Eight contestants are set up in their own solitary apartment, cut off from the rest of the world and only able to communicate with their fellow players via a voice-activated system called THE CIRCLE in this reality TV exercise. On each episode, contestants take on challenges and answer questions in an attempt to get to know each other, as the audience and host Michelle Buteau looks on. Then they're asked to rate the other players. The players rated most popular become "influencers" who can "block" (i.e. vote out) others. At the end of the competition, the last player left standing takes home $100,000.