![]() Here are the competitors you’ll meet in episode 1. It’s also clear this time around that this is a game, and everyone is simply trying to out-play the others. This season, that decision is treated as more of a smart move and less a deceitful one. Part of this strategy, for some people, is to catfish the other cast members. All of the cast members are very interested in the “game” component of trying to be the most popular influencer-by whatever means possible. What is different about this season, though, is that the cast of this show is already familiar with The Circle and clearly watched the first season. The show (at least, the first four episodes available right now) behaves like “quarantine” is a new, exciting concept in 2021. The show, was, in fact, filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, though if you’re expecting anyone to make a reference to the virus, know right now that it’s not going to happen. The second season was actually filmed near Manchester, England, though the B-roll will make you think it took place in a Midwestern city in the U.S. It’s one of the very few shows that could easily shoot during the pandemic, considering that social distancing is a key component of the competition. ![]() And The Circle season 2, which premiered on Netflix on Wednesday, April 14, does hit different. Now, quarantine is the reality of the past year. With Season 2 of The Circle set to premiere on Netflix right before Season 2 of Too Hot To Handle, the streaming service announced a surprise for fans of both shows.Prepare to see a familiar face in a new setting: Too Hot To Handle’s Chloe Veitch will compete in the upcoming collection of The Circle episodes. Back then, the idea of being locked inside a room and forced to talk to inanimate objects was almost quaint or (insert Alexis Rose voice) cute. The Circle season 1 was pretty feel-good in general with few true rivalries and villains, The Circle season 2 is a lot more cutthroat, which I think was the goal in casting. Here’s a big ol’ irony: Last year, before the COVID lockdown began, we all binged Netflix’s The Circle, a reality competition starring social media influencers who are quarantined inside small apartments and can only interact with each other through a screen. ![]()
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