Slaycation
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Slaycation is a Canadian reality television series focusing the personal and professional lives of six drag performers, while they vacation together in a winter retreat. Six episodes were released simultaneously through television network Crave on December 31, 2024.
The series is co-produced by Blue Ant Media and World of Wonder. It marks the second overall spinoff of Canada's Drag Race, following Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World.
Series overview
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Jada Shada Hudson
Kandy Muse
Kerri Colby
Lawrence Chaney
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=Season 1=
{{Main|Slaycation season 1}}
The premiere season featured contestants competing from the United Kingdom, Canada, and United States. The season was ultimately won by Luxx Noir London, who previously competed on season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
=Season 2=
{{Main|Slaycation season 2}}The second season of Slaycation was officially announced by Crave on March 6, 2025, alongside a cast of 6 queens, featuring past competitors from from the United States, France, Germany, and Canada.
Production
= Development =
Crave first reported that a Canadian reality television series Slaycation was set to be in development on September 11, 2023. It is co-produced by Blue Ant Media and World of Wonder.{{cite press release |title=Eat, slay, love! Crave, World of Wonder, and Blue Ant Studios announce new original series Slaycation, from the Drag Race universe |url=https://blueantmedia.com/2023/09/eat-slay-love-crave-world-of-wonder-and-blue-ant-studios-announce-new-original-series-slaycation-from-the-drag-race-universe/ |date=September 11, 2023 |access-date=November 25, 2024 |publisher=Blue Ant Media }} The slated premise of the series is where six drag performers vacation together in a winter cabin while participating in activities, and organize a drag performance for the local community.{{cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |title=Slaycation series from the Drag Race universe coming to Crave and WOW Presents Plus |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/slaycation-series-from-the-drag-race-universe-coming-to-crave-wow-presents-plus-20230911 |date=September 11, 2024 |access-date=June 6, 2024 |magazine=BroadwayWorld |archive-date=April 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411014830/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/slaycation-series-from-the-drag-race-universe-coming-to-crave-wow-presents-plus-20230911 |url-status=live }}
= Casting =
Entertainment Weekly first revealed the cast of the series featuring various contestants from the Drag Race franchise on June 6, 2024.{{cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |title=See the six returning Drag Race queens set to be dropped into the wilderness on new Slaycation series |url=https://ew.com/slaycation-cast-rupauls-drag-race-queens-8659117 |date=June 6, 2024 |access-date=November 25, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Dotdash Meredith }} The first season features BOA, Jada Shada Hudson, Kandy Muse, Kerri Colby, Lawrence Chaney, and Luxx Noir London.{{cite web |last=Shatto |first=Rachel |title=Meet the queens of Slaycation — you're going to want to stay infor this |url=https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/meet-the-queens-slaycation-you-re-going-to-want-to-stay-in-for-this |date=June 6, 2024 |access-date=November 25, 2024 |website=Pride |publisher=Here Media }}
In March 2025, a second season of the series was announced, with its cast slated to consist of Alyssa Edwards, Miss Fiercalicious, Nicky Doll, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Tessa Testicle and Xana.Andrea Hernandez, [https://playbackonline.ca/2025/03/07/craves-slaycation-to-serve-up-season-two/ "Crave’s Slaycation to serve up season two"]. Playback, March 7, 2025.
Release
A teaser trailer was released through YouTube, revealing the cast and premise on June 6, 2024.{{cite web |last=Mangum |first=Trey |title=Slaycation: What we know so far about new Drag Race universe series with Kandy Muse, Luxx Noir London, Kerri Colby, and more |url=https://blavity.com/entertainment/slaycation-drag-race-series-cast |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=November 25, 2024 |website=Blavity }} A couple of months later, a five-minute preview was released via X (formerly Twitter), showcasing the cast entering the vacation property located in The Blue Mountains, Ontario.{{cite web |last=Wratten |first=Marcus |title=Everything you need to know about new Drag Race spin-off Slaycation |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/12/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-new-drag-race-spin-off-slaycation/ |date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=PinkNews |language=en-US }}
References
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{{Canada's Drag Race}}
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Category:2020s Canadian LGBTQ-related reality television series
Category:2024 Canadian television series debuts
Category:2024 LGBTQ-related television
Category:Canadian television spinoffs
Category:Crave (TV network) original programming