RuPaul's Drag Race alum Alyssa Edwards is set to star in an eight-episode docuseries for Netflix, produced by World of Wonder, called Dancing Queen.
Writes Deadline: “Dancing Queen is described as a hilarious and heartfelt docuseries set in the dancing, prancing, world of the multi-talented, multi-layered Justin Johnson (aka Drag Superstar Alyssa Edwards), as he juggles his dance life, drag life, family life, and love life. Filmed in Justin's hometown of Mesquite, Texas, Dancing Queen goes behind the makeup and into the drag performer's highly competitive Beyond Belief Dance Company as he prepares a young class for an intensely competitive season.”
Check out a trailer:
The queen you know. The stories you don't.
Watch #DragRace fan-favorite @AlyssaEdwards_1 in #DancingQueen, a brand new docuseries premiering October 5! pic.twitter.com/ohG4QQwtvQ
— Netflix Queue (@netflixqueue) August 22, 2018
Some fans did not react well to the trailer on Facebook, telling the network, “God help you, Netflix”
Netflix clapped back: ” thank you for keeping me in your prayers “
Deadline adds: “The series is produced by World of Wonder Productions with executive producers Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Roy Orecchio and RuPaul Charles. Justin Johnson is producer.”