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Season 1 – Legendary

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Pulling from the underground ballroom community, voguing teams, called "Houses," compete in dance challenges and showcase fashions for chance to win a cash prize.
Legendary — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

With host Dashaun Wesley's charms, talented houses, and seemingly endless joy, Legendary is a ballroom extravaganza for die-hards and newcomers alike.

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Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times 07/08/2020
"Legendary" feels like a celebration, just by existing. Go to Full Review Inkoo Kang The Hollywood Reporter 07/08/2020
Not even Wesley's talents can turn these muddled proceedings into an event. Go to Full Review Jude Dry IndieWire 06/02/2020
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It all comes together in a mind-boggling fantasia of ingenuity and beautiful queer culture. Go to Full Review EJ Moreno EJ Moreno 01/29/2021
This is history in the making. A major streaming service offered up an honest look at a long-overlooked sub-culture, and it looks so fierce! Go to Full Review Evan Sawdey PopMatters 07/08/2020
Legendary is a profoundly fun show, and despite all the drama and eliminations, it's still great to see Black and Latinx entertainers win prizes and succeed on a national stage. Go to Full Review Leslie Katz CNET 07/08/2020
Individual backstories, shared from an empty industrial space before the camera cuts to performers on the dimly lit dance floor, come across as perfunctory, lacking the depth that makes you want to root for someone you get to know on TV. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/12/2021 This show makes me so happy on so many levels. I love seeing the ballroom scene in action - queer/POC being beautiful, creative, and strong in face of adversity. It's so extraordinary and such a privilege to watch this community. The judges are a dream team: Law Roach - THE fashion icon who's always looking good and ALWAYS cracking me up. Jameela Jamil - She might legit be the most beautiful woman on the planet, I mean my god. She's also hella funny and has the biggest heart on the show. Megan Thee Stalion - She is the baddest mothafuckn bitch on the planet, OK?! I really can't think of anyone cooler than her. Leiomy - MOTHER! She is legendary herself and all her feedback and scores for the houses are always on point. Host is the best: Deshaun West who is dreamy and fabulous. I also should add that the cinematography and music is the best out of any reality tv show I've ever seen! OMG. HBO: well job. Bring on more POC/queer representation please. See more 08/16/2020 I literally live for this show. See more 07/29/2020 Fantastic! This is what Ballroom looks like when the participants have money, designers, and professional choreographers. For years I have binged youTube videos of Ballroom performances. This is next level. See more 07/11/2020 Best tv competition on television right now! It's not even close! See more 07/10/2020 O...M...G!!! I need more. See more 07/10/2020 What a glorious celebration of dance, vogue, costumes and so much more. A true experience for the eyes and the soul, one cannot watch legendary and not feel at least a tingle of pride in our LGBTQ culture See more Read all reviews
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Dashaun Wesley

Host

Megan Thee Stallion

Judge

Leiomy Maldonado

Judge

Jameela Jamil

Judge

Law Roach

Judge

Dominique Jackson

Judge

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 27, 2020 Welcome to My House The inaugural ball kicks off with a Grand March, which finds the Houses of Escada, Ebony, Ninja, Gucci, West, St. Laurent, Lanvin, and Balmain leaving it all on floor to make a killer first impression. Details Episode 2 Aired May 27, 2020 Once Upon a Time The Houses get ready to slay three challenges at a fairy-tale ball, where hair performance is queen; competitors serve up smooth skin, white teeth and cut bone structure; trios from each House walk runway in perfect unison. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 4, 2020 Circus Bezerkus The voguers unleash their inner freaks at the "Circus Bezerkus" ball, where cutthroat competition meets drama so infectious, it just might rub off on the judges; ballroom hall-of-famer Dominique Jackson guest judges. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 11, 2020 Wild Wild West It's time for "Legendary's" first-ever Money Ball, in which a $25,000 bounty awaits the winners of three rowdy showdowns, including "Come Up & See Me," "Sheriff of Seduction" and "Mannequin Showcase;" actor Nico Tortorella helps the judges decide. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 18, 2020 Remember the Times This function throws it back to "old way" vogue for "March of the Mummies," during which competitors emulate the performance styles of their founding mothers; next up, the Houses draw their swords to deliver floor performances in "Warrior Guardians." Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 25, 2020 Intergalactic The Houses summon their inner extraterrestrials for an out-of-this-world function, "Rise of the Fembots;" then, competitors serve daring, high-fashion bizarre in "Take Me to Your Leader." Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 2, 2020 Capes & Tights The Houses must defend their honor in "Queen Titans"; angular arms and wavy hands reign supreme in "Elastic Fantastic"; "Super Fashionista"; duos from each House step up to save the day in "Wonder Twin Power." Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 9, 2020 Atlantis The semi-finals find the remaining Houses joining forces to create two Megahouses that compete across five deep-sea categories, including "Tales From Atlantis," "Octo Pus Pus Party" and "Merfolk Physiques;" Tamar Braxton helps choose the finalists. Details Episode 9 Aired Jul 9, 2020 Heaven and Hell One House is poised to deliver a $100,000 performance and go down in history as the first ever legendary champion. The stakes are life changing for a once underground community. Details

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Legendary — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Rik Reinholdtsen
Executive Producer
David Collins, Rob Eric, Michael Williams, Jane Mun, Josh Greenberg
Network
HBO Max
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Reality, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 27, 2020