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The Trust: A Game of Greed

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The Trust: A Game of Greed
Stick figures cut out of banknotes hold hands, with a gold pair of scissors about to sever their circle
Promotional poster
GenreReality game show
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Ben Newmark
  • Dan Newmark
  • Jeff Spangler
  • Rob LaPlante
  • David Friedman
Running time43–61 minutes
Production companies
  • Grandma's House Entertainment
  • Lighthearted Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseJanuary 10, 2024 (2024-01-10) –
present (present)

The Trust: A Game of Greed is an American reality game show broadcast on Netflix in 2024.[1] Eleven strangers are offered $250,000 split equally among themselves and have to decide whether to eliminate each other and whether to accept offers that affect the money in the prize pot.[2]

Format

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A communal pot of $250,000 is initially shared equally among 11 contestants who socialize together in a luxury villa. Trust Ceremonies are held in which each contestant is given the opportunity to vote a contestant out of the game. The person who receives the most votes is eliminated, but there is no elimination in the case of a tie or no votes.

Participants play games that can add money to the prize pot. These include games that reveal secrets about each other, games that ask them to rank each other based on personality and games that ask them to reveal their voting history. Some contestants are offered access to The Vault, which gives them the opportunity to take an offer, which could benefit themselves or the group. The series is hosted by journalist Brooke Baldwin.[2]

Contestants

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Name[3] Age Occupation Result Winnings[4]
Brian Firebaugh 42 Rancher Winner $78,600
Tolú Ekundare 26 Marketing Manager Winner $73,600
Julie Theis 28 Businessperson Winner $63,600
Gaspare Randazzo 33 Teacher Winner $48,600
Jake Chocholous 37 Military Contractor Winner $48,600
Lindsey Anderson 43 Business Coach Eliminated $0
Winnie Ileso 31 Bartender Eliminated $20,000
Jay Patterson 70 Retired Self-eliminated $25,000
Bryce Lee 22 Realtor Eliminated $0
Simone Stewart 55 Unemployed Eliminated $0
Juelz Morgan 32 Police Officer Eliminated $0

The Vault

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Color key:

  Offer declined
  Offer accepted
Vault history
Episode Recipients Offer 1 Offer 2 Result Trust Total
1 Juelz
Simone
$5,000 added to the Trust, block two people's votes. $2,500 each from the Trust, if someone is eliminated. Bryce and Tolú's votes were blocked, $5,000 added to the trust. $255,000
2 Bryce
Gaspare
$10,000 subtracted from the Trust, give one person immunity. $5,000 each from the Trust, if they cast a vote for the same person. Julie received immunity, $10,000 subtracted from the trust. $245,000
3 Bryce
Jake
$2,000 added to the Trust for each person who does not vote. $10,000 each from the Trust, if someone is eliminated. $18,000 added to the trust. $263,000
4 Brian (Blind offer)
Offer was not revealed.
None Offer declined. $248,000
Julie (Blind offer)
$15,000 taken from the Trust if the next person they vote for goes home.
Julie voted for Bryce, and Bryce went home. $15,000 subtracted from the trust
5 Winnie (Blind offer)
$20,000 taken from the Trust; they are eliminated if no one else is eliminated.
Winnie was eliminated. $20,000 subtracted from the trust. $228,000
6 Jay $25,000 subtracted from the Trust, they are eliminated immediately. Jay self-eliminated. $25,000 subtracted from the trust. $203,000
7 Brian (Blind offer)
$30,000 taken from the Trust; three random votes are blocked.
Julie, Jake, and Brian's votes were blocked. $30,000 subtracted from the trust. $173,000
Everyone $60,000 added to the Trust if everyone reveals their voting history or $5,000 per person. Everyone revealed their voting history. $60,000 added to the trust. $268,000
8 Everyone An amount up to $25,000 taken from the Trust and given to the highest bidder. Tolú accepted the offer with a bid of $25,000. $243,000

Voting history

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Color key:

  Winner(s)
  Did not vote
  Self-eliminated
  Eliminated
  Vote blocked
  Immune from Elimination
Voting history
Episode 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
Brian No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
Winnie Blocked No
vote
Winner
(Episode 8)
Tolú No
vote
Blocked No
vote
No
vote
Bryce Lindsey Lindsey No
vote
Winner
(Episode 8)
Juelz
Julie No
vote
Juelz Immune No
vote
Bryce No
vote
Blocked No
vote
Winner
(Episode 8)
Simone
Gaspare No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
Winnie Lindsey No
vote
Winner
(Episode 8)
Jake No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
Winnie Blocked No
vote
Winner
(Episode 8)
Lindsey No
vote
Juelz No
vote
No
vote
Bryce Winnie Tolú Eliminated
(Episode 7)
Winnie No
vote
Juelz No
vote
No
vote
Bryce Lindsey Eliminated
(Episode 7)
Jay No
vote
No
vote
Simone No
vote
No
vote
Accepted Offer
(Episode 6)
Bryce No
vote
Blocked No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
Eliminated
(Episode 5)
Simone No
vote
No
vote
No
vote
Eliminated
(Episode 3)
Juelz No
vote
No
vote
Eliminated
(Episode 1)
Eliminated None Juelz
3 of 3
votes
Simone
2 of 2
votes
None Bryce
4 of 4
votes
Winnie
4 of 6
votes
Lindsey
2 of 3
votes
None Brian
Tolú
Julie
Gaspare
Jake

Episodes

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No.Title [5]Original release date
1"House of Lies"10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
2"Why Is Everyone Being so Frickin' Emotional?"10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
3"And That Changes Everything..."10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
4"My Integrity Can't Be Bought"10 January 2024 (2024-01-10)
5"Selfishness Is NOT Black And White"17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
6"Snake In The Grass"17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
7"The Snake Is Slithering"17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)
8"The End of the Rainbow"24 January 2024 (2024-01-24)

Production

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The series was filmed over roughly three weeks in Casa Kimbal, Cabrera, Dominican Republic.[6]

Analysis

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The series drew comparison to The Traitors, a Dutch reality game show franchise that divides contestants into Faithfuls, who aim to win games, and Traitors, who aim to sabotage and eliminate people.[7][8][9] The Trust explores human behavior and psychology: alliances form immediately on the basis of gender.[7][9] Mistrust is sewn by the production by revealing that one contestant is a millionaire and using divide-and-conquer tactics, such as singling people out to receive Vault offers.[7] Judy Berman of Time said the program was edited to portray meritocracy: in this view, each contestant is equal and their choices determine their success. Nonetheless, there is significant wealth inequality between contestants and the black women are seen as threatening by white contestants or treated as an "exotic other".[9]

Reception

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The series has a 57% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on seven reviews.[10] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the show a positive review, writing "We know what to expect, and 'The Trust' delivers, from the suspenseful techno-beat soundtrack to the swooping overhead drone camera shots to the 'confession room' interviews."[11] Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian gave the series 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "a budget bootleg version of The Traitors".[8] Steve Greene of IGN wrote that that the premise was unoriginal but the show had "tiny flashes of something interesting under the surface that keeps The Trust from feeling completely unnecessary.[12]

References

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  1. ^ White, Peter (December 8, 2023). "Netflix Orders Greed-Themed Reality Series The Trust". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ^ a b "The Trust Season 1 Cast Instagrams". Netflix. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ Mackelden, Amy (Jan 10, 2024). "Meet the Cast of The Trust: A Game of Greed Season 1". Elle. Retrieved Jan 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Venn, Lydia (January 25, 2024). "Netflix's The Trust: How much did each person win?". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "Watch The Trust: A Game of Greed". Netflix. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ Nelson, Evert (January 8, 2024). "This Topeka comic shares experiences as contestant on new reality Netflix show 'The Trust'". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Leigh, Janet A (January 10, 2024). "Netflix's The Trust takes the best element of The Traitors and does more with it". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Nicholson, Rebecca (2024-01-10). "The Trust: A Game of Greed review – like a budget bootleg version of The Traitors". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  9. ^ a b c Berman, Judy (January 24, 2024). "Let's Talk About The Trust's Forced Feel-Good Ending". Time. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "The Trust: A Game of Greed - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  11. ^ "Everybody wins on Netflix reality show 'The Trust' — unless someone gets greedy". Chicago Sun-Times. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  12. ^ Greene, Steve (2024-01-09). "The Trust: A Game of Greed Review". IGN. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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