Where to Watch ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ in the US

By Brett White @brettwhite
Published April 30, 2021, 1:30 p.m. ET

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RuPaul’s Drag Race is back—on the other side of the globe! Season 13 just wrapped up its run on VH1, making way for the show-stopping debut of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under! Don’t let sleeping dogs lie, because these queens will not be denied! RuPaul’s brilliant career continues with this hunt for wilder people in and out of drag. Have y’all ever seen a death drop in Brunswick? You will once these irresistible rainbow warriors pierce the dead calm with a cry in the dark. And if this intro paragraph makes absolutely no sense to you, then you must not have spent the last few months bingeing the filmography of New Zealand’s favorite son, the iconic Sam Neill. Yeah, I am going to use my Drag Race Down Under coverage to shamelessly campaign for Sam Neill to be a guest judge on a future season. Get ready for it.

If you’re as excited for this season as I am, then you will obviously want to know when it’s going to air. Here’s how you can watch RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under even if you don’t come from the land down under.

What is the Drag Race Down Under premiere date? When does RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under start?

The big premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under takes place on Saturday, May 1 in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Forget cartoons—make a bowl of cereal and enjoy some Saturday morning drag.

Where to watch Drag Race Down Under? How to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under in the US? 

For everyone who lives in Australia and New Zealand, you’ll be able to stream your hometown queens on some familiar services. Drag Race Down Under will stream on Stan in Australia, and it will air on NZTV in New Zealand.

If you live in the United States, you can stream RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under via the streaming service WOW Presents Plus. If you’re not yet a subscriber, you can sign up for a free, 7-day trial of WOW Presents Plus. The service is $3.99 a month after that.

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Where can you watch Drag Race Down Under in the UK? Will RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under stream on Netflix UK?

This is the same deal for everyone in the world who wants to watch Drag Race Down Under—unless you live in the UK or Canada. If you live in the UK, you can stream RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under via BBC iPlayer. If you live in Canada, well, we’re still waiting to find out where the series will be available to stream.

What times does RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Season 1 premiere on WOW Presents Plus?

New episodes of Drag Race Down Under will debut in the US on WOW Presents Plus on Saturday, May 1 at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT. That means there’ll be a new episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under ready for you first thing in the morning.

If you live in New Zealand, TVNZ lists Drag Race Down Under as airing at 6 p.m. on Saturday May 1. Going off these two release times, we can guess roughly when the show will be added to services in Australia and the UK.

  • New Zealand at 6 p.m. on TVNZ
  • Australia at either 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. on Stan
  • The UK at either 7 a.m. or 8 a.m. on BBC iPlayer
  • America at 3 a.m. on WOW Presents Plus
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Who is in the RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Season 1 cast?

The Drag Race Down Under cast includes:

Who are the RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under host and judges?

As the title implies, this is the fourth Drag Race series to be hosted by RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, and now RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under). You can tell Ru’s involved by the title. Canada’s Drag Race, Drag Race Thailand, Drag Race Holland, and the upcoming Drag Race España aren’t hosted by Mama Ru, and therefore her name’s not in the title.

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And you can’t have RuPaul without Michelle Visage, who will be by Ru’s side to judge these queens. The other regular judge is Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson. As for guest appearances and guest judges, Taika Waititi, Kylie Minogue, and Dannii Minogue have been announced.

Is there a RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under trailer?

Yep! Get into it!

RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under premieres in the United States on WOW Presents Plus on May 1 at 3 a.m. ET.

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