# The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 5

The fifth season of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula premiered on 31 October 2023 on AMC+ and Shudder. The season was confirmed by Shudder on 7 December 2021.

## Production

On 15 December 2022, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page that casting for the fifth season was now open. Applications remained open for eight weeks until closing on 31 January 2023.
On September 19, 2023, season 3 winner Landon Cider was announced to be joining the judging panel as a rotating judge.
The cast was officially revealed on 3 October 2023, featuring 11 contestants competing for the title of World's Next Drag Supermonster and a cash prize of $100,000.

## Contestants

Contestants of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 5 :
| Contestant | Hometown | Outcome |
| Niohuru X | Tianjin, China | Winner |
| Blackberri | Houston, Texas | Runners-up |
| Orkgotik | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Runners-up |
| Throb Zombie | Boston, Massachusetts | Runners-up |
| Fantasia Royale Gaga | Miami, Florida | 5th place |
| Cynthia Doll | Kansas City, Missouri | 6th place |
| Jay Kay | New York City, New York | 7th place |
| Anna Phylactic | Manchester, United Kingdom | 8th place |
| Jarvis Hammer | Atlanta, Georgia | 9th place |
| Satanna | Los Angeles, California | 10th place |
| Onyx Ondyx | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 11th place |
Notes:
* ↑ Jay Kay originally placed eleventh before re-entering the competition.

## Contestant progress

Legend:
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode :
| Contestant | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Niohuru X | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | WIN | BTM | Guest | Winner |
| Blackberri | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | Guest | Runner-up |
| Orkgotik | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | WIN | Guest | Runner-up |
| Throb Zombie | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | Guest | Runner-up |
| Fantasia Royale Gaga | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | EXT | Guest | |
| Cynthia Doll | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | EXT | | Guest | |
| Jay Kay | EXT | SAFE | WIN | BTM | SAFE | EXT | | | Guest | |
| Anna Phylactic | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | EXT | | | | Guest | |
| Jarvis Hammer | SAFE | SAFE | KEY | EXT | | | | | Guest | |
| Satanna | BTM | SAFE | EXT | | | | | | Guest | |
| Onyx Ondyx | SAFE | EXT | | | | | | | Guest | |

## Exterminations

| Episode | Contestants | Contestants | Contestants | Challenge | Exterminated |
| 1 | Jay Kay | vs. | Satanna | Hike five miles to the Bridge to Nowhere and then bungee jump off. | Jay Kay |
| 2 | Cynthia Doll | vs. | Onyx Ondyx | Using only your mouth, transfer as many maggots as you can from a tub to a beaker across the room. | Onyx Ondyx |
| 3 | Anna Phylactic vs. Orkgotik vs. Satanna | Anna Phylactic vs. Orkgotik vs. Satanna | Anna Phylactic vs. Orkgotik vs. Satanna | Be tied down to a bed and covered in cheese and rats. | Satanna |
| 4 | Jarvis Hammer | vs. | Jay Kay | Perform in a lip-sync battle to "Worldwide Torture" by Jazmin Bean. | Jarvis Hammer |
| 5 | Anna Phylactic | vs. | Niohuru X | Get a trashy tattoo somewhere on your body. | Anna Phylactic |
| 6 | Fantasia Royale Gaga | vs. | Jay Kay | Get hooked up to an "alien birthing simulator" and endure the pain longer than the other contestant. | Jay Kay |
| 7 | Cynthia Doll | vs. | Orkgotik | Navigate a laser maze while high-voltage shocks are administered for taking any wrong turns. | Cynthia Doll |
| 8 | Blackberri | vs. | Niohuru X | In pairs of two, fight head-to-head with pugil sticks. | Fantasia Royale Gaga |
| 8 | Fantasia Royale Gaga | vs. | Throb Zombie | In pairs of two, fight head-to-head with pugil sticks. | Fantasia Royale Gaga |
    The contestant was exterminated after their first participation in the challenge.
    The contestant was exterminated after their second participation in the challenge.
    The contestant was exterminated after their third participation in the challenge.

## Guest judges

| Episode | Guest Judges |
| 1 | Mike Flanagan, filmmaker and writer Felissa Rose, actress and producer |
| 2 | Matthew Lillard, actor and director |
| 3 | Tananarive Due, author and educator |
| 5 | Dahli, winner of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 4, runner-up of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Resurrection and competed on The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 2 Jazmin Bean, singer/songwriter, social media personality and makeup artist |
| 6 | David Dastmalchian, film, television, and stage actor Lauren LaVera, actress and stunt performer |
| 7 | Victoria Black, winner of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans, runner-up of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 2 and 2nd runner-up of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Resurrection Darren Stein, director, screenwriter, and producer |
| 8 | Kevin Smith, director, producer, screenwriter, actor and comic book writer Harley Quinn Smith, actress and musician |

## Episodes

| Episode | Title | Original airdate | Episode summary |
| 1 | Terror in the Woods | October 31, 2023 | Fright Feat Challenge: Find your way through the haunted woods to Base Camp; failure to finish will result in instant extermination from the competition. Fright Feat Prize: A boxset of Black Moon Cosmetics. Fright Feat Winners: All 11 contestants Floor Show Challenge: Create a look inspired by the theme "Terror in the Woods" and present it on the main stage. Floor Show Winner: Niohuru X Extermination Challenge: Hike five miles to the Bridge to Nowhere and then bungee jump off. Participants: Jay Kay and Satanna Exterminated: Jay Kay |
| 2 | Trash Can Children | November 7, 2023 | Returned: Jay Kay Fright Feat Challenge: Be the fastest to chug a "garbage smoothie" made from jellied eels, chitlins, kidneys and trash juice. Fright Feat Prize: Curse another contestant with "The Curse of the Teletubby Toilet Bowl," forcing them to do their makeup in a porta-potty. Fright Feat Winner: Jay Kay Cursed Contestant: Cynthia Doll Floor Show Challenge: Create a look inspired by the theme "Trashcan Children" and present it on the main stage in the filthiest way possible. Floor Show Winner: Throb Zombie Extermination Challenge: Using only your mouth, transfer as many maggots as you can from a tub to a beaker across the room. Participants: Cynthia Doll and Onyx Ondyx Exterminated: Onyx Ondyx |
| 3 | The Haunted Hotel | November 14, 2023 | Fright Feat Challenge: Pick a key at random, one of which is the "Key of Life and Death". Fright Feat Prize: Use the "Key of Life and Death" to either save yourself or another contestant from extermination, or put another contestant up for extermination. Fright Feat Winner: Jarvis Hammer Key Usage: Put Orkgotik up for extermination. Floor Show Challenge: Create a look inspired by the theme "Haunted Hotel" and present it on the main stage while performing a lip-sync to "At the Devil's Ball". Floor Show Winner: Jay Kay Extermination Challenge: Be tied down to a bed and covered in cheese and rats. Participants: Anna Phylactic, Orkgotik and Satanna Exterminated: Satanna |
| 4 | Monsters of Rock (Part 1) | November 21, 2023 | Floor Show Challenge: Create a look inspired by the theme "Monsters of Rock" and present it on the main stage in order to move forward to the Battle of the Bands in the following episode. Floor Show Winner: Fantasia Royale Gaga Extermination Challenge: Perform in a lip-sync battle to "Worldwide Torture" by Jazmin Bean. Participants: Jarvis Hammer and Jay Kay Exterminated: Jarvis Hammer |
| 5 | Monsters of Rock (Part 2) | November 28, 2023 | Floor Show Challenge: Divided in two bands, record backup vocals and perform a remix of the Boulet Brothers' song "Gods of Death" in a Battle of the Bands on the main stage. Bands: Chaotik (Orkgotik, Cynthia Doll, Jay Kay & Throb Zombie) and Hell's 4 Play (Fantasia Royale Gaga, Anna Phylactic, Niohuru X & Blackberri) Winning Band: Chaotik Floor Show Winner: Orkgotik Extermination Challenge: Get a trashy tattoo somewhere on your body. Participants: Anna Phylactic and Niohuru X Exterminated: Anna Phylactic |
| 6 | Pleasure Planet X | December 5, 2023 | Floor Show Challenge: Create a look inspired by the theme "Pleasure Planet X" and present it on the main stage while acting out an original script to sell your intergalactic sex-worker. Floor Show Winner: Blackberri Extermination Challenge: Get hooked up to an "alien birthing simulator" and endure the pain longer than the other contestant. Participants: Fantasia Royale Gaga and Jay Kay Exterminated: Jay Kay |
| 7 | The Blacklight Haunted House | December 12, 2023 | Fright Feat Challenge: Using only a 99-cents store Halloween make-up kit, do a full face of make-up in 10 minutes. Fright Feat Prize: Immunity from extermination. Fright Feat Winner: Throb Zombie Floor Show Challenge: Create a look inspired by the theme "Neon Haunted House", including a second look only visible under reflective blacklight, and present it on the main stage. Floor Show Winner: Niohuru X Extermination Challenge: Navigate a laser maze while high-voltage shocks are administered for taking any wrong turns. Participants: Cynthia Doll and Orkgotik Exterminated: Cynthia Doll |
| 8 | Drag Kaiju | December 19, 2023 | Floor Show Challenge: Create a look inspired by the theme "Drag Kaijus" and present it on the main stage. Floor Show Winner: Orkgotik Extermination Challenge: In pairs of two, fight head-to-head with pugil sticks. Participants: Blackberri vs Niohuru X and Fantasia Royale Gaga vs. Throb Zombie Exterminated: Fantasia Royale Gaga |
| 9 | The Last Supper Reunion | January 9, 2024 | The cast reunites to revisit the season. |
| 10 | The Grand Finale | January 16, 2024 | Floor Show Challenge: Create and present three looks, each representing one of the tenets of Dragula: filth, horror, and glamour. To accompany the glamour floorshow, perform a lip sync to "Destroy Everything You Touch" by Ladytron. Floor Show Prize: A headlining spot on the upcoming Dragula World Tour, $100,000 and The title of the World's Next Drag Supermonster Winner: Niohuru X |