The Circle (American TV series) season 1

The Circle
Season 1
Promotional poster for season one
Presented byMichelle Buteau
No. of days12
No. of contestants14
WinnerJoey Sasso
Runner-upShubham Goel
Fan FavoriteSammie Cimarelli
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseJanuary 1 (2020-01-01) 
January 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)
Season chronology

The first season of the American reality competition streaming series The Circle began on January 1, 2020, on Netflix, and concluded on January 15, 2020. This season was hosted by Michelle Buteau.

Ahead of the season, it was announced that players would be competing against each other to become the most popular, but would never actually meet. Instead they would communicate through a specially designed app and be able to portray themselves in any way they choose. Netflix renewed The Circle for a second and third season on March 24, 2020.

On January 15, 2020, the season was won by Joey Sasso, who had played the game as himself, and won the US$100,000 prize that came along with it. Shubham Goel was the runner-up. Sammie Cimarelli won the Fan Favorite award and US$10,000.