The Circle is one of Netflix’s most popular reality TV series. Contestants compete in isolated apartments in this social media frenzy, communicating to one another through an app called “The Circle.” They’re all online, so they can catfish, lie, cheat, and scam one another to gain influencer status and try not to get blocked.
“Once you get past the odd format, The Circle provides some reality TV thrills akin to what you see in Big Brother, with the added glee of seeing how far the catfishers get,” writes Decider’s Joel Keller. “In fact, we’re rooting for one of them to win the whole thing.”