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‘The Traitors’ Renewed for Seasons 4 and 5 With Alan Cummings as Host

‘The Traitors’ Renewed for Seasons 4 and 5 With Alan Cummings as Host
Kalia Richardson
By Kalia RichardsonAug 14, 2024
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The hit Peacock reality competition show The Traitors will return for a fourth and fifth season, the streaming platform announced Wednesday, with Alan Cumming on board to continue as host.

Although the first season of The Traitors premiered in January 2023, it gained massive popularity during its second season, with Nielsen reporting it as the number one unscripted series in the U.S. during its launch week. While the first season of the show featured a mix of everyday people and celebrities, much of the success of Season Two came from the show’s decision to cast only reality stars to compete. All variations of the show follow the same format: constants compete in a murder mystery-esque game for a cash prize. Among the 20 cast members, three are designated Traitors who secretly work to try to eliminate everyone else. Viewers know who the traitors are, but the rest of the cast, called Faithful, do not. If one Traitor can make it to the end of the show undetected, they win all the money; if all the Traitors are eliminated, the remaining Faithfuls split the prize.

The Traitors Season Two is up for four Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Reality-Competition Program, Outstanding Directing for a Reality Series, Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Series, and Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program.

In June, Cumming revealed the 21-person cast for the third season, which includes Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause, Britney Spears’ ex-husband Sam Asghari, and Vanderpump Rules villain Tom Sandoval. Season Three, which kicks off next year, will also feature Real Housewives Dorinda Medley, Dolores Catania, Robyn Dixon, Chanel Ayan; former Survivor participants Carolyn Wiger, Jeremy Collins, Rob Mariano, Tony Vlachos; former Big Brother contestants Britney Haynes, Danielle Reyes; and Bachelor nation participants Wells Adams and Gabby Windey.

Cumming spoke to Rolling Stone in June about his extravagant Traitors wardrobe and prioritizing projects that he cares about. “I can’t tell you how much I love doing it,” he said of the show. “I get to play this crazy character in this really fun game. Everybody loves it, it pays really well, I get to go to Scotland, and it doesn’t take too long to shoot. It’s completely surprising, but I’m really happy with it in my life.”

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