Airdate: Shade: Queens of NYC, Transcendent.

On Sunday NITV premieres Shade: Queens of NYC and Transcendent (pictured above) as part of its Mardi Gras season.

Shade: Queens of NYC
Sunday, 24 February to Thursday, 28 February at 7.30pm on NITV (11 Parts)

Relationships, community, family, and faith are in the spotlight in Shade: Queens of NYC, a docu-follow-musical-reality show that explores what happens to New York’s fiercest, funniest drag queens as they vie for fame, fortune and love. Shade: Queens of NYC receals a side of drag life beyond the usual glam, glitz and next-level lip synching, instead focusing on what happens to our queens when the wigs come off.

Series One, Episode One: It Takes A Village Sunday
Welcome to NYC’s drag scene! Tina, Brita, Jada, Jasmine and Chelsea put together a new drag show, Gurlesque. Meanwhile Brita deals with some newfound health issues, and Marti juggles his new marriage with his growing polical activism.

Episode Two: Werk, Queen Monday
Paige Turner, hated by many of the queens, embarks on the final season of her hit show, So You Think You Can Drag, but issues between Paige and former protege Chelsea soon threaten to derail the show. Brita prepares to join Tina at the legendary Gurlesque show.

Episode Three: Drag Queen Story Hour Tuesday
Marti really wants to have kids someday. He’s invited to lead a reading at Drag Queen story hour so he can experience what it’s like to spend time with them. Holly enlists Tina’s help to prep for Paige’s upcoming competition, So You Think You Can Drag!

Transcendent
Sunday, 24 February to Thursday, 28 February at 8.00pm on NITV (6 Parts)

Transcendent is a groundbreaking documentary series about a group of young and talented transgender women as they navigate their lives whilst performing at one of San Francisco’s most popular cabarets. From the creators of Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce and RuPaul’s Drag Race, this series follows the lives of each of the women as they are faced with a number of different challenges. Each facing adversity in various aspects of their life whether it be the search for love, a career or sharing their true identity with loved ones.

Series One, Episode One: Worth It Sunday
Meet the ladies of Asia SF, a world-famous transgender cabaret club. Nya’s new boyfriend might be moving a bit too fast while the owners of Asia SF present her with a new opportunity. L.A. steps out of the shadows of her transition and seeks medical advice from a specialist.

Episode Two: Out With The Old, In With The New Monday
Bambiana turns an internet flirtation into a dinner date in her quest to find true love in time for her birthday. Christina re-connects with an old friend who’s looking to settle down. Nya reveals her promotion to the other ladies of Asia SF and L.A. auditions to become a performer

Series One, Episode Three: Tension In The Tenderloing Tuesday
Tensions heat up between Bionka and Bambiana while L.A. struggles with the highly- selective process of becoming a lady of AsiaSF.