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Project Runway season 21
2025 season of television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The twenty-first season of American reality competition series Project Runway premiered on July 31, 2025. This marks the first season to air through cable network Freeform, departing from its previous network Bravo. It documents twelve contestants being tasked to design garments while they are progressively eliminated based on the critiques from the judges, until only a few contenders remain.
After initially departing in season sixteen (2017), German model Heidi Klum will reprise her role as head judge alongside Colombian fashion journalist Nina García returning, with stylist Law Roach joining the judging panel for the first time. Fashion designer Christian Siriano will come back as a mentor for the designer contestants. Jesus Estrada and Caycee Black were previous competitors who will return to compete again.
The winner will receive a cash prize of $200,000, a mentorship with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), alongside a magazine spread in the American edition of Elle.
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During its bankruptcy of the Weinstein Company, the series was considered an asset which was later reacquired from entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal in 2018.[1] They soon rebooted Project Runway for cable network Bravo, starting with its seventeenth season (2019).[2] Coincidentally the former host and mentor, German model Heidi Klum and television personality Tim Gunn, left the series after both signed a project deal for production company Amazon MGM Studios.[3]
After its twentieth season concluding in 2023, it was uncertain if the series would be renewed for a twenty-first season. Later it was speculated that its release window would take place in 2025.[4] The Hollywood Reporter first reported that cable network Freeform renewed the series and closed a distribution deal on October 17, 2024. It is co-produced by Alfred Street Industries and Spyglass Media Group for a ten-episode run premiering the next year.[5] South African film producer Gary Barber, with Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Nan Strait, and Dan Volpe are served as executive producers.[6]
People confirmed that Klum will return for its forthcoming season, after departing from the series since season sixteen (2017) on January 3, 2025.[7] Former mentor Gunn felt "devastated, then kind of humiliated" for being excluded in returning, explaining to People, "I thought, how lucky am I to have had the experiences that I've had over the last 20 years? [...] I've come to terms with it. Am I disappointed? Sure. And most of all, it's about not working with Heidi, but we move on and [...] I don't know what the reason is yet, but it will be revealed."[8]
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The rest of the judges panel for Project Runway was soon revamped and announced to the public on March 24, 2025.[9] This included Colombian journalist and permanent judge Nina García returning, with stylist Law Roach joining alongside. Fashion designer Christian Siriano, who won in season four (2007), returned as a mentor for the designer contestants.[10]
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A first-look teaser was later released on May 19, which featured Klum dressed in a peach-colored gown.[11] As she centered herself in a Colosseum-like structure, Klum shouts out, "I'm back! And it's good to be home."[12] It showed the season premiere date being on July 31 for Freeform, ending the teaser with, "Get in, or you're out."[13]
Eleven guest judges and twelve contestants were revealed on June 11, set to appear in the upcoming season.[14] Jesus Estrada and Caycee Black returned to compete again,[15] alongside Veejay Floresca who competed in the Philippine iteration (2008) of the franchise.[16] A promotional trailer for the season was released on July 1,[17] showcasing the workshop, runway scenes, the main stage, and confessionals.[18] Within nine days of its release, it gave momentum for the series approximately receiving 42 million views across social media platforms, reported by Deadline Hollywood for Freeform.[19]
To further promote the series, Roach and Siriano appeared on televised program Good Morning America (GMA), where they had three contestants design and create an outfit dedicated to caffeinated beverages on July 17.[20] Belania Daley won the challenge with Klum wearing the garment for GMA on August 6.[21] The judges have also promoted the series on various media such as Nightline,[22] The View,[23] and Entertainment Weekly.[24] Celebrity guest judges will be listed in chronological order.
- Sara Foster, actress and producer
- Sofía Vergara, actress and television personality
- Jenna Lyons, fashion designer and businesswoman
- Tyra Banks, model
- Nikki Glaser, actress and comedian
- Christian Cowan, fashion designer
- Joan Smalls, model and television personality
- Zac Posen, fashion designer
- Mickey Guyton, singer and actress
- Harris Reed, fashion designer
- Michael Kors, fashion designer
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WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
HIGH indicates that the contestant had one of the highest score but did not win.
IN indicates that the contestant was declared safe in the competition.
LOW indicates that the contestant had one of the lowest score but was not eliminated.
OUT indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
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The twenty-first season premiered two episodes through Freeform at 9:00 p.m. (EST) on July 31, 2025.[46] It also was released throughout various streaming services such as Crave for Canada simultaneously,[47] alongside Disney+ and Hulu for the United States with next-day availability starting on August 1.[48] Subsequently, the series moved its new time slot to 10:00 p.m next week on August 7.
Footnotes
- All ages, names, with hometowns, and outcome are stated at time of filming.[25]
- Caycee Black previously competed on season nineteen, placing sixteenth.[26]
- Antonio and Jesus Estrada are identical twins; however, they competed as individual contestants.
- Jesus Estrada previously competed on season seven, placing thirteenth.[27]
- Veejay Floresca previously competed on the Philippine iteration, placing third.[28]
- Nina Garcia did not appear on the judging panel for this episode.[42]
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