‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Producers to Develop International Drag Queen Singing Competition Series ‘Queen of the Universe’

Haley Bosselman editorIn today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max ordered a new streetwear competition series, and Variety has an exclusive first look at Carey Mulligan in “My Grandparents’ War.”Angela Bassett will narrate Fox’s “Malika the Lion Queen,” a two-hour wildlife documentary that will air April 4 and be available on Tubi beginning April 18. Bassett will guide viewers through an educational exploration of the true queens and leaders in the lion kingdom.

HBO Max has given a series order to a streetwear competition that features rapper Offset and comes from the producers of Queer Eye.

TBS has given a greenlight to The Big D, a new dating competition series from the creators of Are You The One? and Dating Naked, with The Bachelorette alums JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers set as hosts.

NBC has decided not to bring back World of Dance.

EXCLUSIVE: World of Wonder Productions, the company behind the fierce Emmy-winning reality competition RuPaul’s Drag Race has announced a new makeup reality competition series Painted With Raven. Drag Race fan favorite and Emmy-winning makeup artist Raven will serve as host. RuPaul is set to serve as Executive Produced alongside Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, and Tom Campbell of World of Wonder.

EXCLUSIVE: Rainn Wilson, best known to legions of The Office fans as Dwight Schrute, is fronting a fictional dark comedy podcast series featuring his alter-ego Terry Carnation.

was announced on Saturday in the wee-hours of the morning Stateside — which happened to be smack dab in the middle of the famed Mardi Gras parade in Sydney, Australia.Michelle Visage and comedian Rhys Nicholson, who will be seated alongside Mama Ru on the judges panel, formally introduced the 10 Aussie and Kiwi queens who will be competing when streams later this year on WOW Presents Plus.

Amazon’s serving up a new round of high fashion looks as Making The Cut comes back for season 2.

EXCLUSIVE: Mammoth Screen, the British producer behind series including The Serpent and Poldark, is developing a television drama based on the 18th Century slave uprising in Haiti.

RuPaul’s Drag Race and its spinoff shows have announced that a new drag-style singing contest is in the works.World of Wonder will produce a new show called Queen Of The Universe, a competition series pitting queens against each other worldwide for the grand prize.

is sashaying to Paramount+ for .On Wednesday, ViacomCBS announced that the next crop of returning queens competing for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame will do so on the streamer, instead of the show's broadcast home on VH1. The future of drag is streaming, henny.Paramount+ is doubling down on drag content, too, with an original World of Wonder-produced singing competition called.

The influence of RuPaul’s Drag Race continues at ViacomCBS.

Comedian and Drag Race judge Ross Mathews has announced on he will be getting engaged to his boyfriend of one year, Dr Wellington Garcia.In his tweet Mathews posted a picture of the newly engaged couple with the caption “Fiancé, you stay! I am so proud to announce that after over a year together – navigating a pandemic, quarantine and opposite coasts – the smartest, funniest and kindest man I’ve ever met said, “Yes!” Dr. García, I love you.

Frogger is heading to Peacock.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThe classic 1980s video game “Frogger” is getting a modern-day competition series upgrade at Peacock.The hour-long “Frogger” will feature 12 obstacle courses — or what the streamer is calling “crossings” — that are individually physically demanding challenges based on the original video game, as well as some other nostalgic favorite games.