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NetflixsThe Circleis bewildering viewerseverywhere.
But the catch is that some of them arent who they appear to be.
Catfish are among us.
And the show itself isnt innocent of similar behavior.
So the show was catfishing us all the entire time.
Dont hate the player, hate the oh, wait.
The show has really taken off, funnily enough, on social media.
Weve got a long history here of making what I would call good-quality unscripted shows.
So theres less surprise here when something like that pops.
We end up sort of taking over the whole thing.
But we love the one that we ended up with.
you might definitely see distinct personalities in each of the apartments.
So the next one to come in will always take the first one vacated.
So the Brazilians like it to be very light.
They like to have lots of plants.
The Americans, they wanted all their creature comforts.
We fill all their fridges with food that they loved, American food or Brazilian food.
We made it feel like home to everyone thats living in there.
For all intents and purposes for the viewer, it is kind of home.
After we finished the American version, we filmed the British version for Channel 4.
Thats the second season in Britain.
And that went out every night.
And then that show finished and the whole Brazilian cast moved into the building.
Then, they went and a whole French cast moved in at the beginning of December.
I loved the American cast.
They felt very morally centered.
The Brits, on the other hand, would probably sell their grandmother for a prize.
They happily turn on each other.
It was incredibly interesting to have an insight into all these different cultures.
Is there a control room where youre watching everything go down?Theres an absolutely huge control room.
Its like sort of a bit like being a general in an army, I suppose.
When we first set out, we tried to use it all by voice recognition.
Instantly, that gets pushed to the next room.
Some of the catfish on the show use photos of someone they know, like Seaburn.
But what we did is we asked Karyn what sort of person she wanted to play as.
Playing as a catfish can have its rewards, but its also difficult.
She couldnt find anyone very close to her whose profile she wanted to use.
So when were asked by players if they can have some help, we can step in.
I think the secret of success is being a brilliant communicator.
The thing that they all have in common is that theyre incredibly strong communicators.
