在全新一季的節目中，全國最優秀的鑄刀匠將進行正面對決，比賽項目包括維京人的戰斧到日本武士刀、印度虎爪。每次比賽都會有新的武器誕生，也有每周不同的四位參賽者，他們將用雙手證明他們可以鑄煉出最棒的武器，並接受評審測試。在分秒必爭的比賽過程中，鑄刀匠不僅要展現精湛的手工技巧，也必須發揮智慧和決斷力，賭上名譽。比賽採回合淘汰制，參賽者使用現場提供的工具，分階段鑄造武器不同的部分，並交由公正不阿的武器專家們評審。每個回合在緊迫的時間壓力下，都是一次驚心動魄的艱鉅任務，最後的冠軍將贏得一萬美元的獎金，並獲得千錘百鍊冠軍的頭銜。
On this all-new competition show, the best bladed weapon-makers in the country go head-to-head building everything from Viking battle axes to Samurai swords to Indian claw daggers. There will be new weapons and contestants every week, and stunning tests of their creations. In each stand-alone episode, four new contestants battle it out in a quest to prove they can build a particular weapon better than anyone else--and they're doing it by hand. This is the show that turns the craftsmanship, legend and excitement of weapons-building into an against-the-clock battle of wits, resourcefulness, and ingenuity. Contestants compete over a series of elimination challenges using the "garage" of tools provided. Each challenge centers on fabricating a component of the overall weapon. Judged by an esteemed panel of unimpeachable weapons experts, the race to create the episode's weapon of choice is a journey through weapon history under Mission Impossible time constraints with an explosive finale. The winner leaves with $10,000 cash and the coveted title of "Forged in Fire Champion".
