Canada's Drag Race
Canada's Drag Race is a Canadian reality competition television series based on the American series RuPaul's Drag Race and is the Canadian edition of the Drag Race franchise, produced by Blue Ant Studios. In a similar format to the American version, the show features a crop of Canadian drag queens as they compete for a grand prize of $100,000 and the title of "Canada's Next Drag Superstar". The series airs on Crave in Canada, the United Kingdom's BBC Three, and worldwide on WOW Presents Plus.
| Canada's Drag Race | |
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| Also known as | Drag Race Canada |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | RuPaul |
| Based on | RuPaul's Drag Race |
| Directed by | Shelagh O'Brien |
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| Theme music composer | RuPaul |
| Opening theme | "RuPaul's Drag Race Theme" |
| Ending theme | "U Wear It Well" |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 38 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 60 min. |
| Production company | Blue Ant Studios |
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| Network | Crave |
| Release | July 2, 2020 – present |
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It was the fourth international version of the Drag Race franchise to be announced, following Drag Race Thailand, The Switch Drag Race (Chile) and RuPaul's Drag Race UK. It has since been followed by Australian and New Zealand, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, French, Filipino, Belgian, Swedish, Mexican, Brazilian, and German iterations. Canada's Drag Race was the first English-language iteration of Drag Race not to be hosted by RuPaul, although RuPaul does appear in video messages to the contestants and narrates the title sequence. The series is hosted by RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes, along with judges Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor. Past judges include Amanda Brugel, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, and Stacey McKenzie.
The first episode of the first season premiered on July 2, 2020. The cast was announced on May 14, 2020. A third season was announced on November 10, 2021 and premiered on July 14, 2022. The series has been critically acclaimed and has won 18 Canadian Screen Awards.