The Traitors
The Traitors is a reality game show franchise created by the All3Media company IDTV which originally aired on RTL 4 in the Netherlands as De Verraders in 2021.
The Traitors features a group of contestants participating in a social deduction game similar to Mafia or Werewolf, as they stay in a historical location, like a castle or a manor. During their stay, a small group of contestants become the titular "Traitors," and must work together to eliminate the other contestants to win a grand prize, while the remaining contestants become "Faithfuls" and are tasked to discover and banish the Traitors by voting them out, to win the grand prize.
Gameplay
The players are divided into two groups: the "Faithfuls" and the "Traitors," with only the latter group having knowledge of each other's group affiliation. The Faithfuls must work together to identify and eliminate the Traitors through banishment before the end of the game, while the Traitors' objective is to remain undetected and escape banishment.On most nights, the Traitors come together and decide upon one Faithful contestant to "murder" – and that person will leave the game immediately. The remaining Faithful contestants will not know who has been eliminated until the following day when that person does not enter the room for breakfast. The group then take part in a mission to win money for the prize fund. In some versions, the missions offered an opportunity for players to visit the armoury – during which players will randomly and secretly be awarded the shield. In other versions, the shield is only available to obtain during the missions. Holding a shield awards a player immunity from being murdered, but not from the Banishment Vote. An attempted murder on the shield holder will result in no player being eliminated by Murder.
At the end of most days, the players will participate in a Round Table, where the players discuss who to vote out before individually voting for a player to be banished. Players cast their votes privately before revealing their votes in turn to everyone once all votes are locked-in and may give a brief rationale for their vote. The person who received the most votes for banishment is banished from the game and must reveal which group they belonged to. During the game, if the number of remaining Traitors drops to two, they will be given the option to recruit a Faithful to join them in lieu of committing a murder. The Faithful will have the option to decline, and declining may or may not result in them being murdered immediately. If the Faithful accepts, they become a Traitor from that point on.
After the final round table, the remaining players vote whether to end the game or to continue the game. A unanimous vote to end the game is required; if there is at least one vote to continue, another banishment vote is immediately conducted, before repeating the vote to end the game with the remaining players. When a unanimous vote to end the game occurs, or when there are only two players left, the remaining players reveal whether they are a Faithful or a Traitor. If the remaining players are Faithfuls, they will share the prize fund; but if any Traitors make it to the end, they will win the full prize fund instead.
The number of players varies season to season and from franchise to franchise. The number of Traitors that start the game also varies season to season. In some versions, the players are celebrities. The American version notably focuses on casting former reality TV personalities.
International versions
| Country/Region | Local title | Network | Winners | Host |
| Argentina | Telefe | Season 1, 2026: Announced | Santiago del Moro | |
| Australia | The Traitors | Network 10 | Season 1, 2022: Alexandra Duggan Season 2, 2023: No winner Season 3, 2026: Upcoming season | Current Gretel Killeen Former Rodger Corser |
| Belgium | ' | VTM | Season 1, 2022: Bart Kaëll,, Niels Albert and Season 2, 2023: and Season 3, 2024: Roman Van Houtven, Sean Dhondt and Season 4, 2025:, and | |
| Belgium | ' | RTL-TVI | Season 1, 2021–22: Philippe Scofield and Pholien Systermans Season 2, 2023: Vanessa Matagne Season 3, 2024: Toma Nikiforov | Frédéric Etherlinck |
| Brazil | Universal+ | Season 1, TBA: Announced | ||
| Bulgaria | Traitors: Igra na predateli | bTV | Season 1, 2025: Daniel Petkanov, Eva Veselinova, Georgi Kodzhabashev and Gloria Petkova | Vladimir Karamazov |
| Canada | The Traitors Canada | CTV | Season 1, 2023: Mike D'Urzo Season 2, 2024: Neda Kalantar Season 3, 2025: Dom Gabriel and Hollywood Jade Season 4, 2026: Upcoming season | Karine Vanasse |
| Canada | Les Traîtres | Noovo | Season 1, 2024: Cédric Fofana, Chelsea Jones and Kim Hardy Season 2, 2025: Audrey Morissette and Kaven Daigle ' Season 3, TBC: Upcoming season | Karine Vanasse |
| Croatia | RTL | Season 1, TBC: Announced | ||
| Czech Republic | ' | Prima | Season 1, 2024: Nicole Šáchová Season 2, 2025: Věra Kirchnerová Season 3, 2026: Upcoming season | Vojtěch Kotek |
| Denmark | ' | TV2 | Season 1, 2023: Season 2, 2024: Emil Trier, Mikkel Trier and Melissa Bentsen Season 3, 2025: Ali Jassem & Nicky Andersen | Lise Rønne |
| Denmark | Forræder - Ukendt Grund | TV2 | Season 1, 2024: Marc Karaket Bach Nielsen Season 2, 2025: Andreas Brodersen, Charlotte Stang and Sherica Zimmermann Fernand Season 3, 2026: Upcoming season | |
| Finland | Petolliset | Nelonen | Season 1, 2023: Heikki Sorsa and Season 2, 2024: Fatim Diarra, and Season 3, 2025:, Marjo Toskala & Season 4, 2025: Sofia Zida and ' Season 5, 2026: Upcoming season | |
| France | ' | M6 | Season 1, 2022: and David Douillet Season 2, 2023: Season 3, 2024: and Laurent Ruquier Season 4, 2025: Adil Rami Season 6, 2026: Upcoming season | Éric Antoine |
| France | Les Traîtres: Nouvelle Génération | M6 | Season 1, 2024:, Briac Glaud and Romain Goisbeau | Éric Antoine |
| Germany | Die Verräter – Vertraue Niemandem! | RTL | Season 1, 2023: and Season 2, 2024: and Season 3, 2025: , and Motsi Mabuse Season 4, TBA: Upcoming season | Sonja Zietlow |
| Greece | Οι Προδότες | ANT1 | Season 1, 2023: Giorgos Talias | Konstantinos Markoulakis |
| Hungary | ' | RTL | Season 1, 2023:, Orsi Tapasztó and Season 2, 2024: Enikő Muri, Izabell Url and Season 3, 2024: Gáspár Róka Season 4, 2025: and Sándor Torghelle Season 5, 2026: Upcoming season | |
| India | The Traitors India | Prime Video | Season 1, 2025: Nikita Luther and Urfi Javed | Karan Johar |
| Ireland | The Traitors Ireland | RTÉ One | Season 1, 2025: Kelley Higgins, Oyin Adeyemi and Vanessa Ogbonna | Siobhán McSweeney |
| Israel | ' | Channel 12 | Season 1, 2025: Ronnie Insaz | Assi Azar and Rotem Sela |
| Italy | ' | Prime Video | Season 1, 2025: Giuseppe Giofrè | Alessia Marcuzzi |
| Mexico | Universal+ | Season 1, TBA: Upcoming season | ||
| Mongolia | Edutainment TV | Season 1, TBD: Upcoming season | ||
| Netherlands | De Verraders | RTL 4 | Season 1, 2021: Chatilla van Grinsven and Season 2, 2022:, and Toine van Peperstraten Season 3, 2023: Billy Dans, and Noor Omrani Season 4, 2024: Tristan Eisank Season 5, 2025: Christiaan Bauer and Julia Heetman Season 6, 2026: Upcoming season | Tijl Beckand |
| Netherlands | De Verraders | Videoland | Videoland Edition, 2021: and Halloween Season 1, 2022: Bastiaan Ragas, Bobbi Eden and Famke Louise Halloween Season 2, 2023: Halloween Season 3, 2024: | Art Rooijakkers |
| New Zealand | The Traitors NZ | Three | Season 1, 2023: Anna Reeve and Sam Smith Season 2, 2024: Bailey Kench Season 3, 2026: Upcoming season | Current Madeleine Sami Former Paul Henry |
| Norway | ' | TV2 | Season 1, 2022: and Karina Hollekim Season 2, 2023: Season 3, 2023: and Season 4, 2024: Season 5, 2025: and Season 6, 2026: Upcoming season | Mads Hansen |
| Poland | ' | TVN | Season 1, 2024: Justyna Kąkol and Stanley Olatunji Ayọmo Season 2, 2025: Małgorzata Marczulewska, Grzegorz Raubo and Tomasz Świtała Season 3, 2026: Upcoming season | |
| Portugal | ' | SIC | Season 1, 2023: Carolina de Brito Palma and Júlio Ferreira | Daniela Ruah |
| Romania | Trădătorii | Pro TV | Season 1, 2025: Ines Stana | Ana Ularu |
| Russia unlicensed | ' | TNT | Season 1, 2025: and Svetlana Romashina Season 2, 2026: Upcoming season | Yuri Kolokolnikov |
| Slovakia | Zradcovia | TV JOJ | Season 1, 2026: Upcoming season | |
| South Africa | Season 1, TBC: Upcoming season | |||
| South Korea | Season 1, 2026: Upcoming season | Cha Seung-Won | ||
| Spain | ' | Antena 3 | Season 1, 2023: Joana Pastrana and Leo Margets Season 2, 2025: Charo González and Juan Ferrer | Current Juanra Bonet Former Sergio Peris-Mencheta |
| Sweden | ' | TV4 | Season 1, 2023: Season 2, 2024:, and Thomas Bodström Season 3, 2025: and Samir Badran Season 4, 2025: | Dragomir Mrsic |
| Turkey | The Traitors Türkiye | Prime Video | Season 1, 2026: Upcoming season | Giray Altınok |
| Ukraine | Sweet.tv | Season 1, 2025: Anastasiya Bychkova Season 2, 2026: Upcoming season | ||
| United Kingdom | The Traitors | BBC One | Series 1, 2022: Aaron Evans, Hannah Byczkowski and Meryl Williams Series 2, 2024: Harry Clark Series 3, 2025: Jake Brown and Leanne Quigley Series 4, 2026: Rachel Duffy and Stephen Libby | Claudia Winkleman |
| United Kingdom | The Celebrity Traitors | BBC One | Series 1, 2025: Alan Carr Series 2, 2026: Upcoming series | Claudia Winkleman |
| United States | The Traitors | Peacock NBC | Season 1, 2023: Cirie Fields Season 2, 2024: Chris Tamburello and Trishelle Cannatella Season 3, 2025: Dolores Catania, Dylan Efron, Gabby Windey and Ivar Mountbatten Season 4, 2026: Current season Season 5, TBA: Upcoming season | Alan Cumming |