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What did you love about RuPaul's Drag Race? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Competition Self-expression Lgbtq themed Lgbtq issues Reality tv Self-acceptance Identity Anthology Your best matches Ranked against what RuPaul's Drag Race is actually about, not its genre labels.
62% Reverina match Top pick 2009 · Series · Comedy
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Why it matches Also about identity and identity Shares its saturated and stylised look Centres on the same mentor figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Running Man 2010
Also reality tv at heart Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 138 candidates
Told the same way, epistolary
What's different Not built around community Not about lgbtq issues or self-acceptance Darkness Fairly light
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Commitment 6 seasons · ~83h
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Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against RuPaul's Drag Race.
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2002 · Series · Reality · Talk
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Why it matches Also competition and competition at heart Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Shares its saturated and desaturated look Shares its playful and wry register What's different Not about identity or identity Not built around community Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against RuPaul's Drag Race.
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2013 · Series · Comedy · Crime
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Why it matches Also about identity and identity Shares its saturated and stylised look Told the same way, epistolary Centres on the same outsider figure What's different Not built around community Not about lgbtq issues or self-acceptance Where it streams Netflix Peacock Premium Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against RuPaul's Drag Race.
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Watched for the same thing: self-expression and self-expression Shares its saturated look Friends 1994
Told the same way, epistolary Shares its wry and warm register Raw 1993
Also competition and competition at heart Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Glee 2009
Watched for the same thing: self-expression and self-expression Also about self-acceptance Wednesday 2022
Also about identity and identity Shares its desaturated and stylised look Coupling 2000
Shares its saturated look Told the same way, epistolary Amphibia 2019
Centres on the same mentor figure Shares its playful and wry register Barbie 2023
Also about identity and identity Shares its saturated and stylised look Taskmaster 2015
Told the same way, anthology and epistolary Shares its saturated and stylised look Regular Show 2010
Also about identity and identity Told the same way, anthology and epistolary 
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