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Channel 4 has recommissioned The Circle<\/em> for a third season, alongside a celebrity version, The Celebrity Circle<\/em>, as part of the Stand Up To Cancer campaign.<\/p>\n

Host Emma Willis will return, and comedian Sophie Willan will resume her role as the voiceover in the brand-new third season, which will kick off with a special week-long celebrity edition in 2021.<\/p>\n

A set of famous faces will move in for a celebrity version, in which they will be invited to play the game in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, a joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 that brings the U.K. together to speed up progress in life-saving research.<\/p>\n

In the popularity game where anyone can be anyone, players rate each other based on whom they like\u2014and dislike. Competing against each other, the most popular players gain power and unpopular players get blocked. Once blocked, and before leaving the show, the eliminated players will get to meet other players in person for the first time.<\/p>\n

Willis\u00a0said:\u00a0“The Circle<\/em> is\u00a0just brilliant, unmissable television. I loved every minute of being a part of it and I’m delighted to be returning to it for another series where I’ll\u00a0be right\u00a0at\u00a0the center of all the mischief and drama! To add to that, we\u2019re also doing a celeb version\u2014I\u00a0can’t wait to see\u00a0who\u2019ll be in the lineup and whether they\u2019ll play as themselves\u00a0or as another celebrity,\u00a0it\u2019s going to be incredible.\u201d\u200b<\/p>\n

Kelly Webb-Lamb, Channel 4\u2019s deputy director of programs and head of popular factual, said: \u201cThe Circle<\/em> series two was a great success for the channel\u2014growing year on year, with a massive young share and hugely up on slot across the run. It also was brilliantly and effortlessly diverse and created hundreds of jobs for freelancers in the north. But, most importantly it was funny, touching, compelling telly\u2014and I\u2019m delighted that we\u2019re able to bring it back despite all of the challenges that this year has thrown at us. Expect more incredible casting, bonkers gameplay, drama, and tears\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Gilly Greenslade, who commissioned all three seasons for Channel 4, said: \u201cWhen we were developing the series three years ago, I knew it would reflect how we live but I never expected it to be quite so prophetic. Now many more of us have had a taste of living our lives isolated and online,\u00a0I am\u00a0excited to see the strategies and tactics that the new players bring to the game. I hope that this show will bring some much-needed joy and hilarity to our TV screens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tim Harcourt, Studio Lambert\u2019s creative director, said: \u201cOur large freelance production team can\u2019t wait to make another series of The Circle<\/em> for Channel 4 and are excited to be launching a celebrity version for Stand Up To Cancer. \u00a0Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, people around the world have been learning the power of connecting remotely. Perhaps in the light of this, the new series will resonate even more for audiences as well as offer them the distraction of fun, warmth and strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martin Oxley,\u00a0Motion Content Group\u2019s executive producer, added:\u00a0\u201cAfter the success of last year\u2019s second season, we\u2019re really excited that The Circle<\/em> is returning to Channel 4. This time, bolder and brighter than ever with a new celebrity run, we can\u2019t wait to see the characters that the casting team will include to help entertain our own enforced televised lockdown.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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