HBO has canceled their drag reality TV series We’re Here, three months after it aired its final episode on May 31. The well-received series premiered in 2020 and featured Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara, and Shangela Laquifa Wadley going around the country and training small-town residents to prepare them for a one-night-only drag show. The fourth season saw Sasha Velour, Priyanka, Jaida Essence Hall, and Latrice Royale lead the show. Bolstered by an intriguing presence, We’re Here was arguably HBO’s most heartwarming show on the channel, which premiered four seasons up until this summer.
As reported by Variety, We’re Here Season 4 will serve as its final season after premiering on HBO the past few years. HBO made a statement regarding the cancellation, discussing its many awards accolades and its social importance. During a time in which bigoted aggression is still pointed toward drag shows and the LGBTQ+ community as a whole, We’re Here stood strong as a drag reality show that spread a positive message and often pulled at the heartstrings. HBO’s statement:
“We are honored to have brought four heartfelt and impactful seasons of We’re Here to viewers around the world, amidst ongoing hostility directed at drag performers and aggression towards the LGBTQ+ community at large. The two recent Emmy nominations, along with four previous Emmy wins, a Peabody Award, a Critics Choice Real TV and LGBTQ Award, Television Academy Honors and three GLAAD Media Awards, fill us with enormous pride. After bringing the show to over 20 towns across America, the series’ journey has come to an end, with the fourth season being its final. We thank Johnnie Ingram, Steve Warren, Peter LoGreco, all of our fabulous queens and crew for proving countless times that love is stronger than hate.”
We’re Here Will Live On Forever
We’re Here series co-creators Johnnie Ingram and Stephen Warren said in a statement that despite the show’s end, they are proud of the impact it’s already made on 2SLGBTQIA+ people. The creative duo put their heart and souls into producing the reality TV series, and they’re glad HBO gave them the opportunity to do so.
“Although the current run of our show has ended, We’re Here’s message of love and acceptance has already made a lasting impact for 2SLGBTQIA+ people across the country. Creating We’re Here was a dream come true and our hearts are overflowing with love. We are grateful to HBO for giving us this opportunity, to our fierce drag mothers and drag community, to our production team at IPC, and to all those that shared their hearts and stories with us.
It’s clear that they hope We’re Here lives on with a legacy that positively affects the community it captures, a beacon of entertainment and acceptance people can return to on HBO. RuPaul’s Drag Race paved the road We’re Here made its mark on, but the HBO show’s unique concept and execution set it apart from similar series. Of course, the hope is that the success of We’re Here is represented by more projects of this nature that spread its positive message, towards and from a community still at stake in the country and in the world.
All four seasons of
We’re Here
are available to stream on Max.