| 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 |
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| Running time | 50–69 minutes |
| Production companies | SKR Productions Amazon Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27) – August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) |
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| Project Runway | |
Making the Cut is an Americanreality television series created and presented byHeidi Klum andTim Gunn. The series premiered on March 27, 2020, onAmazon 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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Hometown | Placement |
|---|---|---|
| Yannik Zamboni | Zürich, 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 |
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 10 | March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27) | April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24) | |
| 2 | 8 | July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) | |
| 3 | 8 | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Heidi and Tim Are Back" | March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27) |
| 2 | 2 | "Haute Couture" | March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27) |
| 3 | 3 | "Collaboration" | April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03) |
| 4 | 4 | "Fight For Your Life" | April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03) |
| 5 | 5 | "Streetwear" | April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10) |
| 6 | 6 | "Opposing Forces" | April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10) |
| 7 | 7 | "Digital Marketing Campaign" | April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17) |
| 8 | 8 | "Brand Evolution" | April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17) |
| 9 | 9 | "Pop Up Shop" | April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Winner: The Next Global Brand" | April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Brand Statement" | July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) |
| 12 | 2 | "Resortware" | July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) |
| 13 | 3 | "Modern Wedding" | July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) |
| 14 | 4 | "Face Off" | July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) |
| 15 | 5 | "Avant-Garde" | July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) |
| 16 | 6 | "Video Campaign" | July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) |
| 17 | 7 | "Concept Store" | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| 18 | 8 | "Finale" | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "Evening Wear" | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) |
| 20 | 2 | "Activewear Champions" | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) |
| 21 | 3 | "Winter Wear" | August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26) |
| 22 | 4 | "One Day, One Team" | August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26) |
| 23 | 5 | "Festival Wear" | September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02) |
| 24 | 6 | "Social Media Content" | September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02) |
| 25 | 7 | "Concept Store" | September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) |
| 26 | 8 | "Finale" | September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) |
| Designer | Episodes | Eliminated episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3[a] | 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[b] | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | 9 - Pop Up Shop | |
| Megan | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | OUT | 8 - Brand Evolution | ||
| Ji Won | HIGH | HIGH[c] | 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 | |||||||||
| Designer | Episodes | Eliminated episode | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3[d] | 4[e] | 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[f] | OUT | 4 - Face Off | ||||
| Olivia | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| Dushyant | IN | OUT | 2 - Resortware | ||||||
| Lendrell | OUT | 1 - Brand Statement | |||||||
| 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 | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | RUNNER-UP | |
| Georgia | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | 3RD PLACE | |
| Jeanette | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN[g] | LOW | OUT | 7 - Concept Store | |
| Markantoine | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | OUT | 6 - Social Media Content | ||
| Curtis | HIGH | HIGH[h] | 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 | |||||||
On September 7, 2018, it was announced that Klum and Gunn would be leavingProject Runway to develop a fashionreality television series forAmazon Prime Video.[7]
On June 26, 2019, it was announced that the series would be calledMaking 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]
