By C. Perera, JadeTimes News
The Traitors, will return with a celebrity edition. The nine part series was announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival, though details about the production timeline, air date, and participants remain undisclosed. In addition to this, a fourth season featuring everyday contestants is in the works, with the third already filmed in the Scottish Highlands.
The Traitors, a murder mystery game show, involves select contestants secretly playing as traitors, eliminating others to win a large cash prize. This upcoming season marks the UK’s first celebrity version of the show.
The US has already aired two seasons one with a mix of celebrities and the public, and another featuring only celebrities, such as former House of Commons Speaker John Bercow and Love Island star Ekin Su Cülcüloğlu. Both American versions were filmed at the same location used for the UK edition.
Since its debut in 2022, The Traitors has become a UK sensation, with nearly seven million viewers tuning in for the second season finale in January 2024. The show has also earned several accolades, including a TV Bafta, a National Television Award, and a Royal Television Society Award.
Kalpna Patel Knight, the BBC's head of entertainment, expressed excitement for the celebrity edition, saying the show has solidified its place as a must watch, and the new version will elevate the series to even greater heights. She added, "It will be fascinating for our audiences to see who’ll outwit, outplay, and outlast. Let the mind games begin!"
