Project Runway is officially back for season 21. The iconic fashion competition series made its grand return on July 31 with a special two-episode premiere on Freeform (and yes, it's also streaming on Hulu and Disney+ for those of us who prefer binge mode).

The Gist: Klum is indeed back as host, seven years after she and Tim Gunn left the show to produce and star in Making The Cut on Prime Video. However, Gunn wasn’t asked to return alongside Klum; former Runway winner Christian Siriano remains in the mentor role (he did double duty as host and mentor for the past couple of seasons).

The supermodel and executive producer Michael Rucker discuss their homecomings to the series, the dynamic cast and why Christian Siriano remained as the designer’s mentor with the network shift.