Tyra Banks Returns to “Project Runway” as a Recurring Judge for Season 22: Watch the Trailer (Exclusive)
Tyra Banks Returns to “Project Runway” as a Recurring Judge for Season 22: Watch the Trailer (Exclusive)
Catherine SantinoThu, June 18, 2026 at 12:15 PM UTC
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Tyra Banks, Christian Siriano, Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia, Law Roach.Credit: Disney/Rankin -
Tyra Banks will return to Project Runway as a recurring judge in season 22, which premieres July 9
The former America's Next Top Model host previously appeared as a guest judge in season 21
Last month, the series unveiled its lineup of 22 designers for its biggest season to date
Tyra Banks is returning to Project Runway.
On Thursday, June 18, Hulu released the official trailer for the 22nd season of the fashion design competition series. Banks makes an appearance in the clip alongside judges Heidi Klum, Law Roach and Nina Garcia, and season 4 winner Christian Siriano, who returns as mentor.
The former America's Next Top Model host previously appeared on Project Runway as a guest judge in season 21.
Last month, the series unveiled its lineup of 22 designers for its biggest season to date. Season 22 debuts in the evening on July 9 on Freeform and will stream shortly after on Hulu and Disney+, followed by weekly airings.
Guest judges include Ciara, Fausto Puglisi, Ice Spice, Iman, Kiernan Shipka, Niecy Nash, Nina Dobrev, Sergio Hudson, Willy Chavarria and Winnie Harlow. The season will feature cameos from Becca Bloom, Hannah Berner, The Devil Wears Prada 2 costume designer Molly Rogers, Nara Smith, Nicky Campbell and Paige DeSorbo.
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Tyra Banks.Credit: Disney/Rankin
The Dancing with the Stars cast is also set to hit the catwalk, with appearances from Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Emma Slater, Ezra Sosa, Britt Stewart and Julianne Hough.
Plus, stars from Hulu's Get Real universe, Charity Lawson (The Bachelorette), Sarah Jane Nader (Love Thy Nader), Ekin-Su (Vanderpump Villa) and Project Runway season 21 winner Veejay Floresca will also appear as models in an episode this season.
The announcement comes after Banks claimed in a lawsuit that her portrayal in Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Modelis defamatory and was edited to support a false narrative. She is asking for a jury trial to determine the "appropriate" amount she should receive in damages, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
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The supermodel is also claiming that only about 16 minutes of her lengthy interview was used in the docuseries, and that the clips were "stripped of context and reassembled to support a false and defamatory narrative unrelated to what she actually expressed."
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