Hot Set
Overview
Hot Set is an American reality television game show on the Syfy cable network in which a group of production artists compete against each other to create movie sets. Ben Mankiewicz serves as the show's host, with judges being Curt Beech, Lilly Kilvert, and Barry Robison.
Each week, the artists must build a "hot set", that tests their artistry and techniques to create a fully functioning film set to match a theme over the course of 3 days, using a budget of $15,000. The first two days allows for concept design and building, a third day of filming and judging. The judges then have the opportunity to look at the sets from afar and up close. One artist will be deemed the winner, receiving a cash reward of $10,000.
Episodes
Aubra vs. Craig: In the premiere episode of Hot Set, the competition pits two Hollywood production designers against each other in a head-to-head battle to conceive, design and build a movie set for an astronaut...
S01E02 Alien Queen
Greg vs. Carlos: Two production designers go head to head in a challenge to build a film-ready throne room for a gorgeous but brutal alien queen.
S01E03 Android Bordello
Kim vs. Carl: Two production designers go head to head in a challenge to build a film-ready set for three futuristic android dancers.
S01E04 Down the Rabbit Hole
Thomas vs. Brandy: Two production designers are challenged to create an original set inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It's a shape-shifting, forced-perspective challenge in which the set has to create the illusion that Alice...
S01E05 Basement of Horrors
Charlotte vs. Roger: Two production designers go head to head in a Halloween-esque challenge to build a serial killer's secret lair.
S01E06 Super Villain's Lair
Carol vs. Tudor: Two production designers go head to head in a challenge to build a film-ready super villain's lair where a secret agent is trapped in a death machine.