One of your fave reality TV shows is back! 

The Circle season 3 has dropped on Netflix September 8, and obviously, we’ve already binge-d the first four episodes. Unlike other Netflix reality TV series, The Circle comes out with episodes in weekly instalments, meaning you can still catch up and give the first couple of eps a watch!

The final batch will be airing on September 29, so get ready and stay tuned before then. 

Last season, we were blessed with the brilliant Chloe Veitch as a contestant on the show (and even someone catfishing as an NSYNC member,) so we can’t wait to see who this new season brings us. 

 

In case you’ve got no idea how The Circle operates, we’ll give you the lowdown. The reality show is hosted by comedian Michelle Buteau and it involves contestants being trapped in a large apartment building, where they are essentially in a popularity contest and can communicate only through social media. Players are allowed to fully be other people and catfish each other. 

The prize of this popularity contest is $100,000 (Dhs367,000) and $10,000 (Dhs37,000) for ‘fan favourite.’ A ~small~ price to pay for catfishing the other contestants tbh. 

Now the current third season is airing and we can’t wait to get to know this season’s contestants, apparently they’re *big* personalities, so they’ll fit right in with season 1 and 2’s alumni. 

Here are the first eight players…

[1]

Ava and Chanel

This sister act is taking The Circle by storm. Ava is an influencer and 25-year-old singer-songwriter, while her sister Chanel is 42 and managing Ava’s career. Ava is playing herself this season, and already has a leg up on the competition with 231k followers on Instagram. Chanel also describes herself in the duo as Ava’s ‘sister-mum.’

[2]

Calvin

Former footballer, Miami-based private chef Calvin is giving us major ‘Trevor-good-guy’ vibes. The 30-year-old is playing as himself in The Circle and mentioned in his intro that his charm works “99.9 percent of the time.”

[3]

Michelle

This stand-up comedian from South Carolina is 52, but says “she has the mind of a 20-year-old.” Not only has her TikTok got millions of views, but she’s also received a shoutout from former Circle contestant, Lee/River.

[4]

Ruksana

This wife and mother from New Jersey reps her Indian-American heritage (we love to see it,) and has a super energetic personality. She’s also 4’4 and brags that she can “hop up on a speaker at a club and dance.”

[5]

Daniel

Another charismatic contestant of this season is Daniel, a 20-year-old university student from Florida. He’s a musical theater actor and a huge Disney fan, he’s got our votes already.

[6]

Matthew

This health and fitness consultant from Long Island, New York is determined to win. Matthew will be catfishing as his best friend Ashley as he thinks he has quite an “intense” look. We can’t wait to see where this goes. 

[7]

Nick

27-year-old Nick graduated from M.I.T with a degree in computer science and has played lacrosse at school. He’s “95% sure he’ll win” unless a cute girl throws him off balance. 

[8]

Kai

Another singer-songwriter has been added into The Circle mix with Kai. This Nashville ‘Southern Belle’ describes herself as “honest, super-smart, and a little devious.” Oh, her dad also used to be an FBI agent (cajj.)