on Tuesday, the producers are listed as World of Wonder (the producers of Drag Race internationally) in collaboration with Warner Bros International Production New Zealand for Stan and TVNZ.