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The Traitors Returns Jan. 1 With 22 Civilian Players on BBC One and iPlayer

Producers promise a new twist, with entrants from legal, psychological, policing backgrounds.

Overview

  • The new series premieres today at 8pm from the Scottish Highlands castle on BBC One and iPlayer.
  • The format returns with plotting traitors versus faithfuls, shared missions, nightly “murders” and roundtable banishments for a £120,000 prize fund.
  • Host Claudia Winkleman has said the latest run features a twist described as brutal.
  • Crime writer and former criminal barrister Harriet Tyce plans to play down her professional background and foreground a warmer persona.
  • Retired Detective Chief Inspector Amanda and psychologist Ellie highlight investigative and behavioral tactics, with Ellie concealing her job during the game.