Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge is a competition series featuring ten aspiring creature creators competing to out-imagine one another in a series of challenges showcasing the fascinating process behind creature building, from conceptual design to sculpting, fabricating and mechanization. They are tasked to build everything from mechanical characters to whimsical beasts, from hand puppets to large-scale theatrical creatures, bringing high-end inanimate creature designs to life, mastering the balance between realism and fantasy. The contestants compete for prizes worth $100,000 including the opportunity for the job of a lifetime - a contract working at the world-renowned Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.