The Circle
Season 2
Promotional poster
Presented byMichelle Buteau
No. of days14
No. of contestants11
WinnerDeLeesa St. Agathe
Runner-upChloe Veitch
Fan FavoriteChloe Veitch
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseApril 14 (2021-04-14) –
May 5, 2021 (2021-05-05)
Season chronology

The second season of the American reality competition streaming series The Circle began on April 14, 2021, on Netflix, and concluded on May 5, 2021. The season was announced in March 2020 when Netflix renewed The Circle for a second and third season. Michelle Buteau returned as host.

Like the previous season, players compete against each other to become the most popular, but do not actually meet their competitors. Instead, they communicate through a specially designed app and are able to portray themselves in any way they choose.[1][2]

On May 5, 2021, the season was won by DeLeesa St. Agathe, who had played the game as her husband, Trevor, and won the US$100,000 prize that came along with it. Chloe Veitch was the runner-up and won the Fan Favorite award and US$10,000.

Format

The contestants, or "players", move into the same apartment building. However, the contestants do not meet face-to-face during the course of the competition, as they each live in their own individual apartment. They communicate solely using their profiles on a specially-designed social media app that gives them the ability to portray themselves in any way they choose. Players can thus opt to present themselves as a completely different personality to the other players, a tactic otherwise known as catfishing.[3]

Throughout the series, the contestants "rate" one another from first to last place. At the end of the ratings, their average ratings are revealed to one another from lowest to highest. Normally, the two highest-rated players become "Influencers", while the remaining players will be at risk of being "blocked" by the Influencers. However, occasionally there may be a twist to the blocking process – varying from the lowest rating players being instantly blocked, the identity of the Influencers being a secret, or multiple players being blocked at one time. Blocked players are eliminated from the game, but are given the opportunity to meet one player still in the game in-person. A video message is shown to the remaining players to reveal if they were real or fake the day after.

During the finale, the contestants rate each other one final time, where the highest rated player wins the game and US$100,000. Also, fans of The Circle are able to vote for their favorite player. The player that receives the most votes is known as the Fan Favorite and receives US$10,000.

Players

The first eight players taking part in the season were revealed on April 5, 2021, with additional players being revealed during the run of the show.[4]

Name[5] Age Hometown Playing as Entered Exited Status
Bryant Wood 27 Chico, California Himself Episode 1 Episode 2 Blocked
Savannah Palacio 24 Los Angeles, California Herself Episode 1 Episode 4 Blocked
Terilisha Godwin-Pierce 34 Dallas, Texas Herself Episode 1 Episode 7 Blocked
Khat Bell 27 Mesquite, Texas Herself Episode 5 Episode 11 Blocked
Mitchell Eason 22 Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Himself, but from Miami, Florida Episode 5 Episode 12 Blocked
Jack Atkins[lower-alpha 1] 20 New Haven, Connecticut "Emily", a 21-year-old student "John", a 64-year-old psychic Episode 1 Episode 13 Fifth place
Lisa Delcampo[lower-alpha 1] 42 Los Angeles, California Lance Bass Episode 3
Lee Swift 58 Mertzon, Texas "River", a 24-year-old gay student/waiter Episode 1 Episode 13 Fourth place
Courtney Revolution 28 Los Angeles, California Himself, but as a barista Episode 1 Episode 13 Third place
Chloe Veitch 22 Essex, England Herself Episode 1 Episode 13 Runner-up
DeLeesa St. Agathe 32 The Bronx, New York "Trevor", her 32-year-old husband, but single Episode 1 Episode 13 Winner
  1. 1 2 After being blocked in episode 8, Jack and Lisa joined forces later in the episode to become "John"

Other appearances

Chloe Veitch also starred on season 1 of Too Hot to Handle, Celebrity Ghost Trip[6] and Celebrity Hunted.[7] Lee Swift starred on The Grindhouse Radio. Terilisha has starred on #Washed and Triple D Revenge. Jack Atkins, Savannah Palacio, and Courtney Revolution starred on Floor Is Lava.[8] Courtney and DeLeesa St. Agathe starred on Netflix’s Reality Games and were two of the four players representing team "The Circle".[9] Bryant Wood has appeared on season 22 of America's Next Top Model.[10]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDay(s)Original release date [1]Prod.
code [11]		Ref.
Week 1
131"Back and More Savage Than Ever"Day 1April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)TC-201TBA

The first eight players are introduced (Bryant, Savannah, Chloe, Courtney, "Trevor"/DeLeesa, "Emily"/Jack, "River"/Lee, Terilisha) and begin to create their profiles. The Circle Chat is immediately opened, prompting suspicion against "Trevor", a single dad actually being played by his 32-year-old wife, DeLeesa.

  • Game ("Says Who"): Facts about each player are revealed randomly and anonymously, and the others must guess which player each fact belongs to.

Bryant begins a private chat with Courtney and offers to have his back throughout the game. Jack, actually playing a 21-year-old sorority girl named Emily, begins a group chat with the girls. The players rate each other from one to seven, with Savannah and Terilisha being ranked as the Circle influencers. Savannah and "Trevor" find some common ground. Savannah and Terilisha are left with 24 hours to decide who to block from the Circle, but first must immediately decide to save two people from elimination.

142"Alliances Are Formed"Days 1-2April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)TC-202TBA

The influences decide to save "Emily"/Jack and "Trevor"/DeLeesa. The other four contestants begin to worry about potentially being eliminated, so they each start a conversation with an influencer. In the morning, Bryant approaches Terilisha and tries to convince her to not eliminate him. Chloe and "Emily"/Jack talk about why Chloe was not saved by Savannah; Chloe decides to invite Savannah to the chat to get answers from her directly.

  • Game ("Poetry Slam"): The four at-risk players had to write a piece of poetry in 15 minutes to convince the influencers to keep them in the game.

Bryant approaches Terilisha and tries to convince her to not eliminate him, which works as intended. Courtney forges an alliance with Savannah, and Chloe and "Trevor"/DeLeesa flirt with one another. The influencers then have to decide which contestant to vote off, which causes tension between the two. Terilisha wants to vote out Courtney, feeling he's a threat to her, but Savannah declines. Savannah wants to vote off "River"/Lee, but Terilisha opposes it. In the end, they decide to vote off Bryant. However, before leaving the show, Bryant has the chance to visit one other player face-to-face; he decides to visit "River"/Lee. At the end of the show, the circle announces that someone new will be joining.

153"Bye, Bye, Bye!"Days 3-4April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)TC-203TBA

A video posted to the newsfeed reveals that Bryant was not a catfish. New player Lisa joins the game, going undercover as her boss, NSYNC alum Lance Bass. Skepticism flows through The Circle after "Lance"'s profile is revealed to the other players. Savannah inadvertently reveals that Terilisha attempted to block Courtney, resulting in the two forming an alliance. Terilisha creates a group chat with Chloe and "Emily"/Jack, in which she reveals her suspicions about Savannah.

  • Game ("Truth or Dare"): Players were invited to the Circle Fest and played Truth or Dare.

During the game, Terilisha accuses Savannah of being a game player. Savannah accuses Terilisha of being the least trustworthy.

164"Lines Are Drawn"Days 4-5April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)TC-204TBA

"Trevor"/DeLeesa checks in on Savannah after the drama between her and Terilisha where she lets Savannah know she has her back. Terilisha starts a chat with Courtney to let him know that Savannah is causing all of the drama. Courtney thinks Terilisha is causing it. Savannah starts a chat with Chloe and "Emily"/Jack, where she reaches out for their support.

The players rate each other. "Lance"/Lisa as a new player can not be rated but can rate other players. Chloe and "Emily"/Jack are rated the highest and choose to block Savannah. Savannah gets to visit one player she thinks should win and visits Courtney. With Courtney chosen as the most deserving to win, he gains access to The Inner Circle.
Week 2
175"Snake in the Grass"Days 5-6April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21)TC-205TBA

Savannah's video is posted to the newsfeed which reveals she is not a catfish. She states that there are multiple snakes still in The Circle. Courtney is in The Inner Circle where he has the power to influence the game. He unlocks a secret identity, "The Joker". "The Joker" talks to the new players (Mitchell and Khat) before they are introduced to The Circle. Courtney immediately tells them not to trust Chloe and Terilisha.

  • Game ("Two Faced"): Players share a naughty and nice photo of themselves with a hashtag for each.

Courtney returns to The Inner Circle and gets to choose one player to be an influencer at the next blocking.

186"A Love Triangle"Days 6-7April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21)TC-206TBA

Chloe has a chat with both Mitchell and "Trevor"/DeLeesa where she flirts with both of them.

  • Game ("Batter Up"): The players have to create an animal they think best represents them from pancakes. The players vote Khat and "Trevor"/DeLeesa as the winners.

"River"/Lee is revealed to be the influencer that Courtney chose. The players are informed one of them was playing as "The Joker" but were not told who it was. Terilisha talks to Khat to figure out what "The Joker" said. After the information Khat gives her, she assumes that "The Joker" was "Emily"/Jack. The ratings reveal Courtney as the other influencer.

197"Friend Zoned...."Days 7-8April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21)TC-207TBA

Terilisha is blocked and visits Chloe. The players get Terilisha's video in the newsfeed the next morning where she reveals she knows who "The Joker" is and what they said to Khat and Mitchell. Khat, "Lance"/Lisa, and Mitchell talk and Khat thinks "Lance"/Lisa is a catfish.

  • Game ("Glammequins"): Jonathan Van Ness leaves a message for that the players have to create their most fabulous self on a mannequin head and upload a picture to the chat. Suspicions arise when the players see "Lance"/Lisa and "Emily"/Jack photos. "Lance"/Lisa because the wig does not look like something Lance Bass would do for hair, and "Emily"/Jack because it looks worse than what they imagine a 21-year-old girl could do with makeup. Jonathan picks "Trevor"/DeLeesa as the winner of the game.

Mitchell friend zones Chloe after "Trevor"/DeLeesa tells him they're very close. "Emily"/Jack is upset with how the game went and believes it cost him the game and that everyone thinks he's catfishing. The players receive an alert that the next ratings will have two players will be blocked the next day.

208"Damage Control"Days 8-9April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21)TC-208TBA

"Emily"/Jack and "Lance"/Lisa start to form a friendship. Khat and "Trevor"/DeLeesa talk about their suspicions with "Emily"/Jack and "Lance"/Lisa. Chloe, Courtney, and "River"/Lee talk about their suspicions with "Emily"/Jack.

  • Game ("Don't @ Me"): A player gets to ask another player a question anonymously. Mitchell asks "Emily"/Jack to name five makeup brands. When he can only name three, suspicions continue to rise as he names fake brands. "River"/Lee calls out "Trevor"/DeLeesa for being a catfish.

"Trevor"/DeLeesa reaches out to "River"/Lee as she suspects he sent the catfish message about her. The rating results come in but with the twist that there will be no influencers. "Emily"/Jack and "Lance"/Lisa are the lowest rated and are instantly blocked from The Circle. "Lance"/Lisa chooses to meet "River"/Lee and "Emily"/Jack chooses "Trevor"/DeLeesa. They meet each other instead and get an alert where they have been given a second chance. They have a shared profile and will be playing as someone The Circle set up for them.

Week 3
219"A New Twist"Days 9-10April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28)TC-209TBA

Jack and Lisa are now playing as "John", a 64-year-old psychic. "Emily"/Jack and "Lance"/Lisa have their videos posted in the newsfeed and the players see they were both catfishing. The circle chat opens and the players are unaware that "John"/Jack and Lisa are lurking. No one says if "Emily"/Jack or "Lance"/Lisa visited them after being blocked, leading the players to think people are lying. "John"/Jack and Lisa's profile is revealed to The Circle. Khat tells Courtney and "River"/Lee that she thinks Chloe is a liar and is unaware they are both close with Chloe.

  • Game ("Geek Chic Quiz"): The players get split into two teams with Chloe and "John"/Jack and Lisa as team captains and get to choose their players and who should answer the questions. "John"/Jack and Lisa chose "Trevor"/DeLeesa, "River"/Lee, and Courtney, and Chloe chose Khat and Mitchell. "John"/Jack and Lisa's team won 3-2. The winning team got a "Cool Kids Party".

Chloe starts a chat with "Trevor"/DeLeesa and admits her feelings towards him. "Trevor"/DeLeesa starts to feel bad knowing she is catfishing but continues to flirt. Courtney and "River"/Lee inform Chloe about what Khat told them earlier. Chloe tells them how she thinks Khat is a game player.

2210"Campaigning to Win"Days 10-11April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28)TC-210TBA

  • Game ("Democracy Day"): The players get to vote for the player they would give a gift to. The player who receives the most votes receives a package. Courtney and "River"/Lee tie with two votes each. "John"/Jack and Lisa get the deciding vote and choose Courtney to win. Later, each player has to design a campaign poster for another player. They have to create a picture of the player and include a slogan that best fits their campaign to win The Circle. Each poster will be uploaded anonymously.

Courtney informs "Trevor"/DeLeesa about how Khat feels about Chloe. The players rate each other. The ratings reveal Chloe and "Trevor"/DeLeesa as the influencers.

2311"The Master Plan"Days 11-12April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28)TC-211TBA

Khat is blocked from The Circle and visits "Trevor"/DeLeesa. Her video is posted and the players see she was not a catfish. She also informs everyone to not believe everything. Courtney and "River"/Lee think they need to keep an eye on Mitchell as he hasn't talked to either of them. Mitchell and "Trevor"/DeLeesa form a plan to break up Courtney and "River"/Lee's alliance.

  • Game ("The Circle Awards"): The players vote for a player in the different categories given. After the awards are over, the players get an after-party.

"Trevor"/DeLeesa starts her plan by talking to "River"/Lee. Mitchell talks to Chloe to get her in his alliance. The players get an alert that the final blocking will take place the next day.

2412"The Last Blocking"Days 12-13April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28)TC-212TBA
Mitchell reaches out to Courtney and "River"/Lee and they both let him know they don't want to be friends. Mitchell and "Trevor"/DeLeesa message Chloe that Courtney was "The Joker". Chloe is also informed that Courtney and "River"/Lee only care about each other when it comes to winning. The players have to share with the others what they would spend the money on if they won. The players submit their ratings. Each player gets a video from home. The rating results were not revealed, but, "River"/Lee was rated the highest and became the super influencer. He must block someone face to face and blocks Mitchell. The remaining players are announced as finalists and will get to meet each other the next day.
Week 4
2513"And The Winner Is..."Days 13-14May 5, 2021 (2021-05-05)TC-213TBA

Mitchell's video is posted in the newsfeed. The players submit their final ratings. The players get the chance to meet each other face to face. Chloe meets "Trevor"/DeLeesa and sees she was catfishing. "River"/Lee is revealed to Chloe, Courtney, and "Trevor"/DeLeesa as a catfish. "John"/Jack and Lisa is revealed as a catfish to the other finalists.

Michelle Buteau catches up with the blocked players. The Savannah and Terilisha drama picks up again. "John"/Jack and Lisa comes in fifth place, "River"/Lee in fourth, and Courtney in third. "Trevor"/DeLeesa is announced as the winner, with Chloe as the runner up.

Results and elimination

  This player was blocked.

  This player was an influencer.

  This player was immune from being blocked.

  This player was saved by an influencer and was immune from being blocked.

  This player was blocked, but returned under a different profile.

Episode 1 Episode 4 Episode 6 Episode 8 Episode 10 Episode 12 Episode 13
DeLeesa
"Trevor"		 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd Not
published		 Winner
(Episode 13)
Chloe 6th 1st 2nd 1st 1st Not
published		 Runner-up
(Episode 13)
Courtney =4th 5th 1st 6th 4th Not
published		 Third Place
(Episode 13)
Lee
"River"		 =4th 4th Exempt 3rd 3rd Not
published		 Fourth Place
(Episode 13)
Lisa
"Lance"		 "John" Not in
The Circle		 Exempt 5th 7th Exempt Not
published		 Fifth Place
(Episode 13)
Jack
"Emily"		 7th 2nd 4th 8th
Mitchell Not in
The Circle		 Exempt 5th 5th Not
published		 Blocked
(Episode 12)
Khat Not in
The Circle		 Exempt 2nd 6th Blocked
(Episode 11)
Terilisha 1st 7th 6th Blocked
(Episode 7)
Savannah 2nd 6th Blocked
(Episode 4)
Bryant 8th Blocked
(Episode 2)
Notes 1 2 3 4 none 5 6
Influencers Savannah,
Terilisha		 Chloe,
Jack		 Courtney,
Lee		 none Chloe,
DeLeesa		 Lee none
Blocked Bryant
Influencers'
choice to block		 Savannah
Influencers'
choice to block		 Terilisha
Influencers'
choice to block		 Jack
"Emily"
Lowest
rated player		 Khat
Influencers'
choice to block		 Mitchell
Superinfluencer's
choice to block		 Jack & Lisa
"John"
Lowest
rated player		 Lee
"River"
Fourth highest
rated player
Lisa
"Lance"
Second lowest
rated player		 Courtney
Third highest
rated player		 Chloe
Second highest
rated player
DeLeesa
"Trevor"
Highest
rated player

Notes

  • ^Note 1 : In Episode 1, before deciding who to block, Terilisha and Savannah had a chance to save a player each. Terilisha chose to save Jack "Emily", while Savannah chose to save Deleesa "Trevor".
  • ^Note 2 : At the end of Episode 4, Savannah visited Courtney, viewing him as having the most potential to win. This indirectly gave Courtney secret access to the Inner Circle following Savannah's departure.
  • ^Note 3 : As a part of the Joker Twist, Courtney was able to automatically pick an Influencer in the Inner Circle. Courtney chose to make River an Influencer.
  • ^Note 4 : In this round, there were no influencers. Instead, the two lowest rated players would be blocked. Jack "Emily", placing 8th, and Lisa "Lance", placing 7th were respectively blocked from The Circle. Following the blocking, Jack and Lisa continued in the game together as new player John.
  • ^Note 5 : In Episode 12, the ratings were not published. Instead, the highest-rated player automatically became the "Superinfluencer," who could make the sole decision on whom to block.
  • ^Note 6 : In Episode 13, the players made their final ratings.

References

  1. 1 2 Keith, Chantel (March 26, 2021). "The Circle Season 2: Release Date, Episode and Player Count Confirmed". Spring Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ Thorne, Will (March 24, 2020). "Netflix Orders More 'Love Is Blind,' 'The Circle,' 'Rhythm + Flow' and Marie Kondo". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
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  4. ↑ Huff, Lauren (April 5, 2021). "The Circle season 2's first cast members revealed — including Chloe from Too Hot to Handle". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ Woo, Kelly (May 6, 2021). "The Circle season 2 winner and cast updates: Where are they now?". Tom's Guide. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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