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. In March 2021, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on July 16, 2021. In April 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. The third season premiered on August 19, 2022.

Cast Hosts Heidi Klum Tim Gunn

Judges Season 1 Naomi Campbell Nicole Richie Chiara Ferragni Carine Roitfeld Joseph Altuzarra

Season 2 Jeremy Scott Winnie Harlow

Season 3 Jeremy Scott Nicole Richie

Designers (Season 1) Name Age Hometown PlacementJonny Cota 35 Los Angeles, California, U.S. WinnerEsther Perbandt 43 Berlin, Germany Runner-upSander Bos 24 Hasselt, Belgium 3rdMegan Smith 38 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. 4thJi Won Choi 26 Moore, Oklahoma, U.S. 5thRinat Brodach 35 Gan Yavne, Israel 6thSabato Russo 64 Milan, Italy 7th Will Riddle 31 Paris, Stark County, Ohio, U.S. 8thTroy Arnold 34 New York City, New York, U.S. 9th Joshua Hupper 38 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. 10thMartha Gottwald 28 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. 11thJasmine Chong 31 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 12th

Designers (Season 2) Name Hometown PlacementAndrea PitterBrooklyn, New York, U.S.Winner Gary Graham Franklin, New York, U.SRunner Up Andrea Salazar Medellín, Colombia3rd Lucie Brochard Paris, France4th Raf Swiader Sosnowiec, Poland5th Joshua Scacheri London, England6th 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 PlacementYannik Zamboni Zürich, Switzerland WinnerRafael Chaouiche Curitiba, Brazil Runner UpGeorgia Hardinge London, England 3rdJeanette Limas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 4thMarkantoine Lynch-Boisvert Montréal, Canada 5thCurtis Cassell Brooklyn, New York, U.S. 6thSienna Li Harbin, China 7thGabriella Meyer Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 8thCiara Morgan Los Angeles, California, U.S. 9thEmily Bargeron Savannah, Georgia, U.S. 10th

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Season 2 (2021)

Season 3 (2022)

Designer progress Season 1 (2020) DesignerEpisodesEliminated episode12345678910JonnyINLOWHIGHWINHIGHHIGHWINLOWWIN10 - The Winner: The Next Global BrandEstherWINWINLOWINLOW IN HIGHWIN IN SanderIN IN WINININWINHIGHHIGHOUT 9 - Pop Up ShopMeganININHIGHHIGHININHIGHOUT 8 - Brand EvolutionJi WonHIGHHIGHINININLOWOUT 7 - Digital Marketing CampaignRinatINININ IN WINOUT 6 - Opposing ForcesSabatoININWININOUT 5 - StreetwearWillININLOWOUT 4 - Fight For Your LifeTroyININLOWOUT JoshuaININOUT 3 - CollaborationMarthaLOWOUT 2 - Haute CoutureJasmineOUT 1 - Heidi and Tim Are Back

Season 2 (2021) DesignerEpisodesEliminated episode12345678Andrea P.HIGHHIGHHIGHINHIGHWIN IN 8 - FinaleGaryWININININWINWIN IN Andrea S.ININ IN INLOWHIGHWINLucieINLOWWININ IN OUT 6 - Video CampaignRafINININININOUT JoshuaLOWWINWININ OUT 5 - Avant-GardeAllyININLOWOUT 4 - Face OffOlivia IN INLOWOUTDushyantINOUT 2 - ResortwareLendrellOUT 1 - Brand Statement

Season 3 (2022) DesignerEpisodesEliminated episode12345678YannikININHIGHWINLOWHIGHWIN8 - FinaleRafaelHIGHWININHIGHHIGHLOWHIGHGeorgiaININ IN IN INWINLOWJeanetteINLOWWINHIGHWINLOWOUT7 - Concept StoreMarkantoineINHIGHIN IN INOUT6 - Social Media ContentCurtisHIGHHIGHLOWHIGHOUT 5 - Festival WearSiennaWINININLOWOUT GabriellaININOUT 3 - Winter WearCiaraLOWOUT 2 - Active ChampionsEmilyOUT 1 - Brand Statement

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.

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.

The series is executive produced by Klum, Gunn, Sara Rea, Page Feldman and Jennifer Love through SKR Productions.

On March 2, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on July 16, 2021.

On April 13, 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. The third season premiered on August 19, 2022.

References

External links Making the Cut on Amazon Prime Video