Carl Roberts 
Queen Of The Universe Season 2 is coming to WOW Presents Plus on July 1st as a full box set. After its run on Paramount+
Today, multi-award-winning media agency, World of Wonder, announced the second season of Queen of the Universe will land on their owned streaming platform, WOW Presents Plus, from Saturday 1st July 2023.
Following its run on Paramount+, the second season will be available exclusively on WOW Presents Plus globally (excluding the U.S.) as a full box set. Where it will sit alongside the first season of Queen of the Universe. And a premium roster of Drag Race and World of Wonder content. Including the current season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 8. All the international versions of Drag Race including the recently launched Drag Race Mexico. An array of World of Wonder Originals including UNHhhh with Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova. And a back catalogue of World of Wonder’s award-winning documentaries including The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Which served as the basis for the 2021 Oscar-winning biographical film of the same name.
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FENTON BAILEY & RANDY BARBATO
“We know the WOW Presents Plus audience will welcome this addition to the platform with open arms. We can’t wait to introduce these fierce and incredibly talented queens from around the world to our extended family”. Said World of Wonder Co-Founders, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. “We’re always proud to lift and showcase new talent and the second season of Queen of the Universe will be in fabulous company in its new home. Sitting alongside the first season of the show, all our international iterations of Drag Race and everything else that’s WOW.”
WHAT IS QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE?
Queen of the Universe follows the world’s most talented drag queens as they battle it out for global domination. And countries go head-to-head spotlighting their top talent.
Hosted by five-time BAFTA TV Award winner Graham Norton, each episode features the world’s fiercest queens as they debut a new musical performance in front of a studio audience. And the “Pop Diva Panel” of judges, in the hopes of being crowned the “Queen of the Universe.” In the second season, global superstar Mel B joins the returning judges. Including platinum-selling recording artist, three-time Emmy-winning producer and judge of RuPaul’s Drag Race Michelle Visage. Multi-Emmy and GRAMMY® nominee Vanessa Williams. And American drag superstar Trixie Mattel.
The Queen of the Universe season two cast includes Aura Eternal (Palermo, Italy), Chloe V (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Jazell Royale (Orlando, Fla., U.S.), Love Masisi (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Maxie (Manila, Philippines), Militia Scunt (San Francisco, Calif., U.S.), Miss Sistrata (Tel Aviv, Israel), Taiga Brava (Cancun, Mexico), Trevor Ashley (Sydney, Australia) and Viola (Coventry, England, U.K.).
Global drag icon and multi-Emmy Award winner RuPaul serves as an executive producer on the series, alongside MTV Entertainment Studios and World of Wonder, the producers of the Emmy Award-winning franchise RuPaul’s Drag Race.
WHAT IS WOW PRESENTS PLUS?
WOW Presents Plus is the owned streaming platform of a pioneering international entertainment company and creator of Emmy-award-winning feature and television programming, World of Wonder, which brings the underground to the mainstream.
World of Wonder has been at the forefront of shaping popular culture for over 30 years – producing pioneering scripted and documentary content across television, film and digital platforms, earning 30 Emmys and inspiring 2 Oscars.
WOW Presents Plus houses 500+ hours of ambitious, ground-breaking and diverse content – from World of Wonder original series with fan-favourite Drag Race alumni including UNHhhh with Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova, to award-winning documentary films such as The Eyes of Tammy Faye, which served as the basis for the 2021 Oscar-winning biographical film of the same title.
WOW Presents Plus is the only streaming service in the UK where you can watch RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars, Painted with Raven and international iterations of the Drag Race franchise, including Drag Race Mexico, Drag Race Espana, Drag Race France and Drag Race Italia all in one place.
The SVoD (Subscription Video on Demand) service is available for UK viewers via uk.wowpresentsplus.com and is available on all smartphones and televisions as a downloadable application, making it easy for viewers to tune in via their preferred devices. A WOW Presents Plus subscription is available for as little as £4.43 pcm or £43.38 annually.
PRAISE FOR QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE
“High-energy drag contest […] a show that’s camper than Eurovision and has enough girl power to rival a Spice Girl concert” – The Sun TV Mag
“This is what you get if you blend Eurovision, RuPaul’s Drag Race and Pop Idol” – Radio Times
“A drag show with a difference” – Daily Express / Daily Mirror
“The drag scene gets its World Cup, with contestants from all over the planet” – The Guardian
“A drag singing competition where the voices are as fierce as the looks” – Decider
TV/streaming Picks in Closer, Heat, Radio Times, Total TV Guide, TV & Satellite Week, TV Times, What’s On TV, The Guardian, The i, The Sun TV Mag and Women’s Own.
“It’s everything I stand for: freedom of expression, entertainment, to be fabulous, to be comfortable in your own skin, and just to be loud and proud” – Mel B quote taken from The Sun TV Mag interview
Queen of the Universe Season 2 will be available globally (excluding the U.S.) from 1st July 2023 on the streamer WOW Presents Plus; Season 1 of the series is already available on the platform now
Are you a fan of the series? Will you be watching the second season? Who do you think will win? Head down to the comments section to leave us your thought. We’d love to hear from you.
Carl Roberts is the News Editor for The Future of the Force. Aside from being our horror genre aficionado, he is also passionate about Star Wars, Marvel, DC, and the Indiana Jones movies. Follow him on Twitter where he uses the force frequently!
