Overview
- Peacock premiered Season 4 on Jan. 8 with the first three episodes, with new installments streaming Thursdays starting Jan. 15.
- The season adds a Secret Traitor chosen in plain sight whose identity remains concealed from players and viewers while they alone decide the nightly shortlist for potential murders.
- Regular Traitors must pick a victim only from that shortlist, shifting early strategy and accelerating the pace of banishments and murders.
- A 23-person, cross-franchise cast of reality veterans and celebrities competes for a prize pot that can reach $250,000.
- The mechanic, borrowed from the UK edition, has prompted online criticism over the casting choice for the secret role and the twist’s payoff.