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Join the crowd eagerly awaiting the second season of the social media reality series, which debuts its American version on January 1, 2020 The Circle is a voice-assisted dystopia we couldn't stop watching

Judging from the chatter in our office and online, The Circle was a huge hit and season two was a foregone conclusion Fortunately, Netflix has officially renewed the show for two more seasons

The Circle began in the UK and has been exported to other countries Stay tuned to see when the US version of The Circle season 2 will return to provide more catfish, ratings drama, and heartwarming friendships among the cast

Open a Circle chat and start writing messages, because Netflix is bringing back The Circle Season 2 And that's because we've ordered Circle Season 3! Yes, the streaming service has given the reality series a two-season renewal

In 2018, the streaming service planned to adapt The Circle UK into three international versions: the Circle US, The Circle Brazil (debuting on Netflix on March 11), and The Circle France (coming soon) (coming soon)

So when will "The Circle" Season 2 be released? Unfortunately, film and television production has been halted due to the coronavirus-related shutdown in place; Netflix has begun online auditions for "The Circle" Season 2, but filming cannot begin for several more months

Therefore, we will not see "The Circle" Season 2 until 2021

In the midst of all this, the cast for "The Circle" Season 2 has not yet been finalized, but the show's executive producer told Variety what kind of people he is looking for

"We were looking for people from different backgrounds Other reality shows, whether it's 'The Real Housewives' or 'Jersey Shore,' are all a bunch of very similar characters What 'The Circle' gave us was to cast a very diverse net across America," said Tim Harcourt

"One of the positives that social media brings is that it brings together people who might otherwise never have come into contact with each other

Although only about 20 to 25 people can appear in The Circle, the show starts with a cast of eight Then, when someone is "blocked" and voted out, a new contestant joins the game Producers decide on the spot who to add, depending on who has dropped out

To apply to be a cast member of The Circle Season 2, visit thecirclecastingcom and follow @CastTheCircleUS on Twitter

The Circle is a reality competition series in which cast members are isolated in their own apartments They have no physical contact with each other or the outside world (their cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc are all confiscated)

The only way the cast of The Circle can communicate with each other is through text messages within a specially designed social media app They create profiles with their own photos, relationship status, and biographies Some contestants choose to be "catfish," adopt a different identity, and use photos that are not of themselves

Through the app, players can chat with the entire group or with specific contestants The app also sends alerts for mini-games designed to help the contestants get to know each other better or win prizes (such as uploading another photo)

Then, after each episode, the app encourages players to rate each other The top vote-getters become "influencers" and have the power to block players and exclude them from the game

The winner of Circle Season 1 was Joey Sasso, who received a cash prize of $100,000; Shubham Goel was the runner-up; Sammie Cimarelli won the Fan Favorite Award and $10,000; and the winner of the Fan Favorite Award was Jennifer Harris

One catfishing player made it to the final five: Siobhan Williams posed as "Rebecca" with a picture of her girlfriend