The Circle France (also known as The Circle Game in France)[1] is a French reality competition show, produced by Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group which first aired on Netflix on 9 April 2020 that is based on a British TV series of the same name.

[3] The show bills itself as a game based around social media, with the concept that "anyone can be anyone in The Circle".

It has been compared to Big Brother and Catfish in format,[2] as well as Black Mirror episode "Nosedive" with the concept of ratings.

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.

[14] Paolo was able to send one gift, either a teddy bear, a box of chocolates, or a bouquet, to whoever's message made this biggest impact on him.

[20] Tim Harcourt is the creative director of Studio Lambert, which produces the British and American versions of the show.

He began to work on The Circle after hearing that Channel 4 was looking for a reality-show format centered on social media.

[22][23] After the first season was Channel 4's "youngest profiling" show in six years, according to the British TV industry magazine Broadcast, talks began of international versions.

Brandon Reigg, Netflix's Vice Principal of Unscripted Content, stated, "We think the show's combination of modern social media interaction and competition will captivate Netflix members around the world, in multiple languages, and we're delighted to partner with Studio Lambert and Motion to produce these three new local versions.

"[24] In an interview with Variety, Tim Harcourt, one of the executive producers for Studio Lambert, stated that The Circle format and premise allowed the casting team to search for all different kinds of people.

Harcourt stated that the production team would decide who would be the right fit depending on who just left the game, acknowledging that with thirteen contestants, not all who were possible players end up on the show at all.

This includes sharing their age, relationship status, a short bio, and one photo to use as their profile picture.

Sometimes, either through rewards or passing a certain milestone, the players are allowed to upload another photo to their profile.

[6] However, the main purpose of The Circle ("du Cercle" in French) is to be the only way players can communicate with each other.

Depending on how high or low their average placement was, the player's ranking would determine if they became in influencer or not.

[28] On 26 March 2020, the trailer for the French version was released, revealing the premiere date to be 9 April 2020, and the prize amount to be €100,000 (US$110,000).

His reasons include that the format is still solid and the gist of the show is still fresh, despite four previous international seasons.