Hulu has dropped the trailer for its reimagined version of The Circle, and the update starts with Christina Najjar in the host’s chair. Better known as Tinx, Najjar will guide the social experiment series when it returns to Hulu on Tuesday, November 17.
The release gives viewers their first look at a format that is being called reimagined, with audience votes set to shape the game in some way. Hulu has not spelled out exactly how that will work, but the schedule is clear: three new episodes will arrive each week, Tuesday through Thursday, for five weeks, with the season finale set for Friday, December 18.
Najjar brings a familiar public profile to the role. She is a New York Times bestselling author and the creator and host of It’s Me, Tinx on SiriusXM, a background that points to a host chosen to speak directly to an audience that already follows her closely. That matters because the series is leaning harder than before on the people watching at home, even as the mechanics of that shift remain under wraps.
That missing piece is the part viewers will be watching for. The trailer confirms the audience will have a hand in the game, but it does not explain whether those votes will affect eliminations, alliances, or another part of the competition. For now, Hulu has given the date, the pace and the host — and left the exact rules of the new setup to be revealed once The Circle begins its run.
