Where to watch Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap? The South African drag reality show, Network explored

Modified Jul 06, 2024 14:38 GMT

The new reality TV series Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap pulls viewers right into the heart of Cape Town, the scene of South Africa drag queen. Produced by POP24, producers of The Mommy Club, the show features well-known,multi-award-winning contestants from the local drag community competing against each other.

The reality series follows what makes these seven drag queens — stick pageant winners or house mothers — who learn how to compete in the Cape Town drag race.

Presented with subtitles for viewers who don't speak Gayle, Beaulah whisks audiences into the immersive, entirely uncensored real look at the transformative art of performing drag or interpersonal dynamics within this subculture.

New episodes of Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap will be released once a week, starting from July 18, 2024.

The official synopsis of the show, as per Showmax, reads

"Told in Gayle with subtitles, it’s an eye-opening and jaw-dropping introduction to a world of extreme transformations, unforgettable fashion, warring houses, opposing queen mothers, wig-gates, and sisterhood."

Where to watch Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap?

Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap will release one episode each week, starting from July 18, 2024, and can be streamed on Showmax.

Showmax is the video-on-demand streaming service belonging to Naspers, one of the largest media companies in Africa. The site carries a diverse variety of local and international shows, movies, documentaries and self-commissioned productions.

Then there's an even cheaper option with the Showmax Entertainment Mobile plan priced at just R39 a month if you want to only stream on a single mobile device. Moreover, the Premier League's plan on Showmax is R69 per month.

It has live Premier League coverage from SuperSport alongside all-access content on your mobile device.

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Both have flexibility with multi-device streaming; therefore, users can watch their favorite content on multiple platforms — from smart TVs to smartphones and tablets. Downloading for offline viewing is also an option in Showmax for users with limited connectivity.

Through its easily usable platform and price competitiveness, Showmax has carved out a niche for itself as one of the streaming services nobody in the entertainment-loving fraternity really wants to miss in Africa and beyond.

Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap, what we know so far

The trailer for Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap was released two days ago i.e. on 4 July, 2024, on Showmax's YouTube channel.

In the teaser trailer of Showmax's original series Beaulah: Queens Van Die Kaap, the world is given the key to a varied drag queen society living in Cape Town, South Africa.

The teaser features several well-known subculture cast, including multi-award winner Emogan Moore, Miss Sovereign Western Cape winner Ina Propriette, Miss Cape Town Pride winner Kat Gilardi, SA’s Got Talent runner-up Manila von Teez, Miss Gay Western Cape winner Maxine Wilde and rival house mothers BB Vahlour and Madison Scarr.

Showmax Orignal Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap Trailer (Image via Showmax/YouTube)

The teaser trailer provides an insight into the life and performances of Cape Town drag queens. The series offers passion, rivalries and sisterhood as the catalysts for this artistic subculture, allowing you to learn more about this vibrant component of the city's cultural scene.