‘Great British Baking Show’ 2025: Premiere Date & First Trailer Revealed

The famous tent is about to open once again for a new set of budding bakers as The Great British Baking Show prepares for its next season of kitchen showdowns, playful banter, and Paul Hollywood handshakes.

After 34-year-old pediatric nurse Georgie Grasso walked away with the title last season, 12 more wannabe bakers will be hoping to achieve similar success this year over several weeks of Signature, Technical, and Showstopper challenges.

Read on below for everything we know about the highly anticipated Collection 13 of The Great British Baking Show.

Is there a trailer for Great British Baking Show Collection 13?

Yes! First, the show’s U.K. broadcaster, Channel 4, dropped a teaser video on August 14, confirming the hit show would be back on our screens soon. The promo didn’t give anything away in terms of contestants or what viewers might see on the upcoming season. Instead, comedian Joe Wilkinson narrated an animated video playing off the Big Bang concept, with a specific baking twist.

“Once there was nothing. Absolutely nothing. Then a twinkle, a floury sprinkle. An abakening, if you will,” Wilkinson says in the voice-over as animated versions of hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond appear on-screen. Judge Prue Leith is also spotted with her trademark hairstyle and glasses on a cartoon sun.

The video ends on a close-up of an eye before zooming out to reveal Hollywood standing in the kitchen. “Once there was nothing, then there was Bake Off,” Wilkinson concludes.

A full trailer was released on August 21. The cast is seen arriving in the tent as a narrator teases that the competition this year “is like no other.” Some successes and failures from the upcoming season are also seen. Check it out above.

When does The Great British Baking Show Collection 13 premiere?

The show premieres in the U.K. as The Great British Bake Off on Tuesday, September 2, and will debut on Netflix as The Great British Baking Show on Friday, September 5.

The full season will have 10, hour-long episodes. One will air each week, leading up to the November 7 finale.

Who are The Great British Baking Show Collection 13 contestants?

This year’s contestants range in age from 23 to 59, and come from a wide variety of backgrounds. You can see them here.

Who are the hosts and judges?

As confirmed in the teaser trailer, Fielding and Hammond will return to the tent to host all the action, while Hollywood and Leith will once again be judging the weird and wonderful creations.

Rumors had been rampant in recent months that Leith was set to leave the show, but the South African-British restaurateur has confirmed she will be back and has no plans to leave.

(Credit: Courtesy of Netflix)

Addressing the speculation on the British talk show Lorraine last month, Leith said, “This is because I stopped doing [the celebrity version], I don’t do the Stand Up To Cancer one anymore. I stopped doing that last year because I just hadn’t had a holiday in the summer for eight years.”

“I’ve only given up the celebrity, I haven’t given up,” she continued. “I still do the Great American Bake Off, which we’re filming at the moment. I still do The Great British Bake Off, which, of course, I love.”

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The Great British Baking Show, Collection 13 Premiere, Friday, September 5, Netflix