We're Here
We're Here is an American reality television series on HBO featuring former Drag Race contestants. In the series, the trio of drag queens travel across the United States to recruit small-town residents to participate in one-night-only drag shows. The first three seasons featured Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O'Hara and Shangela. It premiered on April 23, 2020. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on October 11, 2021. In December 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on November 25, 2022. In July 2023 it was announced that the series would be returning for a fourth season but with new hosts: Jaida Essence Hall, Priyanka, and Sasha Velour.

Cast
Timeline of cast members
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. 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. Caldwell Tidicue (Bob the Drag Queen), Eureka D. Huggard (Eureka O'Hara) and D.J. Pierce (Shangela Laquifa Wadley) serve as consulting producers. 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." On February 19, 2020, it was announced that We're Here would premiere on April 23, 2020.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. The episode instead became a Zoom-based discussion among the three hosts about their own personal journeys through drag;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. On December 16, 2021, HBO renewed the series for a third season which premiered on November 25, 2022.On July 12, 2023 it was announced that the series would be returning for a fourth season but with new hosts: Jaida Essence Hall, Priyanka, and Sasha Velour.

Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
Season 2 (2021)
Season 3 (2022)
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.

References
External links
We're Here at IMDb