The LGBTQ+ streaming service OUTtv is bringing back “Slag Wars” for a second season, launching on September 17. This 7 x 60’ season sees the return of season one hosts Rebecca More and Matthew Camp, alongside Fantasia Royale Gaga, who joins them in the search for the next international queer sex symbol. Produced by Daddy TV, the series features a cast of adult performers, sideshow and burlesque artists, and exotic dancers who all believe they have the creativity, sex appeal, and business savvy to keep the Destroyer legacy alive.
Season one of “Slag Wars” became a pop culture phenomenon. In a piece titled “Please Let Slag Wars Be Queer Reality TV’s Future,” Vulture called the show “extraordinarily fresh,” and Daily Beast hailed it as “so inclusive and refreshingly diverse that it could be used as a blueprint for all reality shows.” Season two will premiere alongside a documentary-style episode which features a deep dive into the cultural impact of the first “Slag Wars” and celebrates the legacy of the show, as well as a dedication to its late co-host Sophie Anderson, who passed away suddenly late last year – and follows on with weekly episode drops of the latest contest to be crowned the Next Destroyer.
Brad Danks, CEO of OUTtv, said: “OUTtv makes trailblazing queer content by LGBTQ+ creators – and bringing ‘Slag Wars’ back for a second season is a testament to our commitment to vibrant, daring, sex positive programming which can be both fun and profoundly inclusive. Many of season one’s contestants have gone on to achieve success and acclaim in their careers, and we look forward to revealing the fresh line-up of incredible cast and competitors for season two.”
When asked what sets the second season apart from the first, Philip Webb, COO of OUTtv, commented: “We wanted to capture that same free-spirited energy that the audience fell in love with on the original season - so it’s very similar, actually! Our cast is a bit more diverse, and we’ve moved to a point system, since almost no one went home the first time around anyway. But in general, I hope fans are going to be thrilled.”
Rebecca More added: “Season 1 aired at the height of COVID when it felt like people really needed it - a laugh, or a wank - just some joy. I don’t think the world needed that again until now. I need it too. I wanted to close this chapter of my life properly. I wanted to honor what Sophie and I built.”
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