The Circle
2020 · TV Series · TV-MA · 50 min · ★ 6.8 · 76% critics
In this social experiment competition, strangers live apart and communicate only through a social app, trying to climb the rankings for a $100,000 prize. As they flirt, form friendships, and sometimes pretend to be someone else, status and strategy collide in surprising ways.
Also known as The Circle (US) · The Circle US · The Cercle Etats Unis
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Streaming on Netflix.
78 hours to watch · 90 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2020–2024
- Release date
- 2020-01-01
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (98 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a surprisingly heartfelt, funny reality competition built on social-media strategy and catfishing, with plenty to binge; Not for you if you hate cringe, slow stretches, or staged vibes like some viewers noted.
Pros: addictive binge-watch; warm, engaging cast; fun social strategy | Cons: early cringe; dragged-out segments; can feel staged
Themes
- game show
- social network
- hidden identity
- catfishing
- reality competition
Cast & crew
Michelle Buteau
as Self - Host
- BC
Brian Clark
as Self - Contestant
- BB
Billie-Jean Blackett
as Self - Contestant
- MA
Marvin Achi
as Self - Contestant
- TH
Tom Houghton
as Self - Contestant
- OT
Oliver Twixt
as Self - Contestant
Brett Robinson
as Self - Contestant
Xanthi Perdikomatis
as Self - Contestant
- TL
Tasia Lesley
as Self - Contestant
- RS
Raven Sutton
as Self - Contestant
Directed by Tom Lowry, Quinn Saunders
Episodes7 seasons · 90 episodes
Season 112 episodes
- S1E1Hello, Circle64mNetflix
- S1E2Face-to-Face50mNetflix
- S1E3There's a Catfish Among Us44mNetflix
- S1E4Planting Doubt46mNetflix
- S1E5Sliding into DMs49mNetflix
- S1E6Anonymous Trolling45mNetflix
- S1E7Picking Teams53mNetflix
- S1E8The Player I'm Saving Is ...49mNetflix
- S1E9Instant Block46mNetflix
- S1E10Declare Your Rival47mNetflix
- S1E11The Last Rating42mNetflix
- S1E12Finale56mNetflix
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1Back and More Savage Than Ever58mNetflix
- S2E2Alliances Are Formed51mNetflix
- S2E3Bye, Bye, Bye!45mNetflix
- S2E4Lines Are Drawn52mNetflix
- S2E5Snake in the Grass53mNetflix
- S2E6A Love Triangle50mNetflix
- S2E7Friend Zoned....45mNetflix
- S2E8Damage Control50mNetflix
- S2E9A New Twist56mNetflix
- S2E10Campaigning to Win53mNetflix
- S2E11The Master Plan47mNetflix
- S2E12The Last Blocking48mNetflix
- S2E13And the Winner Is...50mNetflix
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1Circle, Did You Miss Me?60mNetflix
- S3E2A New Twist60mNetflix
- S3E3Identity Theft56mNetflix
- S3E4A Flirtatious Alliance53mNetflix
- S3E5The Real Michelle54mNetflix
- S3E6A New Member of the Wolfpack54mNetflix
- S3E7Shock Blocking52mNetflix
- S3E8Full Out War47mNetflix
- S3E9Ghostbusting & Catfishing57mNetflix
- S3E10A Circle Divided46mNetflix
- S3E11Choosing Sides54mNetflix
- S3E12The Final Stretch62mNetflix
- S3E13Finale55mNetflix
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1A Spicy Start57mNetflix
- S4E2Cake Me As I Am55mNetflix
- S4E390's Party Surprise51mNetflix
- S4E4Nobody Is Safe56mNetflix
- S4E5Goodbye My Friends54mNetflix
- S4E6All Is Fair in Circle War53mNetflix
- S4E7The Party Divide49mNetflix
- S4E8Circle Cyber Attack54mNetflix
- S4E9Trust Is Tested54mNetflix
- S4E10A Plea for Survival47mNetflix
- S4E11Throw to the Wolves50mNetflix
- S4E12Just When You Thought You Were Safe53mNetflix
- S4E13A Winner Is Crowned60mNetflix
Season 513 episodes
- S5E1Single and Ready to Mingle55mNetflix
- S5E2An Unlikely Team Emerges50mNetflix
- S5E3I Can't Believe I Just Sent That…53mNetflix
- S5E4Who to Save?46mNetflix
- S5E5Hi Old Friend49mNetflix
- S5E6A Desperate Alliance51mNetflix
- S5E7Glam Party Twist52mNetflix
- S5E8An F-Boy Is Exposed60mNetflix
- S5E9Return of the Inner Circle46mNetflix
- S5E10The Hunt for the Hacker51mNetflix
- S5E11Circle Power Couple54mNetflix
- S5E12A Brutal Blocking50mNetflix
- S5E13Finale64mNetflix
Season 613 episodes
- S6E1New City Who Dis?56mNetflix
- S6E2Bro Code48mNetflix
- S6E3I'm Only Human…or Am I?46mNetflix
- S6E4Spot the Bot43mNetflix
- S6E5Portrait Pitfalls47mNetflix
- S6E6That DM Slide50mNetflix
- S6E7Ride or Die54mNetflix
- S6E8Who Ordered the Sacrificial Lamb?50mNetflix
- S6E9Naughty or Nice51mNetflix
- S6E10A Deadly Deadlock50mNetflix
- S6E11It's Giving Sus45mNetflix
- S6E12A Final Power Move47mNetflix
- S6E13Finale60mNetflix
Season 713 episodes
- S7E1The Disruption Begins61mNetflix
- S7E2It's MY Party…55mNetflix
- S7E3Battle of the Influencers56mNetflix
- S7E4Press to Impress48mNetflix
- S7E5Circle Wedding Crashers49mNetflix
- S7E6Reading Between the Lines49mNetflix
- S7E7Dawn of the Circle Dead48mNetflix
- S7E8Gloating Around47mNetflix
- S7E9Help! I'm Drowning61mNetflix
- S7E10A Circle Trilogy52mNetflix
- S7E11Incoming Call56mNetflix
- S7E12It's Giving Season42mNetflix
- S7E13The Grand Finale54mNetflix