Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAfter a year of Zoom calls, virtual happy hours, and friendships confined to screens, “The Circle” should have sent me screaming into that good night with abject horror.
And yet, a whole season later, I mostly find myself wishing I had more.Based on a British format, Netflix’s reality series is one of its most surreal (which, if you’re at all familiar with Netflix’s slate of reality shows, is saying something).
Each contestant is confined to their apartment, where they spend most of their time talking to themselves as cameras and mics pick up every word.
The only way the cast interacts with each other is through a constructed social media network dubbed “The Circle,” which allows them private messages, a.
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