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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Renewed for Season 19 on MTV as Paramount+ Orders ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 12
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Renewed for Season 19 on MTV as Paramount+ Orders ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 12

MTV has renewed RuPaul’s Drag Race for a new season and expanded its run with an order for RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked. Paramount+ has also picked up RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars for an additional season.

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MTV and Paramount+ have renewed the core franchises of RuPaul’s Drag Race, with MTV picking up RuPaul’s Drag Race for Season 19 and Paramount+ ordering RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars for Season 12, according to Deadline.

Deadline reports that MTV will bring the show’s new season in combination with its companion series RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, which MTV also will air alongside the main competition series. The renewals extend the networks’ long-running investment in the Drag Race ecosystem, which has continued across multiple platforms and branding iterations.

On the Paramount+ side, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars has been renewed for Season 12. The All Stars series is the spinoff competition format that brings back previous contestants, and the order adds another round of production and release planning for the streaming service.

The announcements place the two shows on parallel multi-season tracks, with MTV handling the primary RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise through Season 19 while Paramount+ continues to develop All Stars through its next ordered cycle. Both renewals were described by Deadline as picks up for additional seasons.

The timing of the renewals, published on Aug. 16, 2026, indicates continued demand for the franchises within the linear and streaming mix. It also adds further scheduling pressure on production calendars for reality and unscripted programming, which are often tightly coordinated with studio and network rollout timelines.

While details such as premiere dates, cast size, and episode counts were not included in the account provided, the renewals are the key business step that moves the shows into the next development and production phase. For viewers, the primary effect is a continued line-up of Drag Race programming on both MTV and Paramount+.

The renewals also sustain a major franchise footprint across brands, which can affect advertising planning for MTV and subscription retention strategies for Paramount+. For participants and production teams, the orders mean additional work is authorized beyond the current season lifecycle, including casting, contracting, and production scheduling tied to each network’s release plans.

Why It Matters

  • The renewals extend programming commitments for major cable and streaming platforms, affecting near-term scheduling and annual content planning.
  • Because the shows are franchise-driven, each ordered season supports ongoing production work and associated contracting timelines for crews and talent.
  • The split of the franchise across MTV (Season 19) and Paramount+ (All Stars Season 12) highlights the continued strategy of distributing interconnected reality brands across different distribution models.
  • For audiences, the orders indicate that new installments of both the main competition format and the All Stars spinoff are expected to continue into their next cycles, though specific premiere dates were not detailed in the provided report.

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Key Facts

  • MTV renewed RuPaul’s Drag Race for Season 19, according to Deadline.
  • Deadline reports that MTV’s renewal for RuPaul’s Drag Race includes its companion series RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked.
  • Paramount+ ordered RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars for Season 12, Deadline reported.
  • The announcements were published by Deadline on Aug. 16, 2026.
  • The article frames both renewals as additional seasons for the two Drag Race franchise formats.
  • Deadline reported the renewals as MTV and Paramount+ picks up for the respective next seasons.