Welcome Back Hunties! Crave Presents the CANADA’S DRAG RACE ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA, Available on September 6

TORONTO (August 24, 2021) – As audiences eagerly await the sophomore season of Crave’s five-time Canadian Screen Award-Winning smash-hit original series CANADA’S DRAG RACE, Crave presents the CANADA’S DRAG RACE ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA, a new, 90-minute original special that looks back at the series’ history making first season. Hosted by Season 1 winner Priyanka, the special is available in English and French and premiering Monday, Sept. 6 at 9 p.m. ET. The extravaganza features Season 1 queens who reunite to discuss their most memorable experiences on the show. In addition, audiences hear from the CANADA’S DRAG RACE Season 2 judges for the first time. In the special, Priyanka sits down with Amanda Brugel, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor, as they spill the tea on what they’re looking for from the new competitors, and give viewers the opportunity to learn more about what they bring to the judges table. The CANADA’S DRAG RACE ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA features all 12 Season 1 competitors as they look back at the series’ wildly popular inaugural season, and what made it so memorable. Also featured in the special are: two never-before-seen music videos premiere from Tynomi Banks and BOA; personal stories of how fans reacted to not only their performances, but to their emotional stories revealed on the show; and Priyanka shares an update about how her life has changed after winning the coveted crown, and presents the exclusive premiere of the music video for her song “Come Through”, featuring Lemon. Season 2 of CANADA’S DRAG RACE is slated to premiere on Crave later this year. CANADA’S DRAG RACE ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA is produced by Bell Media Studios. Executive Producer is John Simpson; Manny Gronenveldt is Executive Producer and Director, Entertainment Production; Dave Daigle is Vice President, iHeart Radio, Local TV and Bell Media Studios. For CANADA’S DRAG RACE, Production Executive is Danielle Pearson; Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production, Original Programming; Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming; Justin Stockman is Vice President, Content Development & Programming; and Karine Moses is Senior Vice President, Content Development & News. About Crave Delivering more Oscar^®-nominated and Emmy^® Award-winning programming than any other service, Crave is Canada’s prestige entertainment offering, with HBO, HBO Max Originals, SHOWTIME^®, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, and more. Crave is the exclusive Canadian streaming home of FRIENDS, and also boasts a robust slate of original programs including CANADA’S DRAG RACE, LETTERKENNY, POUR TOUJOURS, PLUS UN JOUR, WAY OVER ME (SORTEZ-MOI DE MOI), and NEW EDEN, docuseries DARK SIDE OF THE RING, the upcoming WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE, and original documentaries ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND and THE NEW CORPORATION: THE UNFORTUNATELY NECESSARY SEQUEL. Crave is also a major supporter of Canada’s production industry, helping to fund numerous film projects including THE SONG OF NAMES, WHITE LIE, and MONKEY BEACH. Crave also includes acclaimed selections from some of Canada’s prestigious film festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, HOT DOCS, ImagineNATIVE, and Inside Out LGBT Film Festival. Crave is a bilingual TV and streaming service with thousands of hours of exclusive French-language content included with the Super Écran add-on. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation, Roku, select Samsung Smart TVs, and Xbox One. It’s also available in English through participating television providers across six 24-hour High Definition linear and on demand channels. Crave is from Bell Media, Canada’s leading content company, providing Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed television programming on network, specialty, pay and digital platforms. Visit our website at Crave.ca. About World of Wonder For nearly three decades, award-winning media company World of Wonder has introduced audiences to new worlds, talent and ideas that have shaped culture. A pioneer in both scripted and documentary formats across television, film and digital platforms, WOW’s prolific portfolio includes the global phenomenon, Emmy-award winning “RuPaul’s Drag Race” franchise (VH1/Logo/WOW Presents Plus), “Million Dollar Listing” LA & NY (Bravo), and “Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce” (Fuse.) WOW’s rich documentary filmmaking pedigree includes premiering seven projects at Sundance Film festival and numerous productions for networks including HBO, E!, BBC, and theatrical release through WOW Docs. Notable film projects include “Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures,” “Party Monster,” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” World of Wonder has also created a substantial digital footprint with its owned-and-operated streaming service WOW Presents Plus and YouTube channel WOWPresents. The extended World of Wonder-verse includes music label World of Wonder Records, WOW Podcast Network, and the world’s largest drag culture convention RuPaul’s DragCon. Co-founders Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey have been named to Variety’s Reality TV Impact Report, honored with the IDA Pioneer Award, named to Realscreen’s Global 100 list, and selected for the OUT100 list for their trailblazing work. World of Wonder creates out of a historic building/gallery space in the heart of Hollywood.

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