The Circle Fans Devastated As Channel 4 Confirms Fate Of Cult Reality Show

There may be a silver lining for The Circle's loyal viewers, though.
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Channel 4 has confirmed it will not be moving forward with a new series of The Circle.

The reality show aired its third series earlier this year, as well as its first celebrity edition, featuring contestants including Denise Van Outen, Charlotte Crosby and eventual winner Lady Leshurr.

In a statement issued to Broadcast, a spokesperson said: “In much the same way as when we originally commissioned The Circle, Channel 4 has a responsibility to continually look at how we reinvent and create space for new ideas, and so we have decided not to commission the show for a fourth season.

“We’d like to thank Studio Lambert, Motion and all those involved for The Circle’s huge success over the last three series.”

The Circle host Emma Willis
The Circle host Emma Willis
Channel 4

Over the course of its three series, The Circle pulled in modest viewing figures, but did develop a cult following, particularly with younger viewers on social media.

Following the announcement that Channel 4 would not be airing any subsequent series of The Circle, many fans were quick to voice their disappointment on Twitter:

This is a BAD call from @Channel4 - @C4TheCircle is a genuinely interesting reality show and deserved FAR more than three series. Hope it gets picked up elsewhere. https://t.co/p3XtItDGet

— Mick Cooper (@themickcooper) May 7, 2021

Channel 4 not renewing The Circle is a huge blow for reality tv - it was consistently engaging and a great talking point and had so much potential to continue growing. Hope Netflix continue to give it life!

— Harrison Brocklehurst (@harrisonjbrock) May 7, 2021

Sad news. Really like this show https://t.co/3N66IXHdiA

— L. (@jones_1_L) May 7, 2021

i am bereft. netflix would be a good home but it's one of the last great livetweet shows 🥺https://t.co/25gs4gOo5K

— Shaun Kitchener (@ShaunKitchener) May 7, 2021

fuck my life https://t.co/2pI6v6erjP

— kermit the frog in a snail (@SophLouiseHall) May 7, 2021

Seriously??? This is so surprising, Channel 4 had such a hit on their hands and the show was going from strength to strength… I backed this from the very start but it feels like it was finally breaking through https://t.co/KafiBIu4F6

— Erin (@_erinz_) May 7, 2021

lol what a week https://t.co/kdOpILw0yj

— David Chipakupaku 🏴🇿🇲 (@David_Chippa) May 7, 2021

Channel 4 axing The Circle after the best series yet ( even at 10pm ) is baffling

— Jack Hardwick (@jackhardwick93) May 7, 2021

Crushed doesn't even cover it. Easily the smartest reality TV series in recent memory - perhaps ever. https://t.co/b8ADUrsbDo

— Adam Miller (@babbedout) May 7, 2021

Shame. The last series was really gripping TV but it never seemed like Channel 4 were fully onboard with the concept. The strange airing times that seemed to get later and later being one obvious example.#TheCircle https://t.co/FEqfqNmUTq

— Matt Jones (@MattJSport) May 7, 2021

LEGITIMATELY DEVASTATED WTFFF https://t.co/IaMgCBbPbb

— Luke Levine 🏳️⚧️✡️ (@LukeLevine0) May 7, 2021

However, there may be something of a silver lining for The Circle fans.

In Broadcast’s report, they claimed that production company Studio Lambert are already in talks with Netflix about having future series of the show air on the streaming service.

Netflix already shows international versions of The Circle, with an American edition currently in the middle of its second season.

In the past, Netflix has had success with several productions that started life on Channel 4, including the award-winning anthology series Black Mirror and the comedy Lovesick, previously known as Scrotal Recall during its initial series.

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