‘The Traitors: New Blood’ Season 1 Cast: Meet the 22 Civilian Contestants
NBC has announced the 22 contestants for The Traitors: New Blood, a new version of its reality competition featuring civilians rather than celebrities. Hosted by Alan Cumming in the Scottish Highlands, the series will divide players into hidden Traitors and Faithfuls as they compete through deception and elimination.
– The first episode is a two-hour premiere on NBC at 8pm ET on 17 September 2026.
– Episodes will be available on Peacock the following day, with further instalments airing on Thursdays.
– Contestants were selected through a nationwide search and include professionals such as a pilot, therapist, lawyer, ironworker, writer and realtors.
– The programme is produced by Studio Lambert, with Cumming also serving as an executive producer.
- NBC unveils 22 civilians for The Traitors: New Blood.
- Alan Cumming returns to host in a Scottish castle.
- The series premieres on 17 September 2026.
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The Traitors is a reality competition in which a group of players live together and take part in challenges while trying to identify people secretly chosen to work against the rest. Those hidden players are called Traitors, while the others are known as Faithfuls.
The format involves private decisions, suspicion and regular votes in which contestants try to remove someone they believe is a Traitor. Traitors can also secretly eliminate Faithfuls, and the prize money depends on who remains at the end.
The programme is set at a castle in the Scottish Highlands and hosted by Alan Cumming. This version uses members of the public rather than the celebrity contestants featured in some other editions of the show.