De Verraders


is a Dutch reality game show broadcast by RTL 4 which premiered in 2021. The format of the show, presented by Tijl Beckand, is similar to the party game Mafia. The first and second seasons took place at and around Erenstein Castle in Kerkrade, the Netherlands, while the third, fourth, and fifth seasons were filmed in France.

Overview

In the show, three of 18 contestants take on the role of Verrader, and all other contestants take on the role of Getrouwe. The faithful do not know who the traitors are, but viewers of the show are made aware in the first episode. Each night, the traitors gather in secret to decide whom they wish to eliminate from the game; this contestant is said to have been murdered and does not show up at the next morning's breakfast. In each episode, the contestants take part in a challenge to earn silver bars, which can be won in the end. In some challenges, contestants can also win a shield, which protects them from elimination by the traitors that night. After completing a challenge, the contestants return to the castle to take part in the Raad – a voting round in which all contestants cast a vote on who should be eliminated from the game. In this round, the faithful hope to eliminate a traitor from the game. The eliminated persons reveal, before leaving, whether they were either a traitor or a faithful contestant.
In the first season of the show, the contestants played a game to decide the winner of the silver bars in the last episode. The two finalists independently wrote down either Verraad or Trouw. If both chose Trouw, then they split the prize, but if one person chose Verraad then that person won all the silver bars. If both chose Verraad then the runner-up won all the silver bars. In the second season of the show, the team with the most players remaining played this game to decide the winner of the silver bars. In the third season, the game was not played, and instead the traitors would win if at least one traitor were remaining in the end.
Diederik Jekel, Kees Boot, and Holly Mae Brood played the role of traitor in the first season of the show. In the first season, contestants managed to accumulate 22 silver bars over the course of the show. In the final, Samantha Steenwijk and Chatilla van Grinsven ended up splitting the silver bars. After the show, they decided to share their winnings with the runner-up Loiza Lamers. Stefano Keizers, Ortál Vriend and Jamie Westland played the role of traitor in the second season of the show. In the third season, five people ended up playing the role of traitor; the three traitors selected at the beginning, Maria Fiselier, Katinka Simonse, and Sander Huisman, as well as Jan Slagter and Jordy Huisman. The faithful were the winners in both the second and third seasons of the show.
Contestants need to complete a psychological test before participating, and the show also offers psychological help afterwards.
The show is produced by IDTV and PosVideo in collaboration with RTL Nederland.

Seasons

Season one (2021)

The first episode of season one aired on 13 March 2021.
NameOccupationOutcomeLeft show in episodeRole
Chatilla van GrinsvenBasketball playerWinnerEpisode 8Faithful
Samantha SteenwijkSingerWinnerEpisode 8Traitor
Faithful
Loiza LamersModel, BusinesswomanRunner-upEpisode 8Faithful
Francis van BroekhuizenOpera singerEliminated by groupEpisode 8Faithful
Loek PetersActorKilled by traitorEpisode 8Faithful
Holly Mae BroodActressEliminated by groupEpisode 7Traitor
Barbara SloesenActressKilled by traitorsEpisode 7Faithful
Kees BootActorEliminated by groupEpisode 6Traitor
Abbey HoesActressKilled by traitorsEpisode 6Faithful
Steven KazànMagicianEliminated by groupEpisode 5Faithful
Diederik JekelScience journalistEliminated by groupEpisode 4Traitor
Kim LammersHockey playerKilled by traitorsEpisode 4Faithful
Sinan CanJournalistEliminated by groupEpisode 3Faithful
Jörgen RaymannComedian and presenterKilled by traitorsEpisode 3Faithful
Edson da GraçaPresenterEliminated by groupEpisode 2Faithful
Gertjan VerbeekFootballer and managerKilled by traitorsEpisode 2Faithful
Daan NieberPresenterEliminated by groupEpisode 1Faithful
Gaby BlaaserActressKilled by traitorsEpisode 1Faithful

Season two (2022)

The first episode of season two aired on 1 April 2022.
NameOccupationOutcomeLeft show in episodeRole
Steven BrunswijkComedianWinnerEpisode 9Faithful
Toine van PeperstratenJournalistWinnerEpisode 9Faithful
Dionne SlagterYouTuberWinnerEpisode 9Faithful
Stefano KeizersComedianEliminated by groupEpisode 9Traitor
Frank EvenblijPresenterKilled by traitorEpisode 9Faithful
Jamie WestlandDrummerEliminated by groupEpisode 8Traitor
Babette van VeenActressKilled by traitorsEpisode 8Faithful
Ortál VriendActressEliminated by groupEpisode 7Traitor
Frank van der LendeRadio DJEliminated by groupEpisode 6Faithful
Sylvia GeersenModelKilled by traitorsEpisode 6Faithful
Irene MoorsTelevision personalityEliminated by groupEpisode 5Faithful
Esmée van KampenActressKilled by traitorsEpisode 5Faithful
Robbie KammeijerNews reporterEliminated by groupEpisode 4Faithful
Carolina DijkhuizenSingerKilled by traitorsEpisode 4Faithful
Aran BadeReporterEliminated by groupEpisode 3Faithful
Joep SertonsActorKilled by traitorsEpisode 3Faithful
Stella BergsmaSingerEliminated by groupEpisode 2Faithful
Giel de WinterYouTuberKilled by traitorsEpisode 2Faithful

Season three (2023)

The first episode of season three aired on 3 March 2023.
NameOccupationOutcomeLeft show in episodeRole
Chahid CharrakInfluencerWinnerEpisode 10Faithful
Billy DansArtistWinnerEpisode 10Faithful
Noor OmraniHockey playerWinnerEpisode 10Faithful
Jordy HuismanMusicianEliminated by groupEpisode 10Traitor
Faithful
Sander HuismanMusicianEliminated by groupEpisode 10Traitor
Nathan RutjesFootballerKilled by traitorsEpisode 10Faithful
Betty GlasNews reporterEliminated by groupEpisode 9Faithful
Pernille La LauPresenterKilled by traitorsEpisode 9Faithful
Jessie MayaYouTuberEliminated by groupEpisode 8Faithful
Ferri SomogyiActorKilled by traitorsEpisode 8Faithful
Jan SlagterDirector Omroep MAXEliminated by groupEpisode 7Traitor
Faithful
Selma OmariYouTuberKilled by traitorsEpisode 7Faithful
Katinka SimonseArtistEliminated by groupEpisode 6Traitor
Maria FiselierOpera singerEliminated by groupEpisode 5Traitor
Thomas CammaertActorKilled by traitorsEpisode 5Faithful
Noël van KleefActressEliminated by groupEpisode 4Faithful
Herman den BlijkerChefKilled by traitorsEpisode 4Faithful
Giorgio HokstamRadio DJEliminated by groupEpisode 3Faithful
Sunny BergmanDocumentary makerKilled by traitorsEpisode 3Faithful
Irene van de LaarPresenterEliminated by groupEpisode 2Faithful