Blown Away (2019)

Genre

reality

Country

Canada

Length

4 seasons, 40 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Ten glassblowers compete in challenges testing their artistic and technical skill. A host and a chief judge oversee the contests with the winner receiving a cash prize and an artist residency.

competitivecreativeskill-focusedintensefast-pacedartisanaltense

What happens

Blown Away is a Canadian reality glassblowing competition television series that premiered on the Canadian channel Makeful before a subsequent release on the streaming platform Netflix. The 10-episode first season was released on July 12, 2019. The series is filmed in Canada and is produced by Marblemedia. Casting for a second season was announced in November 2019. Season 2 was released on Netflix in January 2021. A four-episode Christmas series was released in November 2021. Season 3 premiered on July 22, 2022. Season 4 premiered on March 8, 2024. The contestants on the show are 10 glassblowers. Katherine Gray, an artist and associate professor at California State University, San Bernardino, is the chief judge. Nick Uhas, a former Big Brother USA contestant and science YouTuber, hosted the show for its first three seasons. Hunter March became the host for season 4. The winner receives a prize package worth the equivalent of $60,000, including an artist residency at the Corning Museum of Glass. The first season was filmed in a converted warehouse in Hamilton, Ontario, a facility that was "custom-built to accommodate 10 glass blowers working simultaneously". Industry experts from the Craft and Design Glass Studio at Sheridan College, Pilchuck Glass School, and the Corning Museum of Glass consulted the producers during the construction of the facility and provided advice and evaluation to the contestants each round. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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