Craftopia

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Craftopia
Craftopia logo.png
Genre Reality competition
Created byRhett Bachner
Brien Meagher
Presented by Lauren Riihimaki
Judges
  • Toya Moore-Broyles
  • James Worsham
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerRhett Bachner
Production company B17 Entertainment
Original release
Network HBO Max
ReleaseMay 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) 
November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)

Craftopia is an American reality streaming television series that premiered on HBO Max on May 27, 2020. [1] In October 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. [2] In August 2022, the series was cancelled. [3]

Contents

Premise

Craftopia is a youth-oriented crafting competition, with the contestants' ages ranging from 9 to 15. Contestants are given challenges to create different items within a time period. Before each challenge, the contestants race to fill their carts up with materials from the "store", and then work to craft different creations based on the given instructions. The goal is to build what the judges consider the best creation overall in order to bring home the "Craftrophia and $5,000".

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 12May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)November 26, 2020 (2020-11-26)
2 8October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)

Season 1 (2020)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
11"It's My Party and I'll Craft If I Want To"May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
22"Petopia"May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
33"If The Shoe Fits, Craft It"May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
44"The Right Stuffed"May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
55"It's Lit"May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
66"New Backpack, Who Dis?"May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
77"Treecycled"May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
88"It's Party Slime"May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
99"Craftenstein's Monster"October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)
1010"Nightmare on Craft Street"October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)
1111"Merry Craftmas!"November 26, 2020 (2020-11-26)
1212"Craft the Halls"November 26, 2020 (2020-11-26)

Season 2 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date [4]
131"Candy Couture"October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)
142"Bow-Wow Ween"October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)
153"Scary Delicious"October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)
164"Pumpkin to Talk About"October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07)
175"Make It Train"November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
186"Holiday on Wheels"November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
197"Totally Tree-ifying"November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
208"Hat’s That"November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)

Production

The show was produced by B17 Entertainment, a subsidiary of Industrial Media, and hosted Lauren Riihimaki, better known as LaurDIY. The series was first announced in October 2019. [5] In April 2020, it was confirmed that Craftopia would launch alongside the streaming service HBO Max on May 27, 2020. [6]

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