Series synopsis
Nailed It! is an American reality television series that premiered on Netflix on March 9, 2018. It ended on October 5, 2022. It stars Nicole Byer and Jacques Torres.
Home bakers with a terrible track record take a crack at re-creating edible masterpieces for a $10,000 prize. It's part reality contest, part hot mess.
Premise
Home bakers with a terrible track record take a crack at re-creating edible masterpieces for a $10,000 prize. It's part reality contest, part hot mess.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nicole Byer as Self - Host / Judge
- Jacques Torres as Self - Host / Judge
Guest cast
- Matt Walsh as Self - Judge
- Fortune Feimster as Self - Judge
- Gemma Stafford as Self - Judge
- Gabby Douglas as Self - Judge
- Rachel Fong as Self - Judge
- Adam Scott as Self - Judge
- Zac Young as Self - Judge
- Ron Ben-Israel as Self - Judge
- Felicia Day as Self - Judge
- Rosanna Pansino as Self - Judge
- Wayne Brady as Self - Judge
- Sylvia Weinstock as Self - Judge
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 44 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | May 17, 2019 | May 17, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 6 | March 9, 2018 | March 9, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 7 | June 29, 2018 | June 29, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 6 | May 17, 2019 | May 17, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 8 | April 1, 2020 | April 1, 2020 |
| Season 5 | 6 | March 26, 2021 | March 26, 2021 |
| Season 6 | 6 | September 15, 2021 | September 15, 2021 |
| Season 7 | 4 | October 5, 2022 | October 5, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabrina x Nailed it! Challenge | May 17, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Date to Life Mate Under the watchful eyes of an iconic cake designer, contestants decorate complicated cake pops and a bespectacled, three-tiered wedding cake. |
March 9, 2018 |
| 2 |
Fantasyland The bakers do their best to make jelly-filled doughnuts fit for a pirate before tackling an edible tower with a princess on top. |
March 9, 2018 |
| 3 |
Head Under Water Two daunting desserts -- a chocolate-filled "hot tub" and an open-mouthed shark cake -- have the hapless home cooks struggling to stay afloat. |
March 9, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
High Society The contestants raise the bar with two half-baked "high society" challenges: late-night munchie-inspired pancakes and a gravity-defying tea cake. |
June 29, 2018 |
| 2 |
Fictitious and Delicious It's "happily ever after" or bust when the bakers try to make fairy tale cupcake pops, then stack cakes in the form of a majestic unicorn. |
June 29, 2018 |
| 3 |
Tailgate, Failgate The cooks divide and conquer to fill sections of a savory snack stadium before building a cake that looks like a barbecue grill. |
June 29, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Marvel Episode! The bakers summon their not-so-super powers to make Marvel-themed cupcakes with detailed cookie toppers and a daunting "Black Panther" cake. |
May 17, 2019 |
| 2 |
Cake-O-Phobia What's scarier than a cook who can't read a recipe? A trio of creepy-crawly bug cookies and a terrifying clown cake that tastes like cotton candy. |
May 17, 2019 |
| 3 |
Masterpiece or Disasterpiece? The amateur bakers attempt to imitate the masters with gingerbread self-portraits and a sculpted cake replica of Michelangelo's David. |
May 17, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Let's Get Lit Two bookish treats inspired by literature set the bakers up for epic fails: Shakespearean stained-glass window cookies and a pop-up "Moby Dick" cake. |
April 1, 2020 |
| 2 |
The One with the '90s Theme Edible ice cream boom boxes made with liquid nitrogen and a fresh and fly fondant-covered cake? Oh, snap — that sounds like a '90s challenge. |
April 1, 2020 |
| 3 |
Indiana Fails and the Temple of Slop Terror awaits the contestants as they take on two technically demanding desserts: chocolate eggs and a layered sphinx cake, both full of surprises. |
April 1, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
An Ungodly Mess Stacked Greek god statue cupcakes and snake-headed Medusa makeover cakes take Herculean effort and skill — and these awkward results are epic. |
March 26, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Burbank State Fair It's a Ferris wheel of fails as the teams make treats with a state-fair theme — from caramel corn knockdown-doll clowns to roller-coaster cakes. |
March 26, 2021 |
| 3 |
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Cake Baking duos go off the deep end with desserts inspired by the wonders of the ocean, including marine animal mini cakes and enormous edible octopuses. |
March 26, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Im-Paw-sible Cakes A funny, furry pet theme finds the cooks concocting giant exotic-animal cookies, then re-creating Nicole's adorable dog, Clyde, in cake form. |
September 15, 2021 |
| 2 |
Paranormal Pastries The bakers make candy apple aliens and a sculpted Loch Ness monster cake based on mysterious creatures from outer space... and the freshwater depths. |
September 15, 2021 |
| 3 |
C'est Jacques! Treats inspired by "Mr. Chocolate" Jacques Torres include lollipop portraits and a cake spiced with cocoa and cayenne. Mais oui laugh? But of course! |
September 15, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cobra Kai Bake first. Bake hard. Have mercy! The hapless contestants dig deep to make colorful "Cobra Kai" soft pretzels and a Halloween dance fight cake. |
October 5, 2022 |
| 2 |
The Witcher Frosted creature faces and a cake conjured from the world of "The Witcher" beget wicked fails — just as the prophecy foretold. |
October 5, 2022 |
| 3 |
Umbrella Academy Delightfully offbeat treats scream "Umbrella Academy," from a trio of Griddy's Doughnuts action figures to a towering Hazel and Cha-Cha cake. |
October 5, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Netflix |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 9, 2018 |
| Last aired | October 5, 2022 |
| Status | ended |