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The Traitors US is coming after wild success of UK series – and the cast is already iconic-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro
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The Traitors is currently all anyone can talk about at the moment and we’ve got good news, there will be a US version on our screens very soon.
The hit game show is currently airing on BBC in the UK, and follows a group of strangers who are thrown together in a castle in the Scottish Highlands in an attempt to win a huge prize pot.
Of course, it’s not that easy as they are secretly split into two groups, the Faithful and the Traitors – with the latter given then power to kill off their co-stars.
To avoid being murdered, and hopefully take home the jackpot, the contestants have to work together to discover who the killers among them are, and who has been lying all along.
Unsurprisingly, things get seriously tense when alliances form and accusations start flying all over the castle, with a nightly dose of tears, tantrums, twists and traitors.
The competition has now been picked up by Peacock, with Alan Cumming serving as host for the ‘psychological adventure’, in which those taking part can win $250,000.
Kate Chastain is swapping the seven seas for a Scottish castle (Picture: Bravo)
In an added twist, celebrities will also be joining the battle, including Below Deck icon Kate Chastain, Real Housewives’ Brandi Glanville, Survivor stars Cirie Fields and Stephenie LaGrossa, and Big Brother’s Cody Calafiore and Rachel Reilly among them.
They will be playing alongside civilian contestants including an influencer, a yoga instructor, a nurse and a political analyst.
Peacock bosses have described the competition as ‘a game chock-full of alliances, deception and even “murder”.
Brandi Glanville will also be taking part (Picture: Bravo)
‘We can’t wait for Peacock audiences to experience and play along in this epic game of manipulation and deceit, all while the iconic Alan Cumming pulls the strings of our incredible cast to create the ultimate “whodunit,”’ Corie Henson, EVP Entertainment Unscripted Content at NBCUniversal.
The series will kick off in January, with all episodes dropping on the same day.
The UK version recently premiered on BBC, with viewers rocked by the dramatic scenes and game-playing so far.
Claudia Winkleman hosts the UK version (Picture: BBC)
Discussing the episodes, host Claudia Winkleman said: ‘It sounds totally straightforward but it’s not because they all start second guessing everybody and don’t know whether they can trust their best friend.
‘They’re not sure how a Traitor would behave or how a Faithful would behave and it messes with your head and it’s gripping to watch.
‘The thing is that some people want to be Agatha Christie and some people want to be a Traitor.
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‘You’ve got to think who is robust and strong enough to take it on because it’s a really hard role because you’re essentially lying.’
She added: ‘One of the Traitors is so good at playing dumb, such a wily fox. I’m rooting for them so much but at the same time, when the Faithful finally get a Traitor out, you can’t believe it I felt so much emotion. I wanted to cry with joy at that roundtable. Somebody turns around says I am a Traitor and the room just explodes.’
The Traitors premieres on January 12, 2023, on Peacock.
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