The Traitors: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in a remote castle in the Scottish Highlands and based on the wildly popular Dutch series of the same name, 5-time Emmy-nominated Alan Cumming plays host to twenty larger-than-life personalities (including reality A-listers and America's best game players) who come together to complete a series of challenges with the objective of earning a cash prize of up to $250,000. The catch? Three of the contestants coined "the traitors" will devise a plan to steal the prize from the other contestants coined "the faithful".

Series details

• Title: The Traitors
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2023-01-12
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 58177
• IMDb ID: tt15557874
• TVDB ID: 428163

Cast and credited roles

• Alan Cumming — Host
• John Ritchie — Fergus

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-01-12; final listed air date 2023-02-28; episode order: 11.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-01-12; final listed air date 2024-03-07; episode order: 11.
• Season 3: premiered 2025-01-09; final listed air date 2025-03-06; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2026-01-08; final listed air date 2026-02-26; episode order: 12.
• Season 5: premiered 2026-09-17; final listed air date 2026-11-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Traitors on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.