“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Season 6 will premiere on Paramount Plus on June 24, with 13 contestants competing — a record for the series.
Season 6 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” will premiere on Paramount Plus on June 24, the streamer announced on Wednesday, along with the official announcement of the season’s cast of competing queens. Last year, ViacomCBS initially announced that Season 5 of “All Stars” would premiere on the company’s subscriber-based pay cable network Showtime, but then reversed its decision three months later, putting the season back on VH1 in the wake of the pandemic — and a wave of criticism by fans frustrated at having to pay for Showtime to see the series. This year, however, ViacomCBS didn’t flinch; the company is sticking to its previously announced plans to premiere “All Stars” on the subscriber-based Paramount Plus, part of a larger strategy to double down on reality offerings on the streamer. In that vein, Paramount Plus also announced that “Queen of the Universe,” the singing competition produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and “Drag Race” franchise producers World of Wonder, will premiere globally on the streamer on Dec.2. No other details have been announced about the series, but a host announcement is expected soon. “‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is a global phenomenon and we are thrilled to bring ‘All Stars’ to Paramount Plus as we expand our reality offerings,” said Chris McCarthy, President of MTV Entertainment. “With ‘Queen of the Universe,’ we are going global as we create the first annual international singing competition, to finally answer the question which country has the best drag queen.” Meanwhile, the 13 contestants for “All Stars 6” — the most ever for the series — are returning after appearing across 10 seasons of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (and in a few cases, two previous seasons of “All Stars”) to compete for the $100,000 top prize.
