STAN REVEALS SUPERSTAR GUEST LINEUP FOR THE BRAND NEW SEASON OF THE STAN ORIGINAL SERIES
DRAG RACE DOWN UNDER.
G Flip, Sasha Colby, Sophie Monk, Peach PRC and more announced as celebrity guest judges for Season 4 of the hit series, premiering November 1, only on Stan
October 25, 2024 - Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today revealed the superstar special guest lineup and official trailer for the brand new season of the Stan Original Series Drag Race Down Under, premiering Friday November 1, only on Stan.
The extra special guest judges joining new host Michelle Visage and Rhys Nicholson on this season include singing sensation G Flip, Season 15 winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Sasha Colby, media personality Sophie Monk, popstar Peach PRC, actor Matt Okine (Stan Original Film Christmas Ransom), and New Zealand singer Ladyhawke.
This is also the first time in Drag Race herstory that Down Under queens will be mentoring Down Under queens, with past winners Isis Avis Loren (Season 3), Spankie Jackzon (Season 2) and Kita Mean (Season 1); plus Logie-nominated Kween Kong (Season 2 runner up and RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars), Anita Wigl’It (Season 2 and Canada vs. The World) and more on board.
G Flip said: “I’m a huge fan of Drag Race, being asked to be a guest judge was such an honour! It was hard to be a judge because everyone was so amazing and did such a great job. Make sure to catch this season because there are some seriously incredible queens competing!”
Sasha Colby said: “To serve as a guest judge for Drag Race Down Under is such an honour! The queens, the talent, the lewks – it is next level, and this new season is going to be a gag that we will all eat up. I can’t wait to watch with the rest of the world!”
Sophie Monk said: "It was a bloody thrill to be asked back again and this time I got to be there in person! These new queens, oh my god they're incredible. I'm in awe of what they can do, their make-up, everything. Buckle up people, you're going to love this new season."
Peach PRC said: “I’ve been a huge fan of Drag Race since the beginning and have watched it religiously over the years! It’s such a bucket list moment to actually be a guest on the show and it was such fun being on set.”
The ten talented new queens from Australia and New Zealand will compete for a cash prize and the title of “Down Under’s Next Drag Superstar”.
The Stan Original Series Drag Race Down Under is an 8x60’ World of Wonder production in collaboration with Warner Bros. International Production New Zealand for Stan in Australia, WOW Presents Plus everywhere else. Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, and RuPaul Charles serve as Executive Producers. Cailah Scobie (Stan), Alicia Brown (Stan), Pip Rubira (WB), Nick Tanner (Passion) also serve as Executive Producers. Passion Distribution distributes the series globally in line with Passion Distribution and WOW’s distribution strategy.
The brand new season of the Stan Original Series Drag Race Down Under premieres November 1, only on Stan.
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About World of Wonder:
World of Wonder (WOW) has reshaped international pop culture, earning 33 Emmys, inspiring two Oscars, creating global network WOW Presents Plus across 190 territories, and bringing drag culture to the world stage via RuPaul’s Drag Race and DragCon. SVOD WOW Presents Plus, the exclusive home to the global Drag Race franchise and hundreds of WOW Original series, saw 35M hours of content watched in 2023 with 77% subscriber growth in the same year. WOW’s pioneering television portfolio includes other smash-hit franchises like Million Dollar Listing. Their film division WOW Docs produces groundbreaking documentaries including Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, Party Monster, and The Eyes of Tammy Faye. WOW also operates YouTube channel WOWPresents, music label World of Wonder Records, the WOW Podcast Network, and year-round international live events. Co-founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato have been profiled in Variety’s Reality TV Impact Report and Hollywood Reporter’s Most Powerful Producers in Unscripted. Honors for their trailblazing work include the IDA Pioneer Award, Realscreen’s Global 100 list, Banff’s Impact Award, and the OUT 100. In 2022, World of Wonder was ranked #2 among film and TV powerhouses in Fast Company’s World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies.
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