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New York.
The relaunch. New host, new mentor, new panel, same Manhattan workroom — the show rebuilt around fresh chairs.
A rhythm worth tracking.
The reboot. Project Runway returns to Bravo with the biggest reset in its history — a new host, a former winner installed as the workroom mentor, and a refreshed judges' table, all in the Manhattan workroom the format was built around. The new creative team finds its chemistry quickly, and the season's argument is that the format survives a full personnel change because the format was always the show. The canon places it at the top of the modern era.
The #09 slot.
Slot #09 of 20 in the Project Runway Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.
3 moments, no spoilers.
- Ep 1 · The reset
The biggest format reset in the show's history lands in the opener. Watch the new host, the new mentor, and the refreshed panel establish the rebooted dynamic.
- Ep 5 · New chemistry
By this stretch the new creative team has found its footing. Notice how the workroom mentor's read differs from the classic era's — a different presence in the same room.
- Ep 10 · Late run
The pre-finale field narrows here. Watch the rebuilt judges' table operate at speed once the new chemistry has settled.