The Traitors US Season 4: Release date, cast including Donna Kelce, format, host - and when can I watch it in Britain on the BBC?
Traitors fans hopefully won’t have too long a wait to enjoy another series of deceipt and intrigue.
Season four of The Traitors is nearly finished, with the grand final being held on Friday, January 23.
Millions of viewers will finally find out who will triumph - and whether it will be a Traitor or a Faithful that wins the prize of over £100,000.
Fans will then face a long wait for season four to arrive in early 2027, with casting currently taking place.
But, for those needing an extra fix of gameshow intrigue, season four of the American version presented by Scotland’s own Alan Cumming, is on its way to the BBC.
Cumming won an Emmy for his dramatic hosting of the show that, unlike the UK version, fills the castle with celebrities.
It should be noted though that only a couple are likely to be familiar to Brits as most are famous for reality television programmes not broadcast here.
Here's everything you need to know - including that cast.
Who is appearing in season three of The Traitors US?
Here are the 23 celebrities who hae been confirmed to take part in season four - and what they are famous for
- Ian Terry (Big Brother 14)
- Porsha Williams (The Real Housewives of Atlanta)
- Rob Cesternino (Survivor: The Amazon
- Donna Kelce (Mother of Jason & Travis Kelce
- Caroline Stanbury (Ladies of London)
- Tiffany Mitchell (Big Brother 23
- Monét X Change (RuPaul's Drag Race 10)
- Michael Rapaport (Actor/Comedian)
- Natalie Anderson (The Amazing Race 21)
- Yamil "Yam Yam" Arocho (Survivor 44)
- Mark Ballas (Dancing with the Stars)
- Stephen Colletti (Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County)
- Candiace Dillard Bassett (The Real Housewives of Potomac)
- Ron Funches (Actor/Comedian)
- Maura Higgins (Love Island UK 5)
- Kristen Kish (Top Chef: Seattle)
- Tara Lipinski (Olympicfigure skater)
- Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewivesof New York City)
- Eric Nam (Musician)
- Rob Rausch (Love Island USA 5)
- Lisa Rinna (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
- Colton Underwood (The Bachelorette 14
- Johnny Weir (Olympicfigure skater)
What are the rules?
The contestants live together in a castle and work together to take on tasks to add cash to the prize pot – up to $250,000.
The complicated bit is that three of the contestants are Traitors, who are trying to elimiate the remaining ‘Faithful’ players to bag the money for themselves.
As with the most recent series of the British Traitors, there will also be a Secret Traitor selected.
Each night The Traitors meet in secret to pick one of The Faithful to ‘murder’, with that contestant leaving the game immediately. The following day all the players meet around a round table to banish somebody they think is one of The Traitors – who then reveals which side they actually belong to.
At the end of the game, if only The Faithful remain they will share the money in the prize money. If one of The Traitors remains, that person will claim all the cash.
Where is The Traitors US filmed?
The Traitors US is filmed in the same castle that hosted the UK version – at Ardross Castle, situated in the Highland region of Scotland near the River Alness. Ardross Castle was originally a hunting lodge for the 1st Duke of Sutherland in the late 1700s.
In the 1880s, the lodge was redesigned as a castle in the period’s baronial style. Nowadays, it is used as a wedding and conference venue.
Who is hosting The Traitors US?
Scottish actor Alan Cumming is once again taking on the role played by Claudia Winkleman in the UK version of The Traitors.
Cumming first found fame in the role of the MC in the stage musical Cabaret, first in London’s West End and then in Broadway. Since then he has starred in a slew of successful television programmes and feature films, including The High Life, The Good Wife, Goldeneye, Spy Kids and X-Men 2.
He also continues to appear on stage, most recently appearing in one-man show 'Alan Cumming is not Acting His Age', which toured Scotland last year.
When will I be able to watch The Traitors US Season 4?
The third season of The Traitors US dropped onto the BBC iPlayer on Friday, January 24, 2025, just as the UK version came to a close. That means it’s likely - though not confirmed - that you will be able to watch it by the end of the month.
You can also watch the first three series on the iPlayer.
If it’s sceduled the same way as it was last year then the first five episodes will be released on the same day, with the rest being released weekly every Friday at 6am. We’ll soon find out if that’s the case again.
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