Making the Cut (2020 TV series)
Making the Cut is an American reality television series created and presented by Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. The series premiered on March 27, 2020, on Amazon Prime Video.[1][2][3] In March 2021, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on July 16, 2021.[4] In April 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. The third season premiered on August 19, 2022.[5]
| Making the Cut | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 50–69 minutes |
| Production companies | SKR Productions Amazon Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Original release | March 27, 2020 – present |
| Related | |
| Project Runway | |
Cast
Hosts
Season 2
Season 3
Designers (Season 1)
| Name | Age | Hometown | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Cota | 35 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Winner |
| Esther Perbandt | 43 | Berlin, Germany | Runner-up |
| Sander Bos | 24 | Hasselt, Belgium | 3rd |
| Megan Smith | 38 | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | 4th |
| Ji Won Choi | 26 | Moore, Oklahoma, U.S. | 5th |
| Rinat Brodach | 35 | Gan Yavne, Israel | 6th |
| Sabato Russo | 64 | Milan, Italy | 7th |
| Will Riddle | 31 | Paris, Stark County, Ohio, U.S. | 8th |
| Troy Arnold | 34 | New York City, New York, U.S. | 9th |
| Joshua Hupper | 38 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | 10th |
| Martha Gottwald | 28 | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | 11th |
| Jasmine Chong | 31 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 12th |
Designers (Season 2)
| Name | Hometown | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Pitter | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Winner |
| Gary Graham | Franklin, New York, U.S | Runner Up |
| Andrea Salazar | Medellín, Colombia | 3rd |
| Lucie Brochard | Paris, France | 4th |
| Raf Swiader | Sosnowiec, Poland | 5th |
| Joshua Scacheri | London, England | 6th |
| Ally Ferguson | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | 7th |
| Olivia OBlanc | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | 8th |
| Dushyant Asthana | Jaipur, India | 9th |
| Lendrell Martin | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | 10th |
Designers (Season 3)
| Name | Hometown | Placement |
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| Yannik Zamboni | Zurich, Switzerland | Winner |
| Rafael Chaouiche | Curitiba, Brazil | Runner Up |
| Georgia Hardinge | London, England | 3rd |
| Jeanette Limas | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | 4th |
| Markantoine Lynch-Boisvert | Montréal, Canada | 5th |
| Curtis Cassell | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | 6th |
| Sienna Li | Harbin, China | 7th |
| Gabriella Meyer | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | 8th |
| Ciara Morgan | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | 9th |
| Emily Bargeron | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | 10th |
Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Heidi and Tim Are Back" | March 27, 2020 |
| 2 | 2 | "Haute Couture" | March 27, 2020 |
| 3 | 3 | "Collaboration" | April 3, 2020 |
| 4 | 4 | "Fight For Your Life" | April 3, 2020 |
| 5 | 5 | "Streetwear" | April 10, 2020 |
| 6 | 6 | "Opposing Forces" | April 10, 2020 |
| 7 | 7 | "Digital Marketing Campaign" | April 17, 2020 |
| 8 | 8 | "Brand Evolution" | April 17, 2020 |
| 9 | 9 | "Pop Up Shop" | April 24, 2020 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Winner: The Next Global Brand" | April 24, 2020 |
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Brand Statement" | July 16, 2021 |
| 12 | 2 | "Resortware" | July 16, 2021 |
| 13 | 3 | "Modern Wedding" | July 23, 2021 |
| 14 | 4 | "Face Off" | July 23, 2021 |
| 15 | 5 | "Avant-Garde" | July 30, 2021 |
| 16 | 6 | "Video Campaign" | July 30, 2021 |
| 17 | 7 | "Concept Store" | August 6, 2021 |
| 18 | 8 | "Finale" | August 6, 2021 |
Season 3 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "Evening Wear" | August 19, 2022 |
| 20 | 2 | "Activewear Champions" | August 19, 2022 |
| 21 | 3 | "Winter Wear" | August 26, 2022 |
| 22 | 4 | "One Day, One Team" | August 26, 2022 |
| 23 | 5 | "Festival Wear" | September 2, 2022 |
| 24 | 6 | "Social Media Content" | September 2, 2022 |
| 25 | 7 | "Concept Store" | September 9, 2022 |
| 26 | 8 | "Finale" | September 9, 2022 |
Designer progress
Season 1 (2020)
| Designer | Episodes | Eliminated episode | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Jonny | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | LOW | WIN | WINNER | 10 - The Winner: The Next Global Brand |
| Esther | WIN | WIN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | RUNNER-UP | |
| Sander | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN[lower-alpha 2] | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | 9 - Pop Up Shop | |
| Megan | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | OUT | 8 - Brand Evolution | ||
| Ji Won | HIGH | HIGH[lower-alpha 3] | IN | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | 7 - Digital Marketing Campaign | |||
| Rinat | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | 6 - Opposing Forces | ||||
| Sabato | IN | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | 5 - Streetwear | |||||
| Will | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | 4 - Fight For Your Life | ||||||
| Troy | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||
| Joshua | IN | IN | OUT | 3 - Collaboration | |||||||
| Martha | LOW | OUT | 2 - Haute Couture | ||||||||
| Jasmine | OUT | 1 - Heidi and Tim Are Back | |||||||||
Season 2 (2021)
| Designer | Episodes | Eliminated episode | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Andrea P. | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WINNER | 8 - Finale |
| Gary | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | RUNNER-UP | |
| Andrea S. | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | 3RD PLACE | |
| Lucie | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | 6 - Video Campaign | ||
| Raf | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||
| Joshua | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | 5 - Avant-Garde | |||
| Ally | IN | IN | LOW[lower-alpha 6] | OUT | 4 - Face Off | ||||
| Olivia | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| Dushyant | IN | OUT | 2 - Resortware | ||||||
| Lendrell | OUT | 1 - Brand Statement | |||||||
Season 3 (2022)
| Designer | Episodes | Eliminated episode | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Yannik | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | WINNER | 8 - Finale |
| Rafael | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | HIGH | RUNNER-UP | |
| Georgia | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | 3RD PLACE | |
| Jeanette | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | OUT | 7 - Concept Store | |
| Markantoine | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | OUT | 6 - Social Media Content | ||
| Curtis | HIGH | HIGH[lower-alpha 7] | LOW | HIGH | OUT | 5 - Festival Wear | |||
| Sienna | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||
| Gabriella | IN | IN | OUT | 3 - Winter Wear | |||||
| Ciara | LOW | OUT | 2 - Active Champions | ||||||
| Emily | OUT | 1 - Brand Statement | |||||||
- This was a team challenge so there were two winners for the winning looks.
- Despite not being given a critique, Heidi informed Sander that his looks were not accessible and needed to be accessible moving forward.
- Heidi informed Ji Won that her "Accessible" look would also be manufactured and available to purchase on Amazon after an Amazon Fashion representative saw her look and liked it.
- This was a team challenge so there were two winners for the winning looks.
- This was a face off between Ally and Olivia since the judges could not decide on who to eliminate from the previous episode. All other contestants served as sewing assistants and models for them during the episode.
- Ally was paired with Andrea P. and was originally in the top, but the judges put her in the bottom due to her personal aesthetic not being strong enough in the looks.
- The guest judge informed Curtis that their "Accessible" look would also be manufactured and available to purchase on Amazon.
- The designer won Making The Cut.
- The designer won the challenge.
- The designer had some of the best looks for the challenge but did not win.
- The designer received feedback but was deemed safe.
- The designer was deemed safe and did not receive feedback.
- The designer was a sewing assistant/model for this challenge and was not up for elimination.
- The designer had some of the worst looks of the challenge but did not get eliminated.
- The designer was originally going to be eliminated, but one or more of the judges changed their minds.
- The designer was eliminated from the competition.
Production
On September 7, 2018, it was announced that Klum and Gunn would be leaving Project Runway to develop a fashion reality television series for Amazon Prime Video.[7]
On June 26, 2019, it was announced that the series would be called Making the Cut and that Campbell, Richie, Roitfeld and Altuzarra would be judges on the show.[1][2]
The series is executive produced by Klum, Gunn, Sara Rea, Page Feldman and Jennifer Love through SKR Productions.[1]
On March 2, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.[8] The second season premiered on July 16, 2021.[4]
On April 13, 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.[9] The third season premiered on August 19, 2022.[5]
References
- Petski, Denise (June 26, 2019). "Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn's Amazon Fashion Competition Series Gets Title, Naomi Campbell & Nicole Richie Among Judges". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- Real, Evan (June 26, 2019). "Amazon Unveils Judges, Title of Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn's Fashion Competition Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- "Amazon Original Series "Making the Cut" Hosted by Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn to Premiere March 27th on Amazon Prime Video". The Futon Critic. January 14, 2020.
- Del Rosario, Alexandra (March 2, 2021). "'Making The Cut': Amazon Orders Season 2 Of Fashion Competition Series; Winnie Harlow & Jeremy Scott To Judge". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- Jacobs, Meredith (June 28, 2022). "Making the Cut Sets Guest Judges, Designers for Season 3". TV Insider.
- "Making the Cut – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- Andreeva, Nellie (September 7, 2018). "Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn Exit 'Project Runway', Team With Amazon For New Fashion Reality Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- Del Rosario, Alexandra (March 2, 2021). "'Making The Cut' Renewed For Season 2 By Amazon; Winnie Harlow & Jeremy Scott Join Fashion Competition Series As Judges". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- White, Peter (April 13, 2022). "'Making The Cut' Renewed For Season 3 At Amazon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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