Crave Reveals Trailer and Celebrity Guest Judges for PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA
– Industry icons and insiders Lauren Chan, Ken Downing, Mei Pang, Kirk Pickersgill, Christian Siriano, Kyle Smith, Jason Wu, and Patrick Ta, deliver expertise and verdicts as guest judges – – PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA premieres November 14 on Crave –
TORONTO (October 21, 2025) – Crave announced today the lineup of guest judges joining Coco Rocha, Jeanne Beker, and Spencer Badu on the judging panel to help find Canada’s Next Great Designer. Also revealed today is the PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA trailer, offering fans a first look at mentor Aurora James in the workroom and what the season has in store.
Featuring a wide array of fashion and beauty experts and entrepreneurs, the guest judges appearing throughout this season of PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA are:
- Lauren Chan – Model and TV personality
- Ken Downing – Creative Director of Halston and Chief Creative Officer of Xcel Brands
- Mei Pang – Avante-garde beauty creator and model
- Kirk Pickersgill – Co-founder and designer of fashion line, Greta Constantine
- Christian Siriano – Award-winning CFDA fashion designer, winner of PROJECT RUNWAY Season 4, and mentor on PROJECT RUNWAY Seasons 17-21
- Kyle Smith – The NFL’s first-ever fashion editor, stylist
- Patrick Ta – Sought-after makeup artist and owner of PATRICK TA BEAUTY
- Jason Wu – Celebrated fashion designer
As was recently announced, PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA premieres on Crave on Friday, Nov. 14, with new episodes streaming Fridays until the finale on Jan. 16. The PROJECT RUNWAY format is licensed for Canada from Fremantle. Spyglass Media Group owns the format for PROJECT RUNWAY.
The designers competing on PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA are:
PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA is produced by Bell Media Studios. Jennifer Couke and Michelle Crespi are Executive Producers. Coco Rocha also serves as Executive Producer. Charles Falzon, Dean Emeritus, The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University, is Executive Producer. Nicholas Vasil is Series Producer. For Bell Media and Crave, Justin Stockman is Executive Producer; Danielle Pearson is Senior Production Executive; Rachel Goldstein-Couto is Head of Development; Heather Williamson is Senior Development Executive, Media Content Development; Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production; and Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager. Justin Stockman is Vice President, Content Development & Programming for Bell Media; and Dave Daigle is Vice President, Local TV, Radio & Bell Media Studios. For Fremantle, Michela Di Mondo is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, and Nadia Paulos is Vice President, Distribution Operations.
About Crave
Crave is the largest Canadian-owned streamer delivering an unparalleled content offering with HBO and Max Originals, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, and iconic series including FRIENDS, THE OFFICE, and more. It also boasts an ever-growing and globally renowned slate of English and French original series. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Prime Video Channels, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, select LG Smart TVs, PlayStation, Roku, select Samsung Smart TVs, and Xbox One. It’s also available through participating service providers across ten, 24-hour High Definition linear and on-demand channels. Crave is from Bell Media, Canada’s leading media and entertainment company. Visit our website at Crave.ca.
About Bell Media Original Programming
Bell Media has commissioned some of Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed English and French original programming, working with the best Canadian independent producers and global content powerhouses. Scripted series commissioned by CTV include SULLIVAN’S CROSSING, SIGHT UNSEEN, CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING, and ACTING GOOD; with unscripted series THE TRAITORS CANADA, MASTERCHEF CANADA, and record-breaking Canadian format THE AMAZING RACE CANADA; as well as quiz series BATTLE OF THE GENERATIONS. Crave Originals include hit series LETTERKENNY, SHORESY, THE TRADES, LATE BLOOMER, THE OFFICE MOVERS, and CANADA’S DRAG RACE; award-winning drama LITTLE BIRD; docuseries BILLIONNAIRE MURDERS, THUNDER BAY, and THE REBUILD: Inside the Montreal Canadiens; as well as dozens of acclaimed feature documentaries. Bell Media’s factual series and franchises include HIGHWAY THRU HELL, FORENSIC FACTOR, and MY PET ATE WHAT!?. Bell Media also distributes a slate of original scripted and unscripted series, including LATE BLOOMER, THE OFFICE MOVERS, MARK MCKINNEY NEEDS A HOBBY, EVOLVING VEGAN, THE MIGHTIEST, and more. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. Learn more at www.BellMedia.ca.
About Fremantle
Fremantle is a leading global creator, producer and distributor of some of the world’s most successful content across Entertainment, Drama & Film, and Documentaries.
Amplifying local stories on a global scale, Fremantle produces and delivers premium, multi-genre IP across the 28 territories it has a presence in. Fremantle is a proudly independent group of content creators, and home to some of the biggest entertainment formats, compelling international dramas, award-winning films and high-quality documentaries.
From Got Talent to My Brilliant Friend, Family Feud to Poor Things, Mussolini: Son of the Century to It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, Too Hot To Handle to Big Mood, Maxton Hall to Idols, and Maria to The Zelensky Story, our focus is simple – Fremantle creates and delivers irresistible entertainment.
Fremantle also represents world-leading digital and branded entertainment, with more than 550 million fans and 390 billion views for its standout content across all platforms. Fremantle’s Global Channels unit consists of more than 20 FAST channels worldwide, including BUZZR, Rig TV, and Baywatch.
Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, streaming, content and digital, itself a division of the international media, services, and education company Bertelsmann.
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