The Circle (TV series)
| The Circle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality |
| Creative director(s) | Tim Harcourt |
| Presented by |
Maya Jama Alice Levine |
| Narrated by | Sophie Willan |
| Theme music composer | Patrizio Knight |
| Opening theme | "The Circle Theme (Extended)"[1][2] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Tim Harcout Daisy Lilly Toni Ireland Cam de la Huerta Martin Oxley |
| Camera setup | Fixed rig |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Studio Lambert[3] |
| Distributor | All3Media[3] |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 18 September 2018 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Circle is a British reality television show, produced by Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group which launched on Channel 4 on 18 September 2018, the series aired for 21 days and concluded with the live final on 8 October 2018. The show bills itself as a game based around social media, with the concept that "anyone can be anyone in The Circle". It is hosted by Maya Jama and Alice Levine, and has been compared to Big Brother in format.[4][5]
The series was won by 26-year-old Internet comedian Alex Hobern, who had played the game claiming to be a 25-year-old woman called Kate, using photos of his real-life girlfriend Millie. Hobern also won the "viewers champion" for an additional £25,000, claiming £75,000 in total.
Format
The show's contestants, or "players", all move into a refurbished block of flats in London. However, the contestants will never meet face-to-face during the course of the competition, as they will each live in their own individual flat. They will communicate solely using their profiles on a specially-designed app, giving them the ability to portray themselves in any way they choose.[4][5][6]
Throughout the show, the contestants will "rate" one another based on who they like and dislike. The highest rated players will become "influencers", while all the rest of the players will be at risk to being chosen to be "blocked" (eliminated) by the influencers. After a player is blocked, they are given the opportunity to meet a fellow player in person. During the final, the contestants rate each other one final time, where the highest rated player wins the series and receives a £50,000 cash prize.[6][5] The viewers also get to choose their "viewers champion" out of the finalists, with the winner of this receiving £25,000.
Contestants
The contestants taking part in the series were revealed on 18 September 2018.[7]
| Name | Age | Hometown | Playing as | Entered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Freeman | 40 | Newcastle | Herself, but a doctor | Episode 1 | Blocked (Episode 2) |
| Mitchell Palmer | 22 | Norfolk | Himself | Episode 1 | Blocked (Episode 4) |
| Sinead Edwards | 22 | South Wales | "Christopher", a 65-year-old retired antiques dealer | Episode 3 | Blocked (Episode 6) |
| Aiden Bradbury | 19 | Wakefield | Herself | Episode 1 | Blocked (Episode 6) |
| Genelle Perkins | 31 | London | Herself, but not revealing that she's a mother | Episode 1 | Walked (Episode 10) |
| Hannah Rosie Steadman | 27 | London | Herself | Episode 8 | Blocked (Episode 10) |
| Ryan Gooding | 28 | Ipswich | Himself | Episode 6 | Blocked (Episode 12) |
| Mairead Martin | 57 | Cheshire | Herself, but younger (32) | Episode 10 | Blocked (Episode 13) |
| Precious Muir | 34 | London | Herself, but younger (25) | Episode 12 | Blocked (Episode 15) |
| Scotty Forrester | 36 | London | Himself, but younger (31) | Episode 7 | Blocked (Episode 16) |
| Harry Southern | 22 | South Shields | Himself | Episode 12 | Blocked (Episode 17) |
| Dan Mosaku | 28 | London | Himself | Episode 1 | Runner-up (Episode 18) |
| Freddie Bentley | 20 | Essex | Himself, but straight and older (24) | Episode 1 | |
| Sian Owen | 20 | London | A “Plain Jane” version of herself | Episode 1 | |
| Alex Hobern | 26 | London | "Kate", a 25-year-old woman | Episode 1 | Winner (Episode 18) |
Results and elimination
During a typical elimination, players are asked to rate each of their fellow players out of five. At the end of the ratings, the players are told their average scores in order from highest to lowest. The two players with the highest average score become the influencers, who must then decide which of the remaining players to "block" and therefore eliminate from the game. Once blocked, that player is given the opportunity to briefly meet one player still in the game.
|
| Episode 2 | Episode 4 | Episode 6 | Episode 10 | Episode 12 | Episode 13 | Episode 15 | Episode 16 | Episode 17 | Episode 18 Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex "Kate" |
3.28   |
3.41 |
2.86 |
2.71 |
2.50 |
2.71 |
3.50 |
Not published |
2.50 |
Not published |
Winner (Episode 18) | |
| Dan | 3.14 |
2.86 |
3.71 |
2.86 |
2.83 |
3.43 |
3.83 |
Not published |
2.75 |
Not published |
Runner-up (Episode 18) | |
| Freddie | 2.71 |
2.43 |
3.14 |
2.86 |
2.83 |
3.14 |
3.33 |
Not published |
3.00 |
Not published |
Runner-up (Episode 18) | |
| Sian | 3.00 |
3.14 |
2.43 |
3.00 |
3.17 |
3.29 |
4.00 |
Not published |
4.25 |
Not published |
Runner-up (Episode 18) | |
| Harry | Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 2.33 |
Not published |
1.50 |
Blocked (Episode 17) | ||||||
| Scotty | Not in The Circle |
2.71 |
3.17 |
2.86 |
3.50 |
Not published |
Blocked (Episode 16) | |||||
| Precious | Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 2.00 |
Blocked (Episode 15) | ||||||||
| Mairead | Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 2.57 |
Blocked (Episode 13) | ||||||||
| Ryan | Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 2.57 |
2.50 |
Blocked (Episode 12) | |||||||
| Hannah | Not in The Circle |
2.29 |
Blocked (Episode 10) | |||||||||
| Genelle | 3.00 |
2.71 |
3.14 |
N/A | Walked (Episode 10) | |||||||
| Aiden | 2.86 |
2.57 |
2.57 |
Blocked (Episode 6) | ||||||||
| Sinead "Christopher" |
Not in The Circle |
Exempt | 2.00 |
Blocked (Episode 6) | ||||||||
| Mitchell | 2.43 |
2.86 |
Blocked (Episode 4) | |||||||||
| Jennifer | 2.28 |
Blocked (Episode 2) | ||||||||||
| Notes | none | 1 | 2 | none | 3 | 4 | none | |||||
| Influencers | Alex, Dan |
Alex, Sian |
Dan, Freddie, Genelle |
none | Scotty, Sian |
Dan, Sian |
none | Sian | none | |||
| Walked | none | Genelle | none | |||||||||
| Blocked | Jennifer Influencers' choice to block |
Mitchell Influencers' choice to block |
Sinead "Christopher" Influencers' choice to block |
Hannah Lowest rated player |
Ryan Influencers' choice to block |
Mairead Influencers' choice to block |
Precious Non-at risk players' choice to block |
Scotty Super influencer's choice to block |
Harry Lowest rated player |
Dan Lowest rated player |
Freddie Lowest rated player |
Sian Lowest rated player |
| Aiden Influencer's choice to block |
Alex "Kate" Highest rated player | |||||||||||
Notes
- ^Note 1 :In Episode 6, as Freddie and Genelle tied on their ratings they both joined Dan as influencers, also that day there was the first ever double blocking.
- ^Note 2 :In Episode 10, although they were new players Hannah and Scotty were eligible to be rated and ultimately blocked from the game. Genelle also received a rating however this was not revealed as she walked from The Circle before the ratings were announced, her ratings for the players were still counted. Also for the first time there was no influencers as the player with the lowest rating was automatically blocked from the game.
- ^Note 3 :In Episode 15, the bottom two players were at risk with the remaining players deciding who would be blocked.
- ^Note 4 :In Episode 16, the top player was a super influencer. The ratings were not revealed.
International versions
On 9 October 2018, it was announced that three localised versions have been commissioned by Netflix for three different countries, including an American version of the show and two currently unannounced countries.[8][9][10][11][12]
| Country | Local title | Channel | Presenter | Premiere date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
The Circle US | Netflix | TBA | TBA | TBD |
References
- ↑ "About". www.patrizio-knight.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ↑ Knight, Patrizio. "The Circle Theme (Extended)". www.soundcloud.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- 1 2 Motion Content Group Template:Cite Motion Content Group news
- 1 2 "WATCH: How does Channel 4's The Circle work?". www.channel4.com.
- 1 2 3 Donaldson, Laura (11 September 2018). "The Circle on Channel 4: What is it and when does it start? All the details". OK!.
- 1 2 Draper, James (17 September 2018). "The Circle: Start date and all you need to know about new Channel 4 show". Daily Mirror.
- ↑ "Meet The Circle contestants - the deceptive social media-inspired reality show". The Metro. 18 September 2018.
- ↑ Burton, Charlie. "The Circle finale made one massive mistake". www.gq-magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ↑ Deen, Sarah (9 October 2018). "The Circle US is coming as Netflix plan three versions of the Channel 4 series". www.metro.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ↑ Fullerton, Huw. "Netflix to remake reality show The Circle in three new countries including the US". www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ↑ Mitchell, Bea (9 October 2018). "Netflix snaps up The Circle for new worldwide series". www.digitalspy.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ↑ "Channel 4's The Circle winner revealed". BBC News. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
External links
- The Circle on IMDb