The Traitors is a reality game show franchise created by the All3Media company IDTV which originally aired on RTL 4 in the Netherlands in 2021.
The players are divided into two groups: the "Faithfuls" and the "Traitors," with only the latter group having knowledge of each other's group affiliation. The Faithfuls must work together to identify and eliminate the Traitors through banishment before the end of the game, while the Traitors' objective is to remain undetected and escape banishment.
On most nights, the Traitors come together and decide upon one Faithful contestant to "murder" – and that person will leave the game immediately. The remaining Faithful contestants will not know who has been eliminated until the following day when that person does not enter the room for breakfast. The group then take part in a mission to win money for the prize fund. In some versions, the missions offered an opportunity for players to visit the armoury – during which players will randomly and secretly be awarded the shield. In other versions, the shield is only available to obtain during the missions. Holding a shield awards a player immunity from being murdered, but not from the Banishment Vote. An attempted murder on the shield holder will result in no player being eliminated by Murder.
At the end of most days, the players will participate in a Round Table, where the players discuss who to vote out before individually voting for a player to be banished. Players cast their votes privately before revealing their votes in turn to everyone once all votes are locked-in and may give a brief rationale for their vote. The person who received the most votes for banishment is banished from the game and must reveal which group (Faithfuls or Traitors) they belonged to. During the game, if the number of remaining Traitors drops to two, they will be given the option to recruit a Faithful to join them in lieu of committing a murder. The Faithful will have the option to decline, and declining may or may not result in them being murdered immediately. If the Faithful accepts, they become a Traitor from that point on. After the final round table, the remaining players vote whether to end the game or to continue the game. A unanimous vote to end the game is required; if there is at least one vote to continue, another banishment vote is immediately conducted, before repeating the vote to end the game with the remaining players. When a unanimous vote to end the game occurs, or when there are only two players left, the remaining players reveal whether they are a Faithful or a Traitor. If the remaining players are Faithfuls, they will share the prize fund; but if any Traitors make it to the end, they will win the full prize fund instead.
The number of players varies season to season and from franchise to franchise. The number of Traitors that start the game also varies season to season. In some versions, the players are celebrities.
International versions[]
| Country/Region | Name | Network | Filming location | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | The Traitors | Network 10 | Robertson Hotel, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia | Rodger Corser |
| Belgium (Dutch) | De Verraders | VTM | Castle Erenstein, Kerkrade, Netherlands (season 1) Château de Béguin, Lurcy-Lévis, France (season 2) |
Staf Coppens |
| Belgium (French) | Les Traîtres | RTL-TVI | Château de Mielmont, Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Belgium | Frédéric Etherlinck |
| Canada (English) | The Traitors Canada | CTV | Manoir Rouville Campbell, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada | Karine Vanasse |
| Canada (French) | Les Traîtres | Noovo | ||
| Croatia | TBA | RTL | TBA | TBA |
| Czech Republic | Zrádci | Prima | Křivoklát Castle, Křivoklát, Czech Republic | Vojtěch Kotek |
| Denmark | Forræder | TV 2 | Hvedholm Castle, Faaborg, Denmark | Lise Rønne |
| Forræder - Ukendt Grund | TV 2 Echo | Martin Johannes Larsen | ||
| Finland | Petolliset | Nelonen | Hotel Vanajanlinna, Hämeenlinna, Finland | Christoffer Standberg |
| France | Les Traîtres | M6 | Château de Beauvoir, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre, France (season 1) Château de Val, Lanobre, France (season 2) Château de Biron, Biron, France (season 3) |
Éric Antoine |
| Les Traîtres: Nouvelle Génération | M6+ | Château de Biron, Biron, France | ||
| Germany | Die Verräter | RTL | Château de Béguin, Lurcy-Lévis, France | Sonja Zietlow |
| Greece | Οι Προδότες Oi Prodotes |
ANT1 | Nasioutzik Mansion, Pallini, Greece | Konstantinos Markoulakis |
| Hungary | Az Árulók – Gyilkosság a kastélyban | RTL | Nádasdy Mansion, Nádasdladány, Hungary | Attila Árpa |
| India | The Traitors | Amazon Prime Video | Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, India | Karan Johar |
| Ireland | The Traitors Ireland | RTÉ One | TBA | Siobhán McSweeney |
| Israel | הבוגדים Hbugdim |
Channel 12 | Nádasdy Mansion, Nádasdladány, Hungary | Assi Azar, Rotem Sela |
| Italy | The Traitors | Amazon Prime Video | TBA | Alessia Marcuzzi |
| Netherlands | De Verraders | RTL 4 | Castle Erenstein, Kerkrade, Netherlands (season 1-2) Château de Béguin, Lurcy-Lévis, France (season 3-present) |
Tijl Beckand |
| De Verraders (specials) | Videoland | De Havixhorst, De Schiphorst, Netherlands | Art Rooijakkers (Videoland Edition) Frank Evenblij (Halloween) | |
| New Zealand | The Traitors NZ | Three | Woodhouse Mountain Lodge, Warkworth, New Zealand (season 1) Castle Claremont, Claremont, New Zealand (season 2) |
Paul Henry |
| Norway | Forræder | Current: TV 2 Former: TV 2 Play |
Midtåsen, Sandefjord, Norway (season 1, 3-present) Kongsvinger Fortress, Kongsvinger, Norway (season 2) |
Mads Hansen |
| Poland | The Traitors. Zdrajcy | TVN | Château de Mielmont, Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Belgium | Malwina Wędzikowska |
| Portugal | Os Traidores | SIC | Mosteiro de Alcobaça, Alcobaça, Portugal | Daniela Ruah |
| Romania | TBA | Pro TV | TBA | TBA |
| Russia | Наследники и самозванцы Nasledniki i Samozvantsy |
TV-3 | Hotel Olgino, Konakovo, Russia | Lyasan Utyasheva |
| South Africa | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| South Korea | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Spain | Traitors España | Current: LaSexta Former: HBO Max |
Castle of the Bishops of Sigüenza, Sigüenza, Spain | Current Juanra Bonet Former: Sergio Peris-Mencheta |
| Sweden | Förrädarna | TV4 | Häringe Castle, Västerhaninge, Sweden | Dragomir Mrsic |
| United Kingdom | The Traitors | BBC One | Ardross Castle, Ardross, Scotland, U.K. | Claudia Winkleman |
| United States | The Traitors | Peacock | Ardross Castle, Ardross, Scotland, U.K. | Alan Cumming |