{"id":1961973,"date":"2025-08-15T12:06:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1961973"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:06:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:06:20","slug":"the-traitors-us-makes-major-change-fans-had-been-calling-for-ahead-of-season-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-traitors-us-makes-major-change-fans-had-been-calling-for-ahead-of-season-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Traitors US makes major change fans had been calling for ahead of season 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Civilians are coming to <em>The Traitors US.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ahead of the fourth season <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/traitors-cast-season-4-donna-kelce-b2769705.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:featuring an all-celebrity cast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">featuring an all-celebrity cast<\/a>, NBC has ordered a spin-off featuring normal people as contestants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Alan Cumming will return as host of the Peacock series set in the Scottish Highlands. The <em>Spy Kids<\/em> star revealed the news yesterday at the inaugural Televerse 2025 conference in Los Angeles, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/15\/traitors-us-finally-makes-major-change-fans-begging-23918291\/#:~:text=The%20fourth%20season%20will%20follow,competing%20for%20the%20cash%20prize.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Metro;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Metro<\/em><\/a>, with production set to get underway in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe money will mean more to them,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m pretty excited about it. I think it\u2019s going to be a hoot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The change has been one fans have called for since the series began, bringing it in line with the British version of the show, which has featured civilians since its inception.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Scottish actor Alan Cumming is the host of the US version of \u2018The Traitors\u2019 (Studio Lambert\/ All3 Media International)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe way I was just thinking this needed to happen today,\u201d one fan wrote in response to the news on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m glad. The UK has people from all walks of life &amp; it makes it far more interesting IMO,\u201d another agreed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFinally! There should have always been two versions of it,\u201d added a third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sharon Vuong, Executive Vice President Unscripted Programming, NBCUniversal Entertainment, said in a press release: \u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring along \u2018The Traitors\u2019 highly addictive fan base as we discover the next generation of legendary gamers and schemers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWith 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephen Lambert, CEO of Studio Lambert, the producers of both the Peacock and NBC versions, added: \u201c\u2018The Traitors\u2019 format has proven itself as one of the most gripping and talked-about reality competition shows in the world. We\u2019re thrilled to be working with NBC to open up the experience to a new group of civilian players, whose stories and strategies will make the gameplay even more unpredictable \u2013 and, we hope, even more addictive for viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Traitors<\/em> season four does not yet have a release date, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/traitors-cast-season-4-donna-kelce-b2769705.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:though the cast list has been announced.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">though the cast list has been announced.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Donna Kelce, mother of NFL stars Travis and Jason Kelce, will be among those vying for the $250,000 prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The game show, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/the-traitors-season-3-winner-b2684353.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:hosted by Claudia Winkleman in the U.K.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">hosted by Claudia Winkleman in the U.K.<\/a>, features a group of 22 contestants arriving at a 19th-century Scottish Baronial-style castle, where they are secretly divided into two camps. A small number are the \u201ctraitors,\u201d who must work together to \u201cmurder\u201d their fellow contestants, called \u201cfaithfuls,\u201d while their identities remain undetected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The aim of the game is to successfully identify other contestants\u2019 status in the game and root them out \u2014 or hide in plain sight \u2014 to make it through to the final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show is based on the Dutch reality show format, originally known as <em>De Verraders<\/em> in its native language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civilians are coming to The Traitors US. Ahead of the fourth season featuring an all-celebrity cast, NBC has ordered a spin-off featuring normal people as contestants. Alan Cumming will return as host of the Peacock series set in the Scottish Highlands. The Spy Kids star revealed the news yesterday at the inaugural Televerse 2025 conference [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1961974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[320210,24075,345829,345360,345828,345369],"class_list":["post-1961973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-alan-cumming","tag-nbc","tag-scottish-highlands","tag-stephen-lambert","tag-studio-lambert","tag-the-peacock"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Traitors-US-makes-major-change-fans-had-been-calling.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1961973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1961974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1961973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1961973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1961973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}