Craftopia | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Created by | Rhett Bachner Brien Meagher |
Presented by | Lauren Riihimaki |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Executive producer | Rhett Bachner |
Production company | B17 Entertainment |
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Network | HBO Max |
Release | May 27, 2020 – November 18, 2021 |
Craftopia is an American reality 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]
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".
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 12 | May 27, 2020 | November 26, 2020 | |
2 | 8 | October 7, 2021 | November 18, 2021 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "It's My Party and I'll Craft If I Want To" | May 27, 2020 |
2 | 2 | "Petopia" | May 27, 2020 |
3 | 3 | "If The Shoe Fits, Craft It" | May 27, 2020 |
4 | 4 | "The Right Stuffed" | May 27, 2020 |
5 | 5 | "It's Lit" | May 27, 2020 |
6 | 6 | "New Backpack, Who Dis?" | May 27, 2020 |
7 | 7 | "Treecycled" | May 27, 2020 |
8 | 8 | "It's Party Slime" | May 27, 2020 |
9 | 9 | "Craftenstein's Monster" | October 22, 2020 |
10 | 10 | "Nightmare on Craft Street" | October 22, 2020 |
11 | 11 | "Merry Craftmas!" | November 26, 2020 |
12 | 12 | "Craft the Halls" | November 26, 2020 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [4] |
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13 | 1 | "Candy Couture" | October 7, 2021 |
14 | 2 | "Bow-Wow Ween" | October 7, 2021 |
15 | 3 | "Scary Delicious" | October 7, 2021 |
16 | 4 | "Pumpkin to Talk About" | October 7, 2021 |
17 | 5 | "Make It Train" | November 18, 2021 |
18 | 6 | "Holiday on Wheels" | November 18, 2021 |
19 | 7 | "Totally Tree-ifying" | November 18, 2021 |
20 | 8 | "Hat’s That" | November 18, 2021 |
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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