NBC’s official trailer for The Traitors: New Blood (season five overall) shows the Faithful and the Traitors, just ordinary people this time around, getting to know each other and then diving into scheming. The Traitors: New Blood will premiere on September 17, 2026, with the first two episodes airing back-to-back beginning at 8pm ET/PT.
New episodes will air on Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT. Emmy and Critics Choice winner Alan Cumming returns as host, guiding this season’s unknowns through complicated games and intense round table discussions.
NBC released this description of the new season:
“Set at a castle deep in the Scottish Highlands, this nail-biting psychological adventure sees contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. Hidden among the Faithful are the Traitors, who murder the Faithful one by one under the cover of darkness as the Faithful race to uncover them from the game.
At the end of the game, if the remaining Faithful banish every Traitor, they share the prize fund; if even one Traitor survives to the end, the Traitors take it all.”
THE TRAITORS: NEW BLOOD CAST
Abbey Benjamin
• Hometown: Mangham, LA
• Occupation: Nurse
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to be Smiling 24/7
Abby Lee
• Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
• Occupation: Astrophysicist
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Actually Read One of the Books in the Castle Library
Arisa Thomas
• Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
• Occupation: Dog Groomer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Overpack
Ben McDonnell
• Hometown: Granbury, TX
• Occupation: Barrel Racer
• Self-Declared Superlative: The Social Butterfly
Clyde Moser
• Hometown: Charleston, SC
• Occupation: Teacher
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make a Dramatic Entrance
Jay Vinnedge
• Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
• Occupation: Physician
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Organize a Flashmob
Joe Vanella
• Hometown: Wantagh, NY
• Occupation: Funeral Director
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to be the Loudest Person in the Room
Katie Fites
• Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
• Occupation: Marketing Manager
• Self-Declared Superlative: Tiniest But Mightiest
Kim Daily
• Hometown: Houston, TX
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Break Out in Song or Dance
Kriste Lewis
• Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
• Occupation: Realtor
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Have Treats for Lala Hidden in Her Coat Pocket
Logan Smith
• Hometown: Gatlinburg, TN
• Occupation: Realtor
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Sell You Something
Madeline Kostopulos
• Hometown: San Diego, CA
• Occupation: Construction Manager
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make Too Many Jokes
Mark Zgoda
• Hometown: Phillipsburg, NJ
• Occupation: Personal Trainer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Forget They Are on a TV Show
Michael Foote
• Hometown: New York, NY
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Stand on Business
Morgan Cook
• Hometown: Midland, MI
• Occupation: Content Creator
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Get Lost in the Castle
Niyyah Bilal Hayes
• Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
• Occupation: Therapist
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Say What Everyone’s Thinking
Shane Beatty
• Hometown: Staten Island, NY
• Occupation: Ironworker
• Self-Declared Superlative: Tallest in the Castle
Sherry Kuehl
• Hometown: Leawood, KS
• Occupation: Writer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make You a Character in My Next Book
Tomica Adams
• Hometown: Boston, MA
• Occupation: Pilot
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Cry When Laughing
Victor Vollbrechthausen
• Hometown: New York, NY
• Occupation: Business Executive
• Self-Declared Superlative: Biggest Flirt
Wyatt Gillespie
• Hometown: Ligonier, PA
• Occupation: Designer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Laugh in Serious Moments
Xavier Scruggs
• Hometown: Wesley Chapel, FL
• Occupation: MLB Analyst
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Infectious Smile