The Trust: A Game of Greed
GenreReality game show
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
  • Ben Newmark
  • Dan Newmark
  • Jeff Spangler
  • Rob LaPlante
  • David Friedman
Running time43–61 minutes
Production companies
  • Grandma's House Entertainment
  • Lighthearted Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseJanuary 10, 2024 (2024-01-10) –
present (present)

The Trust: A Game of Greed is an American reality game show broadcast on Netflix in 2024 and produced by Grandma's House Entertainment and Lighthearted Entertainment.[1] The competition brings together strangers who have the chance to split a quarter of a million dollars equally amongst themselves. The game unfolds over eight episodes, featuring a unique format where contestants are not eliminated each week, but instead, they have the opportunity to vote each other out anonymously, potentially increasing their individual share of the total prize pot.[2]

Format

Contestants in The Trust: A Game of Greed are presented with a once-in-a-lifetime offer: to split a quarter of a million dollars equally among themselves. No one is eliminated each week, but contestants have the opportunity to anonymously vote each other out, potentially increasing their individual share. Over eight episodes, participants face a series of tests designed to expose who's a team player and who's there for themselves. These tests force players to confront their biggest insecurities, long-held secrets, and histories.[3]

In each round, contestants gain access to The Vault, located underneath the luxury villa, using key cards distributed by chance. Inside The Vault, they are presented with two offers—one benefiting them individually and another helping the group. Contestants must accept one of the offers. The game culminates in a trust ceremony at the end of each episode, where contestants reveal their decisions. Majority rules, with ties allowing everyone to continue in the game.[4]

Host: Veteran journalist and former CNN correspondent Brooke Baldwin serves as the host for Season 1.[5]

Grand Prize: At the start of the competition, contestants are offered $250,000 to divide equally among themselves.[6]

Reception

The series has a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[7] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the show a positive review, writing "We know what to expect, and 'The Trust' delivers, from the suspenseful techno-beat soundtrack to the swooping overhead drone camera shots to the 'confession room' interviews."[8] Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian gave the series 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "a budget bootleg version of The Traitors".[9] Steve Greene of IGN wrote that that the premise was unoriginal but the show had "tiny flashes of something interesting under the surface that keeps The Trust from feeling completely unnecessary..[10]

Contestants

Full Name[11] Age Occupation Result Winnings
Brian Firebaugh 42 Rancher $30,000 + TBA
Gaspare Randazzo 33 Teacher -
Jake Chocolous 37 Military Contractor -
Julie Theis 28 Entrepreneur $15,000 + TBA
Tolú Ekundare 26 Marketing Manager -
Lindsey Anderson 43 Business Coach Eliminated $0
Winnie Ileso 31 Bartender Eliminated $20,000
Jay Patterson 70 Retired Self-Eliminated $25,000
Bryce Lee 22 Realtor Eliminated $0
Simone Stewart 55 Unemployed Eliminated $0
Juelz Morgan 32 Police Officer Eliminated $0

The Vault

Vault history
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Recipients Juelz
Simone		 Bryce
Gaspare		 Bryce
Jake		 Brian
Julie
Offer 1 $2,500 each from the Trust, if someone is eliminated. $5,000 each from the Trust, if they cast a vote for the same person. $10,000 each from the Trust, if someone is eliminated. (Unknown offer) If accepted you must vote at the next trust ceremony and if the person you vote for goes home, you take $15,000 from the trust.
Offer 2 $5,000 added to the Trust, block two people's votes. $10,000 subtracted from the Trust, give one person immunity. $2,000 added to the Trust for each person who does not vote. None
Result Bryce and Tolú's votes were blocked, $5,000 added to the trust. Julie received immunity, $10,000 subtracted from the trust. $18,000 added to the trust. Brian declines, Julie accepts. Julie votes for Bryce, and Bryce went home. Therefore she took home $15,000 from the trust
Trust Total $255,000 $245,000 $263,000 $248,000

Voting history

Voting history
Episode 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
Brian No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 Winnie No
vote
Gaspare No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 Winnie Lindsey
Jake No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 Winnie No
vote
Julie No
vote		 Juelz Simone No
vote		 Bryce No
vote		 No
vote
Tolú No
vote		 Juelz No
vote		 No
vote		 Bryce Lindsey Lindsey
Lindsey No
vote		 Juelz No
vote		 No
vote		 Bryce Winnie Tolú Eliminated
(Episode 7)
Winnie No
vote		 Juelz No
vote		 No
vote		 Bryce Lindsey Eliminated
(Episode 7)
Jay No
vote		 No
vote		 Simone No
vote		 No
vote		 Accepted Offer
(Episode 6)
Bryce No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 Eliminated
(Episode 5)
Simone No
vote		 No
vote		 No
vote		 Eliminated
(Episode 3)
Juelz No
vote		 No
vote		 Eliminated
(Episode 1)
Eliminated None Juelz
3 of 3
votes		 Simone
2 of 2
votes		 None Bryce
4 of 4
votes		 Winnie
4 of 6
votes		 Lindsey
2 of 3
votes

Episodes

No.Title [12]Original release date
1"House of Lies"10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
2"Why Is Everyone Being so Frickin' Emotional?"10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
3"And That Changes Everything..."10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
4"My Integrity Can't Be Bought"10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
5"Selfishness Is NOT Black And White"17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
6"Snake In The Grass"17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
7"The Snake Is Slithering"17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
8TBA24 January 2024 (2024-01-24)

References

  1. ↑ White, Peter (December 8, 2023). "Netflix Orders Greed-Themed Reality Series The Trust". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ↑ "The Trust Season 1 Cast Instagrams". Netflix. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ↑ "The Trust Season 1 Cast Instagrams". Netflix. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. ↑ "The Trust Season 1 Cast Instagrams". Netflix. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  5. ↑ "The Trust Season 1 Cast Instagrams". Netflix. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  6. ↑ "The Trust Season 1 Cast Instagrams". Netflix. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  7. ↑ "The Trust: A Game of Greed - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  8. ↑ "Everybody wins on Netflix reality show 'The Trust' — unless someone gets greedy". Chicago Sun-Times. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  9. ↑ Nicholson, Rebecca (2024-01-10). "The Trust: A Game of Greed review – like a budget bootleg version of The Traitors". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  10. ↑ Greene, Steve (2024-01-09). "The Trust: A Game of Greed Review". IGN. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  11. ↑ Mackelden, Amy (Jan 10, 2024). "Meet the Cast of The Trust: A Game of Greed Season 1". Elle. Retrieved Jan 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Watch The Trust: A Game of Greed". Netflix. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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