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'Queer Eye' Season 10 Announced as Series Finale
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
"Queer Eye" is coming back for a tenth season on Netflix. But there's a tinge of sadness to the news: The season will be long-running show's swan song, Variety reported.
"The news was announced by the streamer via social media on Wednesday," Variety detailed, "with the caption: '10 seasons. Fab Five. One last go 'round. The final season of 'Queer Eye' is officially in production!'"
"The feel-good reality makeover series is a reboot of Bravo's original 2003 show, and first premiered on Netflix in 2018," the writeup detailed.
The cast consists of experts in fashion (Tan France), food and wine (Antoni Porowski), design (Jeremiah Brent), hair care (Jonathan Van Ness), and lifestyle (Karamo Brown). The team take on the challenge of rehabbing a client's look, style, diet, and life in each episode.
"'Queer Eye' is the longest-running Netflix unscripted series and earned 11 Emmy wins and 37 nominations," Variety noted. "It continues to hold the record for the most wins ever in the outstanding structured reality program category, with six consecutive trophies."
The show's original cast had initially been under contract for eight seasons. When that contract expired, all but Bobby Berk – the original design maven – opted to return under new contracts. Explaining his departure from the show, Berk said that he was already planning to do other projects. Jeremiah Brent was chosen to replace Berk starting in Season 9.
Rumors flew prior to Season 9 about Berk having been replaced, with some speculating that Tan France had maneuvered to oust him and install Berk. France denied the story in no uncertain terms.
Season 10 will find the cast based in Washington, D.C. No episode count or expected premiere date was specified.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
