The Trust: A Game of Greed is an American reality game show broadcast on Netflix in 2024. 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.
Format 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.
Contestants
Name Age Occupation Result Winnings 42 Rancher Winner $78,600 26 Marketing Manager Winner $73,600 28 Businessperson Winner $63,600 33 Teacher Winner $48,600 37 Military Contractor Winner $48,600 43 Business Coach Eliminated $0 31 Bartender Eliminated $20,000 70 Retired Self-eliminated $25,000 22 Realtor Eliminated $0 55 Unemployed Eliminated $0 32 Police Officer Eliminated $0
Future appearances In 2024, Tolú Ekundare appeared on the second season of Perfect Match.
The Vault Color key:
+Vault history Episode Recipients Offer 1 Offer 2 Result Trust Total 1 JuelzSimone Bryce and Tolú's votes were blocked, $5,000 added to the trust. $255,000 2 BryceGaspare Julie received immunity, $10,000 subtracted from the trust. $245,000 3 BryceJake $18,000 added to the trust. $263,000 4 Brian None Offer declined. $248,000 Julie Julie voted for Bryce, and Bryce went home. $15,000 subtracted from the trust 5 Winnie Winnie was eliminated. $20,000 subtracted from the trust. $228,000 6 Jay Jay self-eliminated. $25,000 subtracted from the trust. $203,000 7 Brian Julie, Jake, and Brian's votes were blocked. $30,000 subtracted from the trust. $173,000 Everyone Everyone revealed their voting history. $60,000 added to the trust. $268,000 8 Everyone Tolú accepted the offer with a bid of $25,000. $243,000
Voting history Color key:
+Voting history Episode 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 BrianNovoteNovoteNovoteNovoteNovote Winnie BlockedNovoteWinner TolúNovote Juelz NovoteNovote Bryce Lindsey LindseyNovoteWinner(Episode 8) JulieNovote Juelz SimoneNovote BryceNovote BlockedNovoteWinner(Episode 8) GaspareNovoteNovoteNovoteNovoteNovote Winnie LindseyNovoteWinner(Episode 8) JakeNovoteNovoteNovoteNovoteNovote Winnie BlockedNovoteWinner(Episode 8) LindseyNovote Juelz NovoteNovote Bryce Winnie TolúEliminated (Episode 7) WinnieNovote Juelz NovoteNovote Bryce LindseyEliminated (Episode 7) JayNovoteNovote SimoneNovoteNovoteAccepted Offer (Episode 6) BryceNovote BlockedNovoteNovoteNovoteEliminated (Episode 5) SimoneNovoteNovoteNovoteEliminated (Episode 3) JuelzNovoteNovoteEliminated (Episode 1) Eliminated NoneJuelz3 of 3votesSimone2 of 2votes NoneBryce4 of 4votesWinnie4 of 6votesLindsey2 of 3votes NoneBrianTolúJulieGaspareJake
Episodes
Production The series was filmed over roughly three weeks in Casa Kimbal, Cabrera, Dominican Republic.
Analysis 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. The Trust explores human behavior and psychology: alliances form immediately on the basis of gender. The production sows mistrust by revealing that one contestant is a millionaire and using divide-and-conquer tactics, such as singling people out to receive Vault offers.
Reception The series has a 57% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on seven reviews. 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." Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian gave the series 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "a budget bootleg version of The Traitors". Steve Greene of IGN wrote 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.
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