The Traitors

Show • 2023 • Reality

The Traitors
The Traitors

The entertainment industry’s most competitive reality stars and famous faces play the ultimate murder mystery game. Hosted by award-winning actor Alan Cumming at an ancient castle set deep in the Scottish Highlands, contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. Hidden amongst the Faithful are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves.

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Details

StatusReturning Series
ReleaseJanuary 12, 2023
Seasons5
Episodes46
Last episodeFebruary 26, 2026
Origins
  • United States of America
Genres
  • Reality
Tags
  • anxious
  • betrayal
  • deceit
  • deception
  • dramatic
  • game show
  • incredulous
  • intense
  • lies
  • murder
  • murder mystery
  • reality competition
  • round table
  • scotland
  • secret identity
  • strategy
  • suspenseful
  • traitor
  • trust
  • voting

Seasons

Season 1

11 episodes Jan 2023 – Feb 2023

Twenty of America’s most cunning contestants, a mix of famous faces and everyday Americans, play the ultimate murder mystery game. Hosted by award-winning actor Alan Cumming at an ancient castle in Scotland, they will work together on exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. But hidden amongst the Faithful contestants are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves. Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors will murder th...

Season 2

11 episodes Jan 2024 – Mar 2024

Season 2 raises the stakes with an all-celebrity cast, adding layers of pre-existing rivalries and relationships to the game. With new challenges and settings, the season delivers heightened drama and strategic gameplay, as wells as some twists as the faithfuls and traitors clash.

Season 3

12 episodes Jan 2025 – Mar 2025

Season 3 continues the thrilling competition with an all-celebrity cast, filmed at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands. This season introduces unique twists and challenges, as contestants navigate alliances and betrayals in their quest for victory.

Season 4

12 episodes Jan 2026 – Feb 2026

In its most treacherous season yet, The Traitors returns to Ardross Castle, where a fresh lineup of reality heavyweights descend into a game of secrets, sabotage, and psychological warfare. Host Alan Cumming presides over every twist with theatrical menace as Faithfuls hunt for hidden Traitors and Traitors quietly pick them off one by one. Alliances crumble, paranoia surges, and one shocking mid-season moment threatens to upend the entire game.

Season 5

TBA

Ratings by episode

Best Episode 8.6/10

First aired: Jan 16, 2025

S3E4 – I Will Bury You Under the Sand

A dramatic murder sends shockwaves, casting suspicion on two Faithfuls; a Traitor must act fast to stay out of the spotlight; a painful betrayal delivers one of the most explosive round tables the castle has ever seen.

Worst Episode 5.9/10

First aired: Feb 26, 2026

S4E12 – Reunion

Host Andy Cohen talks with the Season 4 cast of "The Traitors" about their time in the castle.

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