The Cast Of Netflix's "The Circle" A Year Later

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Remember the Netflix reality TV show The Circle, aka the last thing you watched before the pandemic/the first thing you watched in quarantine?

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It was the show wherein strangers only interacted through a social media platform called the Circle (hence the name).

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The contestants would rank each other, slowly eliminating or "blocking" their competitors one by one until the last player remaining took home $100K.

Some players were catfishing, some were real, and we ate up all the juicy drama!

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It's been over a year since Season 1 dropped and Season 2 is just around the corner (coming to Netflix on April 14), so let's take a minute to see what our favorite social media moguls are up to.

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Here's what the cast is up to:

Alana Duval on The Circle

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The 25-year-old model from Brownsville, Texas, didn’t last long in the Circle apartment complex, becoming the show’s original casualty. At the end of the first episode, the influencers sent her home believing she was a catfish. Turned out, she was just pretty.

Alana Now

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After her brief stint on The Circle, Alana has continued to model. Signed with Aston Models, she loves a swimwear or lingerie shoot, and her Instagram is a sea of thirst traps as she flaunts for her 166K followers.

Antonio DePína on The Circle

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Season 1’s second boot was the 24-year-old professional basketball player from Delaware. After being one of the original influencers, he was blocked by Shooby and Chris in Episode 4 as neither had a strong relationship with him.

Antonio Now

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After The Circle, Antonio, who played basketball professionally in Europe, set up his own basketball league based in the African island nation of Cape Verde. The Praia League launches this summer with six teams. Also, according to IG, Antonio and Karyn have kept in touch and spent some time together chilling on Miami beaches.

Karyn Blanco on The Circle

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Karyn ran into trouble almost immediately as the rest of the cast clocked her catfish attempt. The 37-year-old from The Bronx pretended to be a 27-year-old girl named Mercedeze she’d found on social media. With nearly the entire cast accusing her of lying, she was an easy boot for Shooby and Sammie in Episode 6.

Karyn Now

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Since her time on The Circle, Karyn has been busy. According to Instagram, where she goes by "thesilentceleb," Karyn is working in music, TV, and film. She partnered with streetwear clothing brands like Crown & Glory, Rumors of War, and Arm the Animals; and posed for a photography exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Arts Long Island. Most importantly, she dedicated a whole post to the glory that is Levain Bakery’s monstrous cookies.

Miranda Bissonnette on The Circle

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As we’d see over and over throughout the series, anyone who arrived after Episode 1 struggled to find their footing. The 26-year-old free spirit from California entered the game upon Alana’s exit and never gelled with the group. Despite flirting with Joey (and sharing a brief makeout sesh after her elimination), he didn’t save her and she was the fourth contestant sent packing.

Miranda Now

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Despite him giving her the chop, Miranda did go on a date with Joey after the show but it didn’t turn into a relationship. Since then, The Circle's wild child with a heart of gold has grown out her hair, gone blonde, and continued to model. Her Instagram is well stocked with beachy, windswept bikini pics, and she’s partnered with brands like Lounge Underwear and LELO sex toys.

Bill Cranley on The Circle

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Another late edition, the 27-year-old from Chicago joined the series at the halfway point, and was sent packing only three episodes later when he came in last in the rankings.

Bill Now

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According to Instagram, Bill has spent a lot of last year growing and trimming facial hair. Aside from the beard, Bill has made plenty of funny TikToks and IG sketches, and also starred in an episode of Chicago P.D. If you were a big Bill fan, you can also catch him on Cameo, where his videos go for $20 each — a steal in comparison to what some of his co-stars are charging.

Alex Lake on The Circle

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Immediately after Bill’s departure, Alex, a 32-year-old nerd in overalls catfishing as a creepy hunk named Adam, was booted by Seaburn and Shooby. Prior to his exit and in perhaps the best scene of the whole season, Alex joined Seaburn on a date in which catfish Alex flirted with catfish Rebecca.

Alex Now

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A “multidisciplinary artist focused on film as film on film as art,” Alex has been doing various filmic, artsy things since his time on The Circle. His social media presence is mostly doodle animation videos and pictures of his adorable cats. You may remember that Alex is also married and his wife is very hip and stylish, judging from her IG.

Sean Taylor on The Circle

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Ugh! I was DEVESTATED when Sean (aka my favorite) was sent home in episode 10 by Joey. A plus-size social media manager from NYC, Sean began her stint catfishing with the photos of a slimmer friend before opening up to the cast and sharing her real photos. She was smart. She was funny. She was gone too soon.

Sean Now

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Okay so let’s all just agree that Sean’s Instagram is the best (makes sense as she does social media for a living). She has a French bulldog named Burger, nails cute outfits, and never ceases with the wit. She has partnered with brands like Pomme Femme, amika, Universal Standard, and Curvy Couture Intimates. Also, over on TikTok, she is the queen of style, fashion, food vids, and body positivity. Okay my pro-Sean propaganda rant is over.

Ed and Tammy Eason on The Circle

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The mother/son pair from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, was the last to enter the game in Episode 8. The duo played as Ed (usually with Tammy throwing out horrible suggestions for his DMs) and were blocked by the final five, all of whom had entered on day one.

Ed and Tammy Now

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Since The Circle, Ed and Tammy have been up to all kinds of shenanigans. Ed is doing wheelies on his new motorcycles, driving in demolition derbies, and posting muscly, shirtless thirst traps. Tammy is still selling real estate and going dancing with her friends. They’re both posting photos with Ed’s brother Mitchell, whom you might want to go check out if you are at all interested in surfers with six-pack abs.

Seaburn Williams on The Circle

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While Seaburn started strong in his catfishing of the others as his 26-year-old girlfriend Rebecca, the Bostonian came in fifth during the finale as the others began suspecting something was up. The look on Shooby’s face when Rebecca turned out to be a man, however, was priceless.

Seaburn Now

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It’s a bit unclear what Seaburn has been up to since The Circle. He’s on TikTok and has been doing a bit of Instagram modeling; but otherwise, there’s not much to discuss. It also appears from a lack of recent photos that he and Rebecca may have parted ways. He announced on April 1 that he is on a journey of transformation though so stay tuned! In the meantime, you can snag a Seaburn Cameo for just $25 (a steal).

Chris Sapphire on The Circle

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The fabulous 30-year-old graphic designer from Dallas came in fourth overall. From his sequined jackets to his constant prayers, he was one of the show’s most notable characters.

Chris Now

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Since The Circle, Chris has been living his best life. He’s all over Instagram with his bright-colored fashion, funny quips, and inspirational messages. In the past year, he’s also gotten braces and nailed down partnerships with brands like Manscaped and AirSculpt. With a steep $65 price on Cameo, Chris is clearly popular. Oh, and he loved Framing Britney Spears.

Sammie Cimarelli on The Circle

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Another piece of casting gold, the 24-year-old from Miami gracefully negotiated friendship with the girls and flirting from the guys. Finishing third, Sammie’s bluntness was refreshing on a show all about social media posturing.

Sammie Now

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With nearly 1 million followers on Instagram, Sammie is killing the game. Not only has she racked up collaborations with Savage X Fenty (aka Rihanna’s lingerie line), Tres Colori, Frame, boohoo, and EyeBuyDirect, but she also managed to snag a master’s degree while we were in quarantine. Big things are around the corner for this one.

Shubham "Shooby" Goel on The Circle

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For someone who spent the majority of the season discussing his disdain for social media, Shooby ended up doing pretty well for himself. The lovably earnest 23-year-old virtual reality designer from California finished second.

Shooby Now

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If you, like me, get LinkedIn ads on your Facebook for some reason, you may have spied Shooby’s smiling face on their advertisements. Since The Circle, Shooby seems to have taken a liking to social media, especially TikTok. He also threw out the first pitch (virtually) at an Arizona Diamondbacks game and launched his own merch store.

Joey Sasso on The Circle

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In the biggest shocker of the season, the person we thought was cast as the douchey Jersey Shore wannabe ended up being the lovable class clown with a heart of gold. The 25-year-old bartender from Rochester took home the grand prize after befriending his fellow cast members and winning over America.

Joey Now

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Since his win, Joey has moved to LA, where he seems to be doing a bit of modeling, a bit of acting, and a lot of having fun. He wrote and is staring in a film called Young Lion of the West and launched a merch line. He’s also available on Cameo for just $45. Thankfully, he and Shooby still appear to be good friends now and hopefully forever.