Michelle Visage is joining Rupaul in the UK version of Drag Race. The BBC has confirmed Visage, who has judged eight seasons of the U.S. format and four seasons of the All-Stars spin-off, will appear as a judge on the BBC Three show. The eight-episode adaptation, which is being produced by World of Wonder for the…

Fleabag and Clique broadcaster BBC Three has named documentary producer Fiona Campbell as its new boss. The youth skewing online network has appointed Campbell, who is currently Head of BBC Studios' Documentary Unit, as its new Controller, to start in the new year. This follows the departure of Damian Kavanagh to…

RuPaul's Drag Race is being remade in the UK after the BBC ordered a local version from World of Wonder. The competition format is coming to youth-skewing BBC Three in 2019. RuPaul will be on the lookout to crown one of the UK's top drag artists the 'Queen of Great Britain' in the eight-part series. Contestants will…

BBC Three and Amazon have revealed the first look at Season 2 of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's comedy Fleabag as filming begins. The second season, which is produced by All3Media's Two Brothers Pictures, will pick up not too far from the end of the first season. Fleabag's family is as dysfunctional as ever: her uptight…

Simon Andreae's Naked Television has scored a makeover format for youth-skewing British broadcaster BBC Three. The Fremantle-backed indie, which is run by Fox's former reality chief and Naked and Afraid creator, is making 21 Again (w/t). The four-part series follows five moms aged 35-45, undergoing a make-under to…

Damian Kavanagh, who is Controller of BBC Three, has been named Managing Director of Peaky Blinders co-producer Tiger Aspect. He leaves the BBC after four years in charge of the youth-skewing broadcaster, which was moved online in 2016. This follows the departure of Ben Cavey to Netflix's comedy team in LA earlier…

BBC Three and Pop have unveiled the first-look at the new season of youth-skewing mystery drama Clique. The image shows Holly, played by Synnove Karlsen, and her new clique, this time a band of brothers rather than a group of young women. The second season will explore the power of friendship between intensely smart…

The British remake of Lifetime's The Rap Game has landed at BBC Three. The UK public broadcaster has ordered a six-part series from Simon Andreae's Naked Television after the FremantleMedia-backed firm optioned the rights from A+E Networks. Five aspiring British MCs will move into a residential recording studio to…

A make-up competition format and a rigged series that explores modern relationships lead the line-up of BBC Three's latest entertainment slate. The youth-skewing broadcaster has ordered Glow Up (w/t) from Warner Bros-backed Wall to Wall and Couples on the Couch (w/t) from BBC Studios. The commissions come after the…

Former ABC exec and Jimmy Kimmel Live! executive producer Duncan Gray has scored his first BBC commission through his fledgling production company Twenty Six 03 Entertainment. The Cineflix-backed firm is making Beauty Blowout for BBC Three, the online network operated by the British public broadcaster. The show is set…

Victoria star Leo Suter, Outlander's Stuart Harris and Darkest Hour's Imogen King have joined the cast of the second season of Clique after U.S. network Pop boarded the show. As Deadline revealed earlier this year, the show was handed a second season by BBC Three and Pop. Filming has now begun on the drama, created by…

Fleabag and People Just Do Nothing broadcaster BBC Three has been handed an additional £10M (US$14M) as it looks to ramp up commissioning of non-scripted formats. The broadcaster, which moved online two years ago, has been handed the content boost as it extends its focus into factual entertainment, formats and…