Tinx to Host Hulu's 'The Circle' Reboot — SkimNews
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- Hulu has set Tinx (Christina Najjar) as host of its reboot of The Circle, a social-media competition premiering November 17.
- The Circle reboot introduces celebrity contestants competing alongside everyday players and adds audience voting for the first time in the U.S. version, letting viewers influence player ratings as the game unfolds.
- Episodes will drop three times weekly, airing Tuesday through Thursday for five weeks, culminating in the season finale on Friday, December 18.
- Studio Lambert, Omaha Productions and Motion Entertainment produce the series, with Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz and Colin Campbell executive producing for Omaha Productions and Susan House serving as showrunner.
- All3Media International handles international format and tape sales for the reimagined social experiment.
- Netflix previously streamed the original U.S. version for seven seasons with Michelle Buteau as host, before Hulu took the property.
Why it matters: By moving *The Circle* to Hulu and adding celebrity players plus live audience voting, Disney's streamer inherits a format Netflix ran for seven seasons and is visibly trying to re-energize it — handing viewers direct control over player rankings in a streaming-first, always-on format. Tinx's digital-native audience brings a built-in fanbase to a format that previously leaned on traditional reality stars.
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