Film & TV / NewsThere’s a TV series based on the life of RuPaul in the worksQueen will explore the starry, neon-drenched life of the New York club kid, drag superstar and LGBT iconShareLink copied ✔️August 10, 2017Film & TVNewsTextAnna Cafolla Wig. Snatched. A television series is currently in development based on the life of RuPaul. The show is set to be titled Queen, and will be loosely based on the life of the multihyphenate drag star. It will fictionalise his beginnings as a club kid in 80s New York, and trace his stratospheric rise to a world-renowned queer icon. Ru made the move from San Diego, to Atlanta, and then New York in the 80s to bust open the burgeoning nightclub scene. He first nailed the mainstream with the 1992 track “Supermodel (You Better Work It)”, and has since had a plethora of bangers, from “Jealous of my Boogie” to “Sissy That Walk”. Of course, he now heads up one of TV’s biggest competition shows, RuPaul’s Drag Race. RuPaul is set to executive produce the show, and Gary Lennon, behind the Orange is the New Black scrip, is writing the series. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Queen will be available to stream on Hulu. Recently, Ru revealed that he would like Willow Smith to play him in a biopic. “This is about my New York life in the ’80s,” he said of the show. “Interview magazine in those days was my Bible. I grew up in San Diego wanting to be Andy Warhol. “No grim storyline about white guys sniffing white powder. It’s the Yellow Brick Road. Wanting to go to six different clubs every night.” Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s next screening is Sound Of FallingRose Byrne on A$AP Rocky, Hackney and the ugly side of motherhood Reebok Your favourite Reeboks are getting a makeoverAkinola Davies Jr on his BAFTA-winning debut, My Father’s ShadowThe Secret Agent: A must-see thriller about fighting fascism in BrazilDerry Girls creator unpacks her new show and female friendship‘Fucking Dazed’: Aidan Zamiri and Bertie Brandes on making The MomentThe President’s Cake, Iraq’s first Oscar-shortlisted feature filmDazed x MUBI Club’s next film is The Secret Agent“Wuthering Heights” united the Dazed team – because it was so badObsessive, doomed and self-destructive: The most toxic on-screen romances“Wuthering Heights” left me so coldEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy