The Circle – aka one of the best new reality series of recent years – has finally launched across the pond on Netflix.
The US version of the show, which sees a number of contestants share a building and communicate only through a social media platform, kicked off as we welcomed in 2020.
You can now get a look at who is appearing – and attempting to win a jackpot of $100,000 – below:
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Among them are Chris and Samantha, who will both be playing as themselves. Also playing are Karyn, posing as a made-up character called Mercedeze, and Seaburn, who is pretending to be his girlfriend Rebecca.
Well, the latter is a formula that has worked out well before.
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The US version, hosted by Michelle Buteau (above) and streaming over three weeks, has already been filmed in the same block of flats in Manchester as the UK version. There are also Brazilian and French versions in the pipeline.
The second series of the UK version finished a few months ago, with Paddy Smyth crowned the players' champion while Tim Wilson was declared the public's winner.
The Circle airs on Netflix in the US. The UK version airs on Channel 4.
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