Susan House Moves The Circle to Hulu After Seven Seasons
The Circle is moving to Hulu after seven seasons on Netflix, ending a run that began with the U.S. version in 2020. Susan House, who executive-produced the Netflix edition, will now serve as showrunner for the new version.
Netflix declined to renew the reality competition series after its seventh season concluded in October 2024, clearing the way for Hulu to acquire it. For a format that started on Channel 4 in the UK and then became one of Netflix's first reality competition hits, the move keeps the brand alive but shifts its business home.
Susan House Takes the Lead
House gives the Hulu version continuity at the top even as the show changes platforms. She also brings experience from the Netflix run, where six additional seasons followed the 2020 launch of the U.S. edition.
That matters because Hulu is not buying a blank slate. It is taking on a format with a defined system, a built-in audience, and enough history to support a rework rather than a restart. The series also spawned versions in France and Brazil, which is part of why the property still carries export value.
Celebrity Casts And Real-Time Voting
The Hulu version will pair celebrity contestants with civilians, add U.S. audience voting, and film in real time. Contestants will again live in separate apartments in the same building, stay isolated from one another, and communicate through an app using photos and text while deciding whether to present themselves authentically or adopt a different persona.
Those changes push the series closer to an active competition format than the Netflix version had. Real-time filming and U.S. voting make the audience part of the game, while the celebrity element gives Hulu a cleaner hook for a reintroduced franchise.
What Hulu Bought Next
The new version is being backed by Studio Lambert, Motion Entertainment, and Omaha Productions, but Hulu has not announced a premiere date. That leaves the show in the rollout phase, with the creative reset already set and the release still to come.
For viewers who followed the Netflix run, the practical takeaway is simple: the format survives, but the platform, casting mix, and voting system change with it. House is the bridge between both versions, and Hulu is betting that a familiar mechanic with a more interactive build can travel again.
