Legendary (TV series)

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Legendary
LEGENDARY, written in a white sans-serif typeface on a black background.
GenreReality competition
Directed byRik Reinholdtsen
Presented byDashaun Wesley
StarringMikeQ
JudgesJameela Jamil
Law Roach
Leiomy Maldonado
Megan Thee Stallion
Theme music composer
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes17
Production
Executive producers
  • David Collins
  • Michael Williams
  • Rob Eric
  • Jane Y. Mun
  • Josh Greenberg
  • Renata Lombardo
  • Shant Tutunjian
  • Co-executive producers
  • Tabitha Hanson-Obtulowicz
  • Michael H. Miller
  • Jameela Jamil
  • Jack Mizrahi
Cinematography
  • Bob Aumer
  • Clint Childers
Running time50 minutes[1]
Production companyScout Productions
DistributorHBO Max
Release
Original networkHBO Max
Original releaseMay 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) –
present (present)
External links
HBO Max

Legendary is an American voguing reality competition streaming television series, exploring the world of ball culture. It premiered on HBO Max on May 27, 2020.[2][3] The series follows LGBT house members—predominantly from eight houses—as they navigate through nine balls (dancing/voguing/walking events), with US$100,000 prize for the winning house. As such, the series was praised by GLAAD for featuring queer and trans artists "from the New York ballroom scene."[4]

In July 2020, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season.[5] On April 17, 2021, HBO Max announced that the second season would premiere on May 6, 2021.[6]

In June 2021, HBO Max renewed the series for a third season.[7]

Cast[]

Jameela Jamil in 2018
Leiomy Maldonado
Megan Thee Stallion, 2019

Each episode features a fashion and performance coaches responsible for polishing the houses' looks and moves on the dancefloor.

Format[]

See also: Legendary (season 1) and Legendary (season 2)

The contestants compete in groups named Houses, from which members perform individually or in groups in pre-assigned categories in front of a panel of judges. For seasons 1 and 2, each House is allowed to include five members, including a leader called the Mother or Father of the House. The panel is composed by four permanent judges and a fifth guest judge that changes on each episode.

Most categories involve a qualifying round, in which the member or group representing each house first perform for the judges, who according to ballroom terminology show their approval by giving them a "ten", or their disapproval by giving them a "chop". To advance, a contestant must receive no chops from any judges. In the second round, contestants face each other in knockout battles until only one of them remains, who is named the winner of the category. The winner of each battle is decided by a majority of the votes from the judges.

As an exception, when a category involves all the members of a House, instead of a qualifying round and a battle round each house performs in front of the judges and receives critiques, and then a winner is determined by consensus from the judges.

After all categories are judged, the judges deliberate to decide which House had the best performance overall and name them the Superior House of the Week, and which two Houses had the worst performance. The Mother or Father of each House in the bottom names a member of the House to participate in a vogue redemption battle to be decided by the judges. The House of the winner of the redemption battle is allowed to remain in the competition, while the House of the loser of the battle is eliminated.

In the second season, a format change was introduced, with judges scoring each performance and the sum of the scores from the judges being used to determine the standing of the Houses.

Episodes[]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)July 9, 2020 (2020-07-09)
210[8]May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)[9]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2021
 Critics' Choice Real TV Awards Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety Legendary Nominated [10]
GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Reality Program Nominated [11]
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Best Music Supervision – Reality Television Matthew Hearon-Smith Nominated [12]
MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted Best Competition Series Legendary Nominated [13]
Best Fight Law Roach vs. Dominique Jackson Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program Jerilynn Stephens, Kimi Messina, Dean Banowetz, Kathleen Leonard, Suzette Boozer, Dwayne Ross, Tamara Tripp, and Johnny Lomeli (for "Pop Tart") Nominated [14]
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (Non-Prosthetic) Tonia Green, Tyson Fountaine, Silvia Leczel, Jennifer Fregozo, Glen Alen Gutierrez, Sean Conklin, Valente Frazier, and Marcel Banks (for "Pop Tart") Nominated
Realscreen Awards Competition – Talent & Studio-Based Competition Legendary Nominated [15]
TCA Awards Outstanding Achievement in Reality Nominated [16]
Webby Awards Top Television & Film (Series & Campaigns): Social HBO Max for HBO Max's TikTok #LegendaryChallenge Nominated [17]
Top Diversity & Inclusion (Series & Campaigns): Social HBO Max's Legendary Voices Nominated [18]

References[]

  1. ^ Hadadi, Roxana (May 21, 2020). "HBO Max's Legendary puts the ballroom community in the spotlight". AV Club. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Watch the Trailer for HBO's New Voguing Competition, 'Legendary'". www.out.com. 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (2020-02-05). "Jameela Jamil Replaced By Dashaun Wesley As Host Of Voguing Competition Series 'Legendary' – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. ^ Where We Are on TV: 2020-2021 (PDF) (Report). GLAAD. 2021. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-15. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Otterson, Joe (2020-07-09). "'Legendary' Renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  6. ^ Bosselman, Haley (2021-04-17). "HBO Max's 'Legendary' Season 2 to Premiere in May (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  7. ^ White, Peter (June 17, 2021). "'Legendary' Ballroom Competition Series Renewed For Season 3 At HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Legendary– Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Listings – June 10, 2021". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 27, 2021. legendary: tba (#208) [2nd season finale]
  10. ^ Lewis, Hilary (June 2, 2021). "Critics Choice Real TV Awards: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Leads With Five Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Beresford, Trilby (January 28, 2021). "GLAAD Media Awards: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Happiest Season' Among Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Tangcay, Jazz (February 25, 2021). "'Promising Young Woman,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Among Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominees (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  13. ^ Amore, Samson (May 17, 2021). "2021 MTV Unscripted Movie and TV Awards: Complete List of Winners". TheWrap. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "Legendary - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "Realscreen Awards 2021 Winners & Nominees". Realscreen. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  16. ^ Hill, Libby (July 15, 2021). "2021 TCA Nominations: TV Critics Embrace 'Ted Lasso' and 'I May Destroy You' — Full List". IndieWire. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  17. ^ "HBO Max's Tiktok #LegendaryChallenge". Webby Awards. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  18. ^ "HBO Max's Legendary Voices". Webby Awards. Retrieved July 23, 2021.

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