After nearly a decade of tearful reveals, personal reckonings, and cultural reset moments, Queer Eye is preparing to say goodbye. Netflix announced that the long-running makeover series will conclude with its 10th season, premiering Wednesday, Jan. 21, bringing the Fab Five to Washington, D.C., for their final round of transformations.
The farewell season places the rebooted series, originally inspired by Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, in the heart of the nation’s capital, a location that carries both symbolic weight and emotional tension. The newly released trailer sets the tone early, framing the season as reflective rather than flashy.
“We’ve been knocking on doors for 10 seasons,” grooming expert Jonathan Van Ness says in the opening moments, underscoring the show’s core mission. Culture guide Karamo Brown adds that each door reveals a story, a reminder that Queer Eye has always centered lived experience over spectacle.
A Season Shaped by Place
Setting the final chapter in Washington, D.C., feels deliberate. The city represents power, policy, and progress, but also contradiction, something the show acknowledges without preaching. Van Ness, who is nonbinary and outspoken about LGBTQ+ rights, describes the city as being “in the eye of the storm,” a line that lands with knowing humor rather than cynicism.
The trailer suggests that this season will not shy away from vulnerability. Viewers are introduced to several “heroes,” including a woman who admits she feels broken, a queer individual reflecting on the pain of growing up without support, and an educator overwhelmed by the pressure of carrying an entire community within one building.
Rather than leaning into grand gestures, the footage highlights quiet conversations and moments of reckoning. That emotional grounding has long been Queer Eye’s strength, and the final season appears to double down on it.
Hope as the Throughline
Culinary expert Antoni Porowski delivers one of the trailer’s most resonant reflections, sharing that despite global uncertainty, personal connection continues to restore his faith. It’s a sentiment echoed across the cast.
Fashion expert Tan France emphasizes choice and self-determination, while design mentor Jeremiah Brent, now firmly settled into the Fab Five dynamic, reminds viewers that survival alone is not the goal. Living fully, the show argues, requires intention.
Those ideas feel especially fitting as the series approaches its conclusion, reinforcing why Queer Eye has remained culturally relevant well beyond its makeover premise.
A Final Chapter After Change
The road to season 10 has not been without transition. In 2023, original design expert Bobby Berk announced his departure after eight seasons, calling the decision difficult but necessary. While Berk later clarified that his exit was professional, fans took note of brief public tension unrelated to the show itself.
As Queer Eye prepares to close this chapter, its final season seems less focused on reinvention and more on reflection, a fitting sendoff for a series that reshaped reality television by leading with empathy.
Queer Eye season 10 premieres Jan. 21 on Netflix.
