The Traitors fans, now’s your chance to do a little backstabbing of your own.
NBC will air an all-civilian version of the hit reality competition, TVLine has learned. Typically, The Traitors — which airs on streamer Peacock — features celebrities competing for the cash prize, but this time, ordinary fans will play the game, with Alan Cumming returning as host. (Other international versions of The Traitors, including the UK and Australia, feature everyday people as contestants.)
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Filming on the NBC version will get underway next year; those interested in applying to be a contestant can do so at TheTraitorsUS.com. “We are looking for smart, strategic everyday people to compete in the ultimate game of trust & treachery,” the website says, with a chance to win up to $250,000.
“We’re excited to bring along The Traitors’ highly addictive fan base as we discover the next generation of legendary gamers and schemers,” NBCUniversal Entertainment executive vice president of unscripted programming Sharon Vuong said in a statement. “With our resident host and gameplay master of ceremonies, Alan Cumming, on board to introduce complete strangers to new epic missions and twisted gameplay, this new version for NBC offers a unique opportunity for the cast and audience to meet each other for the first time and we know it will be incredible to watch.”
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For those uninitiated, The Traitors brings its players to a remote Scottish castle, where a small number of them are secretly designated “traitors,” tasked with “murdering,” or eliminating from the game, one of their fellow players each night. But the other players, dubbed the “faithful,” can get rid of the traitors by voting out one of their own each night at the round table. At the end of the game, if the faithful get rid of all the traitors, they split the cash prize — but if even one traitor remains, they take home all the money.
Debuting in the Netherlands in 2021, The Traitors has spawned more than 30 (!) international editions, with the U.S. version bowing on Peacock in 2023. The first season mixed reality TV celebrities like Survivor alum Cirie Fields with everyday people, but the subsequent two seasons have been all celebrities. The show has become a runaway hit for Peacock, winning the Emmy last year for best reality competition.
Season 4 of The Traitors is expected to air on Peacock early next year — with a cast including former Real Housewife Lisa Rinna, actor Michael Rapaport and football mom Donna Kelce — and the show has already been renewed for a fifth season.
Are you excited for a non-celebrity season of The Traitors? And are you actually thinking of signing up? Tell us in the comments!
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