The biggest season of “Project Runway” to date is here.
Season 22 of the fashion design competition premieres with two episodes tonight, July 9, on Freeform.
The series is marking 22 seasons with a cast of 22 designers, the largest in history of the show. Heidi Klum returns as host and head judge alongside fashion journalist Nina Garcia and celebrity stylist Law Roach. Tyra Banks will join the judging panel on a recurring basis and Season 4 winner Christian Siriano is set to return as a mentor to the contestants.
‘project runway’ season 21: what to know
- When: July 9, 9 p.m. ET (then weekly on Thursdays at 10 p.m.)
- Channel: Freeform
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
In addition to Garcia Roach, and Banks, Klum will be joined by a rotating panel of guest judges including Ciara, Fausto Puglisi, Ice Spice, Iman, Kiernan Shipka, Niecy Nash, Nina Dobrev, Sergio Hudson, Willy Chavarria and Winnie Harlow.
Becca Bloom, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” costume designer Molly Rogers, Nara Smith, Nicky Campbell and “Giggly Squad” hosts Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo will cameo throughout the season.
The season will also feature crossovers with some ABC and Hulu favorites as pros from “Dancing with the Stars,” Charity Lawson (“The Bachelorette”), Sarah Jane Nader (“Love Thy Nader”), Ekin-Su (“Vanderpump Villa”) and “Project Runway” Season 21 winner Veejay Floresca appear as models in an episode.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch the return of “Project Runway.”
‘Project Runway’ Season 22 release date
“Project Runway” Season 22 premieres on Freeform tonight, July 9, with a two-episode premiere beginning at 9 p.m. ET.
New episodes will continue to air weekly on Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET.
How to watch ‘Project Runway’ for free
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream “Project Runway for free.
DIRECTV is our top pick for watching TV live for free — its five-day free trial has Freeform included in plans including Entertainment, Choice and the MyEntertainment Genre Pack. When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $42.99/month and gain access to over 90 live channels.
If you aren’t ready to commit to a full-on subscription, you can try a Sling Orange Day Pass. Priced at $4.99, you’ll get 24 hours of access to all Sling TV Orange has to offer, including Freeform. Sling also offers weekend and week-long passes for its Orange plan, which offer between three and seven days of access.
Will ‘Project Runway’ be on Hulu?
While you won’t be able to watch “Project Runway” live on Hulu, new episodes will drop on Hulu each Friday morning after airing on Freeform Thursday night.
‘Project Runway’ Season 22 cast:
As noted above, the Season 22 cast is “Project Runway”s largest to date. Joseph McRae returns to the series after coming in 9th place last season.
The season also includes Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Nola; Bao Tranchi from Netflix’s “Next In Fashion” Season 2; and two queens from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 16, Andrew “Plane Jane” Dunayevskiy and Robert “Q” Crone.
Here’s the full cast of “Project Runway” Season 22:
- Aaron Potts
- Andrea Moore
- Andrew Dunayevskiy a.k.a. Plane Jane
- Andriy Volkov
- Anna Molinari
- Bao Tranchi
- Bi Pham
- Bryan Barrientos
- Chloe Magleby
- Dani Bennett
- Elizabeth Shevelev
- Jeffery Kelly Abess
- Jennifer Daniels
- Joseph McRae
- Jude Mikulencak
- Octavius Terry
- Omolara “LRÉ the Artist” Odupita
- R’Bonney Nola
- Robert Crone a.k.a. Q
- Varvara “Bobby” Diakonenkova
- Yangyang Xu
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