The sixth season of the American reality competition streaming series The Circle premiered on Netflix on April 17, 2024.
Players compete without ever actually meeting in person; they communicate through a simulated social media interface, portraying themselves in any way they choose.
They communicate solely using their profiles on a specially designed social media app that gives them the ability to portray themselves in any way they choose.
Then, the day after a blocking, a video message is shown to the remaining players to reveal if they were real or fake.
[4] In November 2023, Netflix officially announced that The Circle had been renewed for a sixth and seventh season, both of which had already been filmed.
The AI then created its own profile choosing Max, a 26 year old veterinarian intern.
Max struggled with confrontation and when asked to help determine if Paul was the AI, quickly left the chat.
The AI system itself has a built in "moral code" that stops him from expressing negative or mean thoughts.
What Max did grasp, and even the producers were surprised by, was his use of hashtags and understanding the nuances and references behind them.
[9] The first seven players (Kyle, Lauren, "Olivia"/Brandon, Myles, Cassie, Steffi, & "Paul"/Caress) enter the apartment building and create their profiles.
A dance party ends the night, but not before an alert that if a players ride-or-die is eliminated, they are as well.
The influencer chat gets heated as Quori-Tyler and Jordan have opposite views on who to block.
After several disagreements, Quori-Tyler leaves the influencer chat with Jordan and unilaterally decides who to block.
Myles and "Olivia"/Brandon decide to continue their alliance (and add in Quori-Tyler and Kyle) despite ride-or-die being discontinued.