| 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 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Rhett Bachner |
| Production company | B17 Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO Max |
| Release | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) – November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) |
Craftopia is an American reality television series that premiered on HBO Max on May 27, 2020. In October 2020, the series was renewed for a second season. In August 2022, the series was cancelled.
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
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 12 | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) | November 26, 2020 (2020-11-26) | |
| 2 | 8 | October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07) | November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) | |
Season 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "It's My Party and I'll Craft If I Want To" | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) |
| 2 | 2 | "Petopia" | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) |
| 3 | 3 | "If The Shoe Fits, Craft It" | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) |
| 4 | 4 | "The Right Stuffed" | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) |
| 5 | 5 | "It's Lit" | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) |
| 6 | 6 | "New Backpack, Who Dis?" | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) |
| 7 | 7 | "Treecycled" | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) |
| 8 | 8 | "It's Party Slime" | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) |
| 9 | 9 | "Craftenstein's Monster" | October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22) |
| 10 | 10 | "Nightmare on Craft Street" | October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22) |
| 11 | 11 | "Merry Craftmas!" | November 26, 2020 (2020-11-26) |
| 12 | 12 | "Craft the Halls" | November 26, 2020 (2020-11-26) |
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Candy Couture" | October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07) |
| 14 | 2 | "Bow-Wow Ween" | October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07) |
| 15 | 3 | "Scary Delicious" | October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07) |
| 16 | 4 | "Pumpkin to Talk About" | October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07) |
| 17 | 5 | "Make It Train" | November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) |
| 18 | 6 | "Holiday on Wheels" | November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) |
| 19 | 7 | "Totally Tree-ifying" | November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) |
| 20 | 8 | "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. In April 2020, it was confirmed that Craftopia would launch alongside the streaming service HBO Max on May 27, 2020.
References
- Elfring, Max (May 20, 2020). "HBO Max: Every Show Available On Launch Day". GameSpot.
- White, Peter (October 14, 2020). "HBO Max Renews 'Craftopia' For Season 2, Brings In Adult Contestants & Adds Holiday Specials". Deadline Hollywood.
- Shaw, Lucas (August 8, 2022). "Why HBO Max Spent $130 Million to Shelve 'Batgirl' and 'Scoob 2'". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- "Shows A-Z – Craftopia on HBO Max". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- Petski, Denise (October 9, 2019). "HBO Max Orders Kids Competition Series 'Karma' & 'Craftopia' hosted by Michelle Khare & Lauren Riihimaki". Deadline Hollywood.
- Adalian, Josef (April 21, 2020). "HBO Max Announces May 27 Launch Date". Vulture.com.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 24, 2022)
- Craftopia at IMDb
- 2020 American television series debuts
- 2020s American children's television series
- 2020s American reality television series
- 2021 American television series endings
- American children's reality television series
- Arts and crafts television series
- American English-language television shows
- HBO Max original programming
- Television series about children
- American television series about teenagers