Peacock’s Emmy-winning The Traitors has been renewed for season three, with Alan Cumming on board to return as the reality competition series’ incredibly fashionable host. The renewal was a no-brainer as the show, and all its cutthroat backstabbing, tops the list of the streaming service’s most watched unscripted series.
The renewal was announced halfway through season two. New episodes stream on Thursdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET, with the season finale set for March 7, 2024.
“The Traitors is a nail-biting psychological adventure in which treachery and deceit are the name of the game. Entertainment’s most competitive reality stars and famous faces play the ultimate murder mystery game. Hosted by award-winning actor Alan Cumming at an ancient castle set deep in the Scottish Highlands, contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. Hidden amongst the Faithful are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves,” reads Peacock’s synopsis. “Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors murder the Faithful one by one in a treacherous spree, while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game. If the Faithful contestants banish all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund, but if a Traitor or Traitors makes it to the end, they will steal all the money.”
Reality stars competing in season two include Big Brother‘s Dan Gheesling and Janelle Pierzina, and Survivor‘s Sandra Diaz-Twine and Parvati Shallow. Love Island‘s Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Carsten “Bergie” Bergersen compete along with The Challenge‘s Chris ‘C.T.’ Tamburello, Trishelle Cannatella, and Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio.
Real Housewives‘ Tamra Judge, Shereé Whitfield, and Larsa Pippen team up to take on Below Deck‘s Kate Chastain, Bling Empire‘s Kevin Kreider, Dancing with the Stars‘ Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Shahs of Sunset‘s Mercedes “MJ” Javid, RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s Peppermint, The Bachelor‘s Peter Weber, and Married to Medicine‘s Phaedra Parks. The season two cast also includes boxer Deontay Wilder, former Speaker of the UK House of Commons John Bercow, and fashion entrepreneur Marcus Jordan.
Season one premiered in January 2023, and season two arrived in January 2024. Given the trend, it’s likely that season three will arrive in January 2025.
