# The Circle (American TV series) season 2

The second season of the American reality competition streaming series The Circle began on April 14, 2021, on Netflix, and concluded on May 5, 2021. The season was announced in March 2020 when Netflix renewed The Circle for a second and third season. Michelle Buteau returned as host.
Like the previous season, players compete against each other to become the most popular, but do not actually meet their competitors. Instead, they communicate through a specially designed app and are able to portray themselves in any way they choose.
On May 5, 2021, the season was won by DeLeesa St. Agathe, who had played the game as her husband, Trevor, and won the US$100,000 prize that came along with it. Chloe Veitch was the runner-up and won the Fan Favorite award and US$10,000.

## Format

The contestants, or "Players", move into the same apartment building. However, the contestants do not meet face-to-face during the course of the competition, as they each live in their own individual apartment. 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. Players can thus opt to present themselves as a completely different personality to the other players, a tactic otherwise known as catfishing.
Throughout the series, the contestants "Rate" one another from first to last place. At the end of the ratings, their average ratings are revealed to one another from lowest to highest. Normally, the two highest-rated players become "Influencers", while the remaining players will be at risk of being "Blocked" by the Influencers. However, occasionally there may be a twist to the blocking process – varying from the lowest rating players being instantly blocked, the identity of the Influencers being a secret, or multiple players being blocked at one time. Blocked players are eliminated from the game, but are given the opportunity to meet one player still in the game in-person. A video message is shown to the remaining players to reveal if they were real or fake the day after.
During the finale, the contestants rate each other one final time, where the highest rated player wins the game and US$100,000. Also, fans of The Circle are able to vote for their favorite player. The player that receives the most votes is known as the Fan Favorite and receives US$10,000.

## Players

The first eight players taking part in the season were revealed on April 5, 2021, with additional players being revealed during the run of the show.
| Name | Age | Hometown | Playing as | Playing as | Entered | Exited | Status |
| Bryant Wood | 27 | Chico, California | Himself | Himself | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Blocked |
| Savannah Palacio | 24 | Los Angeles, California | Herself | Herself | Episode 1 | Episode 4 | Blocked |
| Terilisha Godwin-Pierce | 34 | Dallas, Texas | Herself | Herself | Episode 1 | Episode 7 | Blocked |
| Khat Bell | 27 | Mesquite, Texas | Herself | Herself | Episode 5 | Episode 11 | Blocked |
| Mitchell Eason | 22 | Conshohocken, Pennsylvania | Himself, but from Miami, Florida | Himself, but from Miami, Florida | Episode 5 | Episode 12 | Blocked |
| Jack Atkins | 20 | New Haven, Connecticut | "Emily", a 21-year-old student | "John", a 64-year-old psychic | Episode 1 | Episode 13 | Fifth place |
| Lisa Delcampo | 42 | Los Angeles, California | Lance Bass | "John", a 64-year-old psychic | Episode 3 | Episode 13 | Fifth place |
| Lee Swift | 58 | Mertzon, Texas | "River", a 24-year-old gay student/waiter | "River", a 24-year-old gay student/waiter | Episode 1 | Episode 13 | Fourth place |
| Courtney Revolution | 28 | Los Angeles, California | Himself, but as a barista | Himself, but as a barista | Episode 1 | Episode 13 | Third place |
| Chloe Veitch | 22 | Essex, England | Herself | Herself | Episode 1 | Episode 13 | Runner-up |
| DeLeesa St. Agathe | 32 | The Bronx, New York | "Trevor", her 32-year-old husband, but single | "Trevor", her 32-year-old husband, but single | Episode 1 | Episode 13 | Winner |
* 1 2 After being blocked in episode 8, Jack and Lisa joined forces later in the episode to become "John"

### Other appearances

Chloe Veitch also starred on season 1 of Too Hot to Handle, Celebrity Ghost Trip and Celebrity Hunted. Lee Swift starred on The Grindhouse Radio. Terilisha has starred on #Washed and Triple D Revenge. Jack Atkins, Savannah Palacio, and Courtney Revolution starred on Floor Is Lava. Courtney and DeLeesa St. Agathe starred on Netflix’s Reality Games and were two of the four players representing team "The Circle". Bryant Wood has appeared on season 22 of America's Next Top Model. In 2023, Mitchell and Savannah competed on the first season of Perfect Match.

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Day(s) | Original release date | Prod. code | Ref. |
| Week 1 |||||||
| 13 | 1 | "Back and More Savage Than Ever" | Day 1 | April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14) | TC-201 | TBA |
| The first eight players are introduced (Bryant, Savannah, Chloe, Courtney, "Trevor"/DeLeesa, "Emily"/Jack, "River"/Lee, Terilisha) and begin to create their profiles. The Circle Chat is immediately opened, prompting suspicion against "Trevor", a single dad actually being played by his 32-year-old wife, DeLeesa. Game ("Says Who"): Facts about each player are revealed randomly and anonymously, and the others must guess which player each fact belongs to. Bryant begins a private chat with Courtney and offers to have his back throughout the game. Jack, actually playing a 21-year-old sorority girl named Emily, begins a group chat with the girls. The players rate each other from one to seven, with Savannah and Terilisha being ranked as the Circle influencers. Savannah and "Trevor" find some common ground. Savannah and Terilisha are left with 24 hours to decide who to block from the Circle, but first must immediately decide to save two people from elimination. |||||||
| 14 | 2 | "Alliances Are Formed" | Days 1-2 | April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14) | TC-202 | TBA |
| The influences decide to save "Emily"/Jack and "Trevor"/DeLeesa. The other four contestants begin to worry about potentially being eliminated, so they each start a conversation with an influencer. In the morning, Bryant approaches Terilisha and tries to convince her to not eliminate him. Chloe and "Emily"/Jack talk about why Chloe was not saved by Savannah; Chloe decides to invite Savannah to the chat to get answers from her directly. Game ("Poetry Slam"): The four at-risk players had to write a piece of poetry in 15 minutes to convince the influencers to keep them in the game. Bryant approaches Terilisha and tries to convince her to not eliminate him, which works as intended. Courtney forges an alliance with Savannah, and Chloe and "Trevor"/DeLeesa flirt with one another. The influencers then have to decide which contestant to vote off, which causes tension between the two. Terilisha wants to vote out Courtney, feeling he's a threat to her, but Savannah declines. Savannah wants to vote off "River"/Lee, but Terilisha opposes it. In the end, they decide to vote off Bryant. However, before leaving the show, Bryant has the chance to visit one other player face-to-face; he decides to visit "River"/Lee. At the end of the show, the circle announces that someone new will be joining. |||||||
| 15 | 3 | "Bye, Bye, Bye!" | Days 3-4 | April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14) | TC-203 | TBA |
| A video posted to the newsfeed reveals that Bryant was not a catfish. New player Lisa joins the game, going undercover as her boss, NSYNC alum Lance Bass. Skepticism flows through The Circle after "Lance"'s profile is revealed to the other players. Savannah inadvertently reveals that Terilisha attempted to block Courtney, resulting in the two forming an alliance. Terilisha creates a group chat with Chloe and "Emily"/Jack, in which she reveals her suspicions about Savannah. Game ("Truth or Dare"): Players were invited to the Circle Fest and played Truth or Dare. During the game, Terilisha accuses Savannah of being a game player. Savannah accuses Terilisha of being the least trustworthy. |||||||
| 16 | 4 | "Lines Are Drawn" | Days 4-5 | April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14) | TC-204 | TBA |
| "Trevor"/DeLeesa checks in on Savannah after the drama between her and Terilisha where she lets Savannah know she has her back. Terilisha starts a chat with Courtney to let him know that Savannah is causing all of the drama. Courtney thinks Terilisha is causing it. Savannah starts a chat with Chloe and "Emily"/Jack, where she reaches out for their support. The players rate each other. "Lance"/Lisa as a new player can not be rated but can rate other players. Chloe and "Emily"/Jack are rated the highest and choose to block Savannah. Savannah gets to visit one player she thinks should win and visits Courtney. With Courtney chosen as the most deserving to win, he gains access to The Inner Circle. |||||||
| Week 2 |||||||
| 17 | 5 | "Snake in the Grass" | Days 5-6 | April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21) | TC-205 | TBA |
| Savannah's video is posted to the newsfeed which reveals she is not a catfish. She states that there are multiple snakes still in The Circle. Courtney is in The Inner Circle where he has the power to influence the game. He unlocks a secret identity, "The Joker". "The Joker" talks to the new players (Mitchell and Khat) before they are introduced to The Circle. Courtney immediately tells them not to trust Chloe and Terilisha. Game ("Two Faced"): Players share a naughty and nice photo of themselves with a hashtag for each. Courtney returns to The Inner Circle and gets to choose one player to be an influencer at the next blocking. |||||||
| 18 | 6 | "A Love Triangle" | Days 6-7 | April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21) | TC-206 | TBA |
| Chloe has a chat with both Mitchell and "Trevor"/DeLeesa where she flirts with both of them. Game ("Batter Up"): The players have to create an animal they think best represents them from pancakes. The players vote Khat and "Trevor"/DeLeesa as the winners. "River"/Lee is revealed to be the influencer that Courtney chose. The players are informed one of them was playing as "The Joker" but were not told who it was. Terilisha talks to Khat to figure out what "The Joker" said. After the information Khat gives her, she assumes that "The Joker" was "Emily"/Jack. The ratings reveal Courtney as the other influencer. |||||||
| 19 | 7 | "Friend Zoned...." | Days 7-8 | April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21) | TC-207 | TBA |
| Terilisha is blocked and visits Chloe. The players get Terilisha's video in the newsfeed the next morning where she reveals she knows who "The Joker" is and what they said to Khat and Mitchell. Khat, "Lance"/Lisa, and Mitchell talk and Khat thinks "Lance"/Lisa is a catfish. Game ("Glammequins"): Jonathan Van Ness leaves a message for that the players have to create their most fabulous self on a mannequin head and upload a picture to the chat. Suspicions arise when the players see "Lance"/Lisa and "Emily"/Jack photos. "Lance"/Lisa because the wig does not look like something Lance Bass would do for hair, and "Emily"/Jack because it looks worse than what they imagine a 21-year-old girl could do with makeup. Jonathan picks "Trevor"/DeLeesa as the winner of the game. Mitchell friend zones Chloe after "Trevor"/DeLeesa tells him they're very close. "Emily"/Jack is upset with how the game went and believes it cost him the game and that everyone thinks he's catfishing. The players receive an alert that the next ratings will have two players will be blocked the next day. |||||||
| 20 | 8 | "Damage Control" | Days 8-9 | April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21) | TC-208 | TBA |
| "Emily"/Jack and "Lance"/Lisa start to form a friendship. Khat and "Trevor"/DeLeesa talk about their suspicions with "Emily"/Jack and "Lance"/Lisa. Chloe, Courtney, and "River"/Lee talk about their suspicions with "Emily"/Jack. Game ("Don't @ Me"): A player gets to ask another player a question anonymously. Mitchell asks "Emily"/Jack to name five makeup brands. When he can only name three, suspicions continue to rise as he names fake brands. "River"/Lee calls out "Trevor"/DeLeesa for being a catfish. "Trevor"/DeLeesa reaches out to "River"/Lee as she suspects he sent the catfish message about her. The rating results come in but with the twist that there will be no influencers. "Emily"/Jack and "Lance"/Lisa are the lowest rated and are instantly blocked from The Circle. "Lance"/Lisa chooses to meet "River"/Lee and "Emily"/Jack chooses "Trevor"/DeLeesa. They meet each other instead and get an alert where they have been given a second chance. They have a shared profile and will be playing as someone The Circle set up for them. |||||||
| Week 3 |||||||
| 21 | 9 | "A New Twist" | Days 9-10 | April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28) | TC-209 | TBA |
| Jack and Lisa are now playing as "John", a 64-year-old psychic. "Emily"/Jack and "Lance"/Lisa have their videos posted in the newsfeed and the players see they were both catfishing. The circle chat opens and the players are unaware that "John"/Jack and Lisa are lurking. No one says if "Emily"/Jack or "Lance"/Lisa visited them after being blocked, leading the players to think people are lying. "John"/Jack and Lisa's profile is revealed to The Circle. Khat tells Courtney and "River"/Lee that she thinks Chloe is a liar and is unaware they are both close with Chloe. Game ("Geek Chic Quiz"): The players get split into two teams with Chloe and "John"/Jack and Lisa as team captains and get to choose their players and who should answer the questions. "John"/Jack and Lisa chose "Trevor"/DeLeesa, "River"/Lee, and Courtney, and Chloe chose Khat and Mitchell. "John"/Jack and Lisa's team won 3-2. The winning team got a "Cool Kids Party". Chloe starts a chat with "Trevor"/DeLeesa and admits her feelings towards him. "Trevor"/DeLeesa starts to feel bad knowing she is catfishing but continues to flirt. Courtney and "River"/Lee inform Chloe about what Khat told them earlier. Chloe tells them how she thinks Khat is a game player. |||||||
| 22 | 10 | "Campaigning to Win" | Days 10-11 | April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28) | TC-210 | TBA |
| Game ("Democracy Day"): The players get to vote for the player they would give a gift to. The player who receives the most votes receives a package. Courtney and "River"/Lee tie with two votes each. "John"/Jack and Lisa get the deciding vote and choose Courtney to win. Later, each player has to design a campaign poster for another player. They have to create a picture of the player and include a slogan that best fits their campaign to win The Circle. Each poster will be uploaded anonymously. Courtney informs "Trevor"/DeLeesa about how Khat feels about Chloe. The players rate each other. The ratings reveal Chloe and "Trevor"/DeLeesa as the influencers. |||||||
| 23 | 11 | "The Master Plan" | Days 11-12 | April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28) | TC-211 | TBA |
| Khat is blocked from The Circle and visits "Trevor"/DeLeesa. Her video is posted and the players see she was not a catfish. She also informs everyone to not believe everything. Courtney and "River"/Lee think they need to keep an eye on Mitchell as he hasn't talked to either of them. Mitchell and "Trevor"/DeLeesa form a plan to break up Courtney and "River"/Lee's alliance. Game ("The Circle Awards"): The players vote for a player in the different categories given. After the awards are over, the players get an after-party. "Trevor"/DeLeesa starts her plan by talking to "River"/Lee. Mitchell talks to Chloe to get her in his alliance. The players get an alert that the final blocking will take place the next day. |||||||
| 24 | 12 | "The Last Blocking" | Days 12-13 | April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28) | TC-212 | TBA |
| Mitchell reaches out to Courtney and "River"/Lee and they both let him know they don't want to be friends. Mitchell and "Trevor"/DeLeesa message Chloe that Courtney was "The Joker". Chloe is also informed that Courtney and "River"/Lee only care about each other when it comes to winning. The players have to share with the others what they would spend the money on if they won. The players submit their ratings. Each player gets a video from home. The rating results were not revealed, but, "River"/Lee was rated the highest and became the super influencer. He must block someone face to face and blocks Mitchell. The remaining players are announced as finalists and will get to meet each other the next day. |||||||
| Week 4 |||||||
| 25 | 13 | "And The Winner Is..." | Days 13-14 | May 5, 2021 (2021-05-05) | TC-213 | TBA |
| Mitchell's video is posted in the newsfeed. The players submit their final ratings. The players get the chance to meet each other face to face. Chloe meets "Trevor"/DeLeesa and sees she was catfishing. "River"/Lee is revealed to Chloe, Courtney, and "Trevor"/DeLeesa as a catfish. "John"/Jack and Lisa is revealed as a catfish to the other finalists. Michelle Buteau catches up with the blocked players. The Savannah and Terilisha drama picks up again. "John"/Jack and Lisa comes in fifth place, "River"/Lee in fourth, and Courtney in third. "Trevor"/DeLeesa is announced as the winner, with Chloe as the runner up. |||||||

## Results and elimination
### Color key

    The contestant was blocked.
    The contestant was an influencer.
    The contestant was immune from being blocked.
    The player was at risk of being blocked following a twist
    This player was blocked, but returned under a different profile
| | | Episode 1 | Episode 4 | Episode 6 | Episode 8 | Episode 10 | Episode 12 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 |
| DeLeesa "Trevor" | DeLeesa "Trevor" | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | Not published | Winner (Episode 13) | Winner (Episode 13) |
| Chloe | Chloe | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | Not published | Runner-up (Episode 13) | Runner-up (Episode 13) |
| Courtney | Courtney | =4th | 5th | 1st | 6th | 4th | Not published | Third Place (Episode 13) | Third Place (Episode 13) |
| Lee "River" | Lee "River" | =4th | 4th | Exempt | 3rd | 3rd | Not published | Fourth Place (Episode 13) | Fourth Place (Episode 13) |
| Lisa "Lance" | "John" | Not in The Circle | Exempt | 5th | 7th | Exempt | Not published | Fifth Place (Episode 13) | Fifth Place (Episode 13) |
| Jack "Emily" | "John" | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | Exempt | Not published | Fifth Place (Episode 13) | Fifth Place (Episode 13) |
| Mitchell | Mitchell | Not in The Circle | Not in The Circle | Exempt | 5th | 5th | Not published | Blocked (Episode 12) | Blocked (Episode 12) |
| Khat | Khat | Not in The Circle | Not in The Circle | Exempt | 2nd | 6th | Blocked (Episode 11) | Blocked (Episode 11) | Blocked (Episode 11) |
| Terilisha | Terilisha | 1st | 7th | 6th | Blocked (Episode 7) | Blocked (Episode 7) | Blocked (Episode 7) | Blocked (Episode 7) | Blocked (Episode 7) |
| Savannah | Savannah | 2nd | 6th | Blocked (Episode 4) | Blocked (Episode 4) | Blocked (Episode 4) | Blocked (Episode 4) | Blocked (Episode 4) | Blocked (Episode 4) |
| Bryant | Bryant | 8th | Blocked (Episode 2) | Blocked (Episode 2) | Blocked (Episode 2) | Blocked (Episode 2) | Blocked (Episode 2) | Blocked (Episode 2) | Blocked (Episode 2) |
| Notes | Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | none | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Influencers | Influencers | Savannah, Terilisha | Chloe, Jack | Courtney, Lee | none | Chloe, DeLeesa | Lee | none | none |
| Blocked | Blocked | Bryant Influencers' choice to block | Savannah Influencers' choice to block | Terilisha Influencers' choice to block | Jack "Emily" Lowest rated player | Khat Influencers' choice to block | Mitchell Superinfluencer's choice to block | Jack & Lisa "John" Fifth highest rated player | Lee "River" Fourth highest rated player |
| Blocked | Blocked | Bryant Influencers' choice to block | Savannah Influencers' choice to block | Terilisha Influencers' choice to block | Lisa "Lance" Second lowest rated player | Khat Influencers' choice to block | Mitchell Superinfluencer's choice to block | Courtney Third highest rated player | Chloe Second highest rated player |
| DeLeesa "Trevor" Highest rated player ||