Fall is officially here, which means the leaves are changing, football is back, pumpkin spice is everywhere, and, most importantly, it is time to return to the tent. “The Great British Baking Show” returns for Series 17 in the United Kingdom (where it is known as “The Great British Bake Off”) on Tuesday, Sept. 22, which means that the confusingly titled Collection 14 will debut stateside on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 via Netflix. This season, 12 new amateurs will compete across 10 weeks of increasingly ambitious bakes, and all of the gentle chaos that has made the series one of television’s most comforting traditions. There will also be a new face joining the fun this season, as Nigella Lawson replaces longtime judge Prue Leith. You can watch the series exclusively with a subscription to Netflix.

How to watch ‘The Great British Baking Show’ Collection 14

• When: Premieres Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, at 3:01 a.m. ET
• TV: Netflix
• Stream: Watch with a subscription to Netflix.
• From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to a VPN.

Everything you need to know about ‘The Great British Baking Show’ Collection 14

When will ‘The Great British Baking Show’ Collection 14 episodes stream?

The Great British Baking Show Collection 14 will premiere on Netflix at 3:01 a.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 25. Unlike some Netflix reality shows that arrive in large batches, “The Great British Baking Show” will continue its traditional weekly release schedule, with a new episode arriving every Friday throughout the 10-week competition. The episodes premiere on Channel 4 in the U.K. on Tuesday nights, so if you want to keep each week’s theme and results a surprise, make sure you are careful on social media.

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Why watch ‘The Great British Baking Show’ Collection 14 on Netflix?

Netflix is the exclusive streaming home of “The Great British Baking Show” in the United States, so if you want to spend your fall Fridays watching bakers panic over proving drawers, collapsing cakes, and soggy bottoms, you will need a Netflix subscription. If you do subscribe, you will also have access to Netflix’s full library of original series, movies, documentaries, reality shows, and comedy specials, but most importantly, a baker’s dozen of past “Bake Off” seasons, plus other shows from the expanded “GBBO” cinematic universe, like “The Great British Baking Show: Holidays,” “Great British Baking Show: Juniors,” and “The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals.”

But, at least for the next 10 Fridays, it will be difficult to find anything quite as comforting as a big white tent full of people apologizing to each other while frantically assembling pastries.

Can you watch ‘The Great British Baking Show’ Collection 14 for free?

Unfortunately, no, you can’t. Currently, Netflix does not offer free trials of any kind to new or returning subscribers in the United States (although, that might be changing soon). The cheapest way to watch the service is with a subscription to its ad-supported plan, which costs $9 per month.

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What you need to know about ‘The Great British Baking Show’ Collection 14?

“The Great British Baking Show” returns to its familiar white tent with 12 new amateur bakers hoping to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Nigella Lawson through 10 weeks of cakes, breads, biscuits, pastries, and whatever exotic baking themes the production can come up with.

Each week, the bakers will face three challenges. The Signature gives them an opportunity to put their own spin on a familiar bake, the Technical asks them to recreate a recipe with very little instruction, and the Showstopper requires them to create something elaborate enough that you will inevitably wonder how any normal person could possibly make it in the allotted time.

One baker will earn the title of Star Baker each week, while another will be sent home until just three remain for the finale. But, as always, the competition is only part of what makes the series special. “The Great British Baking Show” remains one of the rare reality competitions where contestants seem genuinely happy to help each other, judges can be critical without being cruel, and a tray of slightly underbaked biscuits can somehow feel like the most important thing happening in the world for 60 minutes.

Collection 14 will look slightly different behind the judging table, as Lawson joins the series following Prue Leith’s departure after nine seasons. Lawson will judge alongside Paul Hollywood, who has been with the franchise since its very first season. Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond will once again serve as hosts, providing moral support, questionable jokes, and exactly the sort of distractions that every baker needs when they have 37 seconds left to finish decorating an eight-layer cake.

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The Great British Bake Off

August 29, 2017

Britain’s best amateur bakers compete in the iconic white tent - all united in their aim to prove their baking skills and impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.