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The Traitors: New Blood Premieres with All-Civilian Cast
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In Short: The reality competition series debuts on NBC with an all-civilian cast, marking a significant shift from its previous celebrity contestants.
The reality competition series The Traitors: New Blood is set to premiere on NBC with an all-civilian cast, marking a significant departure from its previous iterations featuring celebrity contestants. The show, which began as a Dutch series in 2021, has seen more than 40 global iterations.
Each episode, one contestant is 'murdered' by the hidden Traitors, while the Faithful contestants try to identify and eliminate them. If the Faithful succeed in eliminating all Traitors, they split the prize fund.
Executive producers Sam Rees-Jones and Rosie Franks had long been asked about the possibility of an all-civilian season. With extensive testing across various global iterations, they decided to proceed with this format.
Set in a castle deep in Scotland, the show's first episode, 'A New Dawn Is Rising,' premieres on September 17, 2026. The contestants work together on missions to increase the prize fund, while a secret group of Traitors operates among them.
The Traitors: New Blood is produced by Studio Lambert, with Mike Cotton, Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, and Doran Azouelos also serving as executive producers. Alan Cumming welcomes the new cast, with all contestants claiming to be Faithfuls, but a few secretly acting as Traitors.
What's confirmed
- The reality competition series The Traitors: New Blood is set to premiere on NBC with an all-civilian cast, marking a significant departure from its previous iterations featuring celebrity contestants. The show, which began as a Dutch series in 2021, has seen more than 40 global iterations.
- Each episode, one contestant is 'murdered' by the hidden Traitors, while the Faithful contestants try to identify and eliminate them. If the Faithful succeed in eliminating all Traitors, they split the prize fund.
- Executive producers Sam Rees-Jones and Rosie Franks had long been asked about the possibility of an all-civilian season. With extensive testing across various global iterations, they decided to proceed with this format.
- Set in a castle deep in Scotland, the show's first episode, 'A New Dawn Is Rising,' premieres on September 17, 2026. The contestants work together on missions to increase the prize fund, while a secret group of Traitors operates among them.
- The Traitors: New Blood is produced by Studio Lambert, with Mike Cotton, Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, and Doran Azouelos also serving as executive producers. Alan Cumming welcomes the new cast, with all contestants claiming to be Faithfuls, but a few secretly acting as Traitors.
What's still developing
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- But if any traitors are still standing, the faithful go home empty-handed.
- The Faithful must identify and banish the Traitors before they are eliminated from the game one by one under the cover of darkness.
- If even one Traitor reaches the end, the Traitors take it all.
- The Traitors: New Blood, Premiere, Thursday, September 17, 8/7c, NBC Keep up with your favorite shows... delivered to your inbox!
- All claim to be Faithfuls, but among them are a handful of secret Traitors who “ murrrder ” someone nightly.
- Explore Billboard See latest videos, charts and news The all-civilian cast marks a major change for the reality competition, which has previously featured reality stars and other recognizable personalities.