Netflix's The Circle season 7 released eight episodes since its premiere on September 11, 2024. As the show progressed, fans saw 11 players joining the reality show with two of them bidding farewell, including Savannah Miller and Heather Richardson.
The Circle host and comedian Michelle Buteau narrated the game, filled with strategic maneuvers and social media influencing. The players tried their best to form alliances with other contestants in order to win $100,000. The show also introduced a new twist to the game called the disrupter mode, which was not unlike the last season's AI twist.
Before the start of the show, the players had full control over whether they wanted to play as themselves or someone else, a strategy that might or might not help them gain trust.
Eliminated contestants of The Circle season 7
1) Savannah Miller
Hailing from Texas and currently living in Florida, Savannah Miller came to the sets of The Circle and played the game as herself. The recent college graduate made it clear that her strategy in the game would be to "overshare" and to make genuine connections.
The 22-year-old entered the competition in episode 1 and shared with Deborah about her life-altering surgery. She shared that she was involved in a car accident that helped medical officials discover a brain tumor in its earliest stage.
Moreover, Savannah also found her "#CircleHusband" in Kevin and tried to gain his trust. By episode 4 though, she was betrayed by Kevin who voted for her to be blocked along with top influencer, Gianna, who was being played by twin brothers, Nicky and Jojo.
It was then announced that before departing, Savannah would be able to meet one player face-to-face along with her dog companion, Samson. She decided to choose Kevin and described her shock at being eliminated from the competition by her #CircleHusband.
Savannah also stirred the pot in the competition as she revealed that "Rachel" (played by Deborah) questioned Kevin in their at-risk player chat.
"She was like, 'Is he as genuine as we think, or did he just invite Gianna to the party for the part of his game?'" Savannah stated.
Savannah's goodbye text was unveiled to the rest of the contestants in which she thanked the players and wished them good luck for the future.
2) Heather Richardson
Heather Richardson started the game in The Circle on a positive note as she became the top influencer before anyone else. Heather decided to play as "Andy," a tattooed bass player and Heather's friend in real life. She decided to block Gianna, who returned to the game due to disruptor mode. Gianna decided to backfire and sent Andy to the bottom of the ratings.
Through Andy, Heather made a connection with Madelyn Rusinyak as well. But in episode 7, Andy was voted in the last position which meant that Heather had to leave for home. The elimination competition was between Andy and Kevin, with the latter just about making it through.
Madelyn even recruited Rachel and made a group effort to take Andy down despite claiming to be his #CircleWife. When Heather's identity was revealed to the rest of the players, Madelyn stated that she didn't have the heart to tell Heather that she was the one who rallied for her elimination. The rest of the players were surprised at how good she was as "Andy" and was able to fool everyone.
Watch the first eight episodes of The Circle exclusively on Netflix while the next batch of episodes (9-12) will be released on September 25.