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Season 1 – Making the Cut

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Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn host 12 designers who face challenges and assignments that will test their design skills and their abilities to run all aspects of a business.
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Making the Cut — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Though it's undeniably wonderful to see Heidi and Tim back together, Making the Cut feels more like a stylish cash grab than a work of runway art.

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 06/17/2020
The contestants are already hugely accomplished, and Klum and Gunn provide light entertainment and sometimes confronting advice. As polished as it is expensive. Go to Full Review
Melinda Houston The Age (Australia) 04/14/2020
3.5/5
It's about the art of design -- both for the couture and high street markets -- and seeing how storytelling, thematic ideas and personality are expressed in those two different forms (or not, as the case may be) is endlessly entertaining. Go to Full Review
Kelly Lawler USA Today 04/06/2020
Every change from the original formula simply makes the new series worse. Go to Full Review
Steve Murray ArtsATL 04/28/2020
The money sounds nice, but what the series delivers is the sense of freedom we currently lack. Go to Full Review
Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 04/09/2020
3/5
Fun fashion showdown rewards design and sales potential. Go to Full Review
Isaac Feldberg Fortune 04/04/2020
Nothing matters more than the bottom line, which may well be the state of things in our consumer-capitalist hellscape, but this colder Cut trades in pipe dreams for pragmatism, and it's an ill-fitting alteration. Go to Full Review
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Uly d @RT85464204 03/27/2025 They had a good idea and a vision of how to make a new fashion competition to differenciate from Project Runway. The problem is that they lost the idea of what they were looking for, the best and creative fashion designer or just someone who can follow trends to make cheap and easy things to replicate massively and to fight for the market that Shein owns. Clearly they just want People to sell volume, not quality. See more Emily M @RT52477067 07/31/2024 This show makes me laugh out loud in horror. There are two stars in my review because I just had to hand it to Tim for holding the show together. It bothers me some of these people think they are qualified enough to judge someone else's clothes. Every time Tim and Heidi introduce the judges before the fashion shows it is painful to watch them butter up their titles to make them seem more qualified for telling the designers if they do well or not. In reality however, nothing they say about the designs should be taken seriously. The judges actually tend to wear sometimes the most atrocious things on the entire show. They actually tend to think for themselves instead of how the average person would like the clothing. This show would do a whole lot better if it started getting brats and random social media influencers off this judging panel and replace them with people who's opinions can actually be taken seriously. See more 07/12/2022 Right off the bat, the saving grace of the show was Sander. He's the reason why there is a 1-star rating instead of a half-star rating. I loved his sass, he was entertaining, and he is an incredible designer. It was a real shame his elimination was so poorly handled, as they never gave him a reason why he was eliminated; he was told he "didn't make the cut". With that said, many other things about the show was trash, especially since the winner is a hack designer who owns a sweatshop in Bali, and the first runner-up is an annoying "black universe" punk rock designer who was given too many chances to change things up and never actually "evolved" as a designer. The judges are all stuck-up elitists, who despite being established in their industry, have little sense as to what the public would actually purchase. Also, the whole show just feels like a 10 hour long Amazon Fashion commercial. See more 08/01/2021 I miss Tim and Heidi as the face of Project Runway, but I think this show is a perfectly serviceable substitute that is is still discovering its unique space and hammering out some kinks. Season 2 is already better than Season 1, I recommend it. Tim of course is a national treasure. See more 07/25/2021 Nothing like my beloved project runway.The designers are pathetic and their designs are ridiculous.Can not stand Heidi anymore.So disappointed See more 07/24/2021 Jonny should have never won, because he should have never been in the 9th challenge. After Megan won the winning looks, but failed the digital assignment to Jonny (ep. 7), all the judges– save Naomi Campbell – turn hypocrites in the following challenge, reversing their own elimination rules, when Megan had the better looks and Jonny failed the solo assignment (ep. 8), because he had the help of a fellow competitor to finish his flavorless collection. Without the help, he would not have finished or had unfinished looks on the runway. Megan receives criticism for using black, like everyone else has at some point, as if Ester owns a patent on the color. If anything, Ester was her own one-note monochromatic stereotype. The show lost credibility and I stopped watching the show after that. I despise hypocrites. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 27, 2020 Heidi and Tim Are Back Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn tell 12 designers to pack their bags for Paris; the designers must create a two-look brand snapshot; one designer suffers from self-doubt, while another has to make a new dress from scratch with only a few hours remaining. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 27, 2020 Haute Couture Heidi and Tim instruct the designers to create a two-look, haute couture–inspired mini collection for a fashion show that will take place at the historic Musée des Arts Décoratifs; an indecisive designer struggles to stay on track. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 3, 2020 Collaboration In teams of two, the designers must blend their individual aesthetics into a 3-look collection for a runway show on the banks of the River Seine; one designer struggles to overcome a teammate's mistake, while another pair of designers butt heads. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 3, 2020 Fight for Your Life The competition heats up; Tim assigns the designers to create one look in seven hours, using only leftover fabric and supplies; the designers are pushed to their limits and fight for their spot in the competition, taking creative risks. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 10, 2020 Streetwear The designers pack their bags and head to Tokyo; once they arrive, their assignment is to create a two-look street-wear collection; one designer struggles to step out of his or her comfort zone, while another looks to the workers for inspiration. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 10, 2020 Opposing Forces In Tokyo, the remaining six designers must create two looks based on the concept of opposing forces; they will showcase their looks in an immersive, digital fashion experience; the pressure threatens to derail one designer. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 17, 2020 Digital Marketing Campaign The five remaining designers are challenged to create a two-look collection and a digital marketing campaign; in addition to a fashion show, the designers will have to act as creative directors in a photo shoot with their models. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 17, 2020 Brand Evolution Tim and Heidi take the remaining designers to a serene tea ceremony before revealing the next assignment; the designers must create a two-to-four look mini-collection that embodies the evolution of their brands since the beginning of the competition. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 24, 2020 Pop Up Shop Heidi and Tim tell the top three finalists to pack their bags because they're going home; while there, the designers must begin to put together a final collection and conceptualize a pop-up shop that will be hosted in New York City in just one month. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 24, 2020 The Winner: The Next Global Brand The final two designers must make a pitch to the president of Amazon Fashion and showcase a 12-to-14-look collection; one designer is crowned the winner, receiving a mentorship, an exclusive line on Amazon and $1,000,000 to invest into their brand. Details
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Season Info

Director
Ramy Romany
Executive Producer
Sara Rea, Page Feldman, Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Jennifer Love
Network
Prime Video
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Reality, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 27, 2020