How to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 online and stream weekly episodes from anywhere

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Alec Mapa joins the judging panel for ' 60s Girl Groups' week. Looking to crown his next drag superstar, RuPaul's Drag Race is putting them through their paces and offering a $100,000 kitty hanging in the balance. And if that wasn't sweet enough, candy looks to be the theme of the new season, but who'll melt under the lights and who'll have Mama Ru eating out of their hands? Find out as we explain how to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 online, no matter where you are in the world right now.

Watch RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 online

New episodes: every Friday from January 7

Time: 8pm ET/PT (US and CA)

Stream now: VH1 via Sling TV or FuboTV FREE trial

International streaming options: Crave/OUTtvGo (CA) | WOW Presents Plus (UK) | Stan FREE trial (AU)

Stream from anywhere: try ExpressVPN 100% risk free with a 30-day money back guarantee

Season 14 boasts the youngest Drag Race cast ever. At the grand old age of 31(!) DeJa Skye and Lady Camden are the oldest contestants, with 21-year-old Jorgeous strutting her stuff at the opposite end of the spectrum.

Making history is Maddy Morphosis, the first straight man on the show, while in Kerri Colby and Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté, season 14 is also the first to include two openly transgender women.

Alyssa Hunter looks set to rule the roost on the runway, June Jambalaya has described herself as Real Housewife material, and Willow Pill and Bosco, well... they're going to have a weird-off of their own.

It's always completely bonkers and a whole lot of fun, so expect trash-talking and OTT challenges galore and read our guide below, which explains how to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 online.

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How to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race online from outside your country

If you go abroad at any point during the new season of RuPaul's Drag Race, you’ll find regional restrictions prevent you from streaming the show as you normally would.

Luckily, circumventing geo-blocks is actually really simple. All you need to do is download a VPN to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race online from anywhere in the world. It's an ingenious piece of software that changes your IP address, so you can access on-demand content or live TV just as if you were at home.

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Is RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 on Netflix?

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 is not dropping on Netflix UK!

It's a major break with tradition, but fans based in the UK instead need to turn to WOW Presents Plus for the new season.

How to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 online in the US

New episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 air every Friday at 8pm ET/PT on VH1, having premiered on January 7.

You can also watch episodes live and on catchup using the VH1 online platform, but you’ll need to log in with your cable details to do so.

Watch RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 without cable

If you don't have VH1 on cable, you can still tune in by getting access to the channel via an over-the-top streaming service.

An excellent and very affordable option is Sling TV, which offers VH1 as part of both its Blue package and its Orange package, each of which also include loads of other great channels, such as TNT, USA Network, NFL Network and Nick Jr.

They cost $35 a month each, but Sling is currently offering new subscribers a 3-day FREE trial.

Another over-the-top streaming service that includes VH1 is FuboTV. And, better still, it also offers a FREE 7-day FuboTV trial.

The OTT streamer is a much more comprehensive cable replacement, and carries more than 100 channels including Fox, CBS and ESPN, for $64.99 a month.

Outside of the US? Simply grab a VPN and follow our guide above to stream RuPaul just like you would at home.

How to watch RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 FREE online in Canada

Fans in Canada can tune in at the same time, with new episodes of RuPaul's Drag race season 14 airing on Crave and OUTtv at 8pm ET/PT each Friday.

If you don't have cable, you’ll want to look at the services' in-house streaming alternatives.

You can subscribe to Crave for CA$9.99 a month (plus tax), or £19.99 per month for a much better service, with new episodes going online as soon as they've finished airing on linear TV - so around 9.30pm ET/PT. New subscribers get a 7-day FREE trial too!

The same applies for LGBTQ+ programming focused streaming service OUTtvGo, where a subscription costs CA$3.99 a month, though you can save money by committing to a $39.99 annual subscription, or a $21.99 bi-annual one.

Not in Canada right now? To avoid missing out on Ru's latest season, download a VPN as per our guide above.

How to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 online in the UK

It's Netflix no more. Viewers in the UK can instead watch RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 on WOW Presents Plus, the self-dubbed "official streamer of all things drag".

New episodes drop onto the streaming service every Saturday from January 8, though at the time of writing it isn't clear what time they'll be released.

In the UK, a subscription to WOW Presents Plus costs either £5.50 a month or £53 a year, but there's a 7-day FREE trial available, so you can watch some of the new season without paying a thing.

If you head abroad during season 14, note that you can still access your favourite streaming services by using a VPN.

How to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 FREE in Australia

As usual, Stan is the place to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 in Australia, with new episodes arriving on the platform every Saturday.

Best of all, you can take advantage of the Stan 30-day FREE trial to watch at least some of the episodes without paying a thing.

While you're there, you'll find plenty more cracking TV series, UEFA Champions League football, Hollywood blockbusters and Stan Originals too.

Prices start from $10 per month. You can access Stan on smart TVs, games consoles, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Fetch, Telstra TV and through your mobile, laptop and tablet too.

If you're outside Australia and want to tune into your Stan account and service, you can use one of the best VPNs and watch the coverage from abroad.

Use WOW Presents Plus to watch RuPaul's Drag Race and more

WOW Present Plus comes to us from World of Wonder, the production company behind RuPaul's Drag Race.

As such, it has an impressive catalogue of RuPaul shows - including the latest season 14 episodes - available to stream in various countries, such as the UK and New Zealand. A full list of what's available and where can be found here.

It's a pretty niche offering but if drag shows are your thing, you'll find it also hosts the likes of UNHhhh, Untucked, and Transformations. Prices vary from place to place but there's a FREE 7-day trial on offer so you can sashay on over and check it out for yourself.

Aatif is a freelance copywriter and journalist based in the UK. He’s written about technology, science and politics for publications including Gizmodo, The Independent, Trusted Reviews and Newsweek, but focuses on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: sport and penny-pinching.