World of Wonder is an international media production company based in Hollywood, California. Founded in 1991 by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, the company creates reality and documentary television programs, feature films, and Internet video content with a particular focus on sex, sexuality and the erotic subculture. World of Wonder's Reality TV credits include series RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1), Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, New York, Miami, San Francisco (Bravo), #CandidlyNicole (VH1), Big Freedia (Fuse), and Island Hunters (HGTV).
The company is best known for producing RuPaul's television show The RuPaul Show, as well as the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise, which consists of RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, spinoff series RuPaul's Drag U (which was canceled in 2012 after three seasons), and RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked, a behind-the-scenes after show which airs immediately after every new episode of the original and All-Star series. Since its creation, RuPaul's Drag Race has led to record-breaking ratings hit for Viacom's Logo channel, and has already completed fourteen regular seasons and seven All Stars seasons on Logo, VH1 and Paramount+.
In addition to the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise, the production company is also known for Inside Deep Throat, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and Party Monster (both the feature film and "shockumentary").
WOW Presents Plus[]
See: Category:Web Series for all the WOW Presents Plus originals.
In 2018, World of Wonder launched a streaming service called WOW Presents Plus. The service contains a multitude of original series, mostly starring alumni from the Drag Race franchise, and is also the main international distributor in some region for RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, and international incarnations of the franchises. A WOW Presents Plus original series serves as the prize for the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK in lieu of a cash prize, since BBC is not allowed to give out money to contestants on game shows.
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