Overview
- The new season launches Thursday, 1 January 2026 at 8pm on BBC One, with episodes available on BBC iPlayer after broadcast.
- The BBC has scheduled a 12-episode run, with several mid-to-late January time slots confirmed and some listed as to be confirmed.
- The format returns to the Scottish castle with 22 contestants competing for a prize pot reported as up to £120,000.
- A BBC teaser shows a crimson Traitors cloak, a departure from past seasons, prompting fan theories about a new mechanic.
- Tabloid claims of a faith-based casting twist and predictions of walk-outs come from a celebrity psychic and remain unverified.