| Genre: | Reality competition |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 26 |
| Runtime: | 50–69 minutes |
| Company: | SKR Productions Amazon Studios |
| Network: | Amazon Prime Video |
| Related: | Project Runway |
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] In March 2021, the series was renewed for a second season. The second season premiered on July 16, 2021.[2] In April 2022, the series was renewed for a third season. The third season premiered on August 19, 2022.[3]
| 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 |
| Designer | Episodes | Eliminated episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Jonny | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | LOW | WIN | 10 - The Winner: The Next Global Brand | |
| Esther | WIN | WIN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | ||
| Sander | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | 9 - Pop Up Shop | |
| Megan | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | OUT | 8 - Brand Evolution | ||
| Ji Won | HIGH | HIGH | 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 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Andrea P. | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | 8 - Finale | |
| Gary | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | ||
| Andrea S. | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | ||
| 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 | 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 | 8 - Finale | |
| Rafael | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | ||
| Georgia | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | ||
| 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 | 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 | |||||||
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.
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.[4]
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.[5] [6]
The series is executive produced by Klum, Gunn, Sara Rea, Page Feldman and Jennifer Love through SKR Productions.[5]
On March 2, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.[7] The second season premiered on July 16, 2021.[2]
On April 13, 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.[8] The third season premiered on August 19, 2022.[3]