Updated
Updated · Deadline · Aug 17
NBC Sets 'The Traitors: New Blood' for Sept. 17 Premiere With 22 Civilian Contestants
Updated
Updated · Deadline · Aug 17

NBC Sets 'The Traitors: New Blood' for Sept. 17 Premiere With 22 Civilian Contestants

3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Aug 17

Summary

  • Sept. 17 will bring a two-hour premiere of NBC's all-civilian "The Traitors: New Blood," with the first two episodes airing from 8 p.m. ET/PT.
  • Sept. 24 adds two more back-to-back episodes, and the rest of the season will continue Thursdays on NBC before streaming next day on Peacock.
  • 22 civilians will compete in the Scottish Highlands castle, working through missions to build a prize pot worth up to $250,000 while trying to identify hidden Traitors.
  • Alan Cumming returns as host and executive producer, and NBC released a new trailer previewing the spinoff of Peacock's hit deception-based competition series.

Insights

With no celebrities to rely on, can 22 ordinary Americans deliver the same Emmy-winning deception that made the original a massive hit?
Out of 80,000 applicants, what dark psychological traits did producers see in these 22 civilians to drop them into the Scottish Highlands?