The Anonymous: USA Network previews new social competition series – canceled + extended TV shows, ratings

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The Anonymous is coming soon to USA Network. The new social competition series will premiere in July and will feature 12 contestants competing for a $100,000 cash prize. The competition will take place in both the real world and an anonymous underground world, and contestants will do anything to win the money for themselves.

USA Network released further information about the series in a press release.

“USA Network makes dishonesty the best strategy this summer when its new social competition series “The Anonymous” debuts Monday, August 19, with a three-episode premiere beginning at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Episodes will also air simultaneously on Bravo and SYFY on premiere night and repeat daily in prime time on USA all week.

In the ultimate game of covert deception, 12 players will manipulate, deceive and do whatever they can to win up to $100,000.

The Anonymous is a strategic competition played in two worlds, the real world and anonymous mode. The Digital Anonymous Networking Interface, or DANI for short, has invited 12 players to live in their realm and work side by side to raise a prize of up to $100,000. Despite their close quarters, all players have their own private underground hideouts where everyone is completely anonymous and can say anything and everything behind the mask of a unique name. In their hideouts, players can give raw, unfiltered opinions about their fellow competitors. They will plot, scheme and deceive to gain influence and advance their game. The question is: can they remain anonymous while doing so, or will the other players guess their identity?

Each week, DANI runs tests where all participants must try to match players to their nicknames. The player who remains the most anonymous has the power to eliminate their competitors. In a game where every move is calculated and a single misstep can reveal who you really are, only one will take home the top prize.

Among those vacillating between two realities are TV veterans Xavier E. Prather and Nina Twine, as well as Fyre Festival event producer Andy King. The full list of participants is:

Marcel Cunningham, 33 |
Sydney Dorsey, 22 | Emmanuel County, GA
Dillian Frelow, 27 | Los Angeles, California
Lilly Jenkins, 26 | Detroit, Michigan
Andy King, 62 | Charleston, SC
Robbie Jade Lew, 40 | Los Angeles, California
Kacie B. Mize, 32 |
Xavier E. Prather, 29 | Milwaukee, WI
Christopher Shulstad, 28 | Charlotte, NC
Tyrenna Tolbert, 54 | Charles County, MD
Nina Twine, 26 | Fayetteville, NC
Jack Usher, 31 |

“The Anonymous” is produced by Studio Lambert. Jack Burgess, Andy Cadman, Tim Harcourt, Toni Ireland, Stephen Lambert and Stephen Yemoh will serve as executive producers.”

A trailer for The Anonymous is below.

What do you think? Are you planning to watch this new series from USA Network?