Lego Masters is a reality show in which teams compete to build the best Lego project. The origin of the show is in Great Britain in 2017, and has been expanded to several more countries. Lego Masters is a format jointly owned by The Lego Group and Endemol Shine Group.
Editions
Great Britain
Germany
Lego Masters Germany was broadcast by RTL. The first season premiered sunday 18 November 2018 and ended sunday 9 December 2018. In each of the four stand-alone episodes, four duos competed. Each episode included two challenges. After the first 2-3 hour challenge, one of the teams dropped out and the other three competed in the second 6-10 hour challenge for the win in the episode. The series was presented by German presenterOliver Geissen. Judges were senior Lego developer Juliane Aufdembrink and designprofessor Paolo Tumminelli.. Every episode another German TV personality announced the challenges and assisted the judges: comedianLutz van der Horst, football personality Reiner Calmund and dancerJoachim Llambi. Contestants include notable 'LEGO Community' members such as Christoph Helfenbein from Lego-website , Claus-Marc Hahn from , Johann Irl and Roland Bachmaier from and father and son Wolfgang and Marcel Diaz from YouTube channel Spacebricks. One of the competing duos was from german-speaking Austria. In January 2020 the casting for the second season started.
A :nl:LEGO Masters NL/BE|Dutch version of Lego Masters with participants from The Netherlands and Belgium premiered 11 April 2020 on RTL4 in The Netherlands and on VTM in Belgium. The series is presented by the Dutch Ruben Nicolai and Belgian Kürt Rogiers. The judge is senior Lego developer Bas Brederode, who is originally from the Netherlands but currently lives in Billund, Denmark with his family.
United States
An American version of the show is made for Fox by Fox Alternative Entertainment. It premiered February 5, 2020, and is hosted by actor Will Arnett, who also serves as executive producer. The judges, “brickmasters”, were Amy Corbett and Jamie Berard. Contestants include notable 'LEGO Community' members Iceberg Bricks and Boone Langston, both of whom established a fanbase online prior to being cast in the show. A second season has been ordered by Fox.