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The Traitors Renewed for 3 Additional Seasons; Alan Cumming Returning

After this week's Emmy wins, Peacock renewed The Traitors for three seasons (in addition to the 2027 season), with Alan Cumming returning.

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  • Peacock renewed The Traitors for three more seasons after the Emmy-winning reality competition scored seven major awards.
  • Alan Cumming is returning as host, with the new renewal adding to the already announced 2027 season of The Traitors.
  • The Traitors: New Blood premieres September 17 on NBC with a two-hour launch, followed by a two-episode event on September 24.
  • NBC’s civilian edition of The Traitors features 22 everyday Americans competing in the Scottish Highlands for up to $250,000.

Outstanding Reality Competition Program, Outstanding Host for a Reality Or Reality Competition Program, Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program, Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Or Reality Series, Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program, Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming, and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Structured Reality or Reality Competition Program. Those are the seven Emmy Award wins that Peacock's The Traitors walked away with this week during the big event – and they're also the reason why the streamer has ordered three additional seasons of the hit reality competition series (and that's in addition to the upcoming 2027-debuting season). And before you ask? Yes, Emmy Award-winning host Alan Cumming will also be returning. And that brings us to this week's premiere of NBC's The Traitors: New Blood…

The Traitors
THE TRAITORS — Pictured: "The Traitors" Key Art — (Photo by: Peacock)

The first two episodes of The Traitors: New Blood debut on Thursday, September 17th, with a special two-hour extended premiere (Episodes 1 & 2) on NBC from 8:00 – 10:00 pm   ET/PT. The competition continues on Thursday, September 24th, with two all-new episodes (Episodes 3 & 4) airing back-to-back, beginning at 8:00 pm ET/PT. Additional new episodes will continue to air on Thursdays from 8:00 – 9:00 pm ET/PT on NBC (and stream the next day on Peacock).

NBC's The Traitors: New Blood welcomes 22 everyday Americans to the battle of wits and wills between the Traitors and the Faithful. This season's contestants were hand-selected from a nationwide search, resulting in over 60,000 hopeful applicants. And now, we're getting to know them a little bit better with an official introduction that includes images and a brief bio for each player:

The Traitors New Blood
Image: NBCUniversal

Abbey Benjamin

• Hometown: Mangham, LA
• Occupation: Nurse
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to be Smiling 24/7

Abby Lee

• Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
• Occupation: Astrophysicist
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Actually Read One of the Books in the Castle Library

Arisa Thomas

• Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
• Occupation: Dog Groomer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Overpack

Ben McDonnell

• Hometown: Granbury, TX
• Occupation: Barrel Racer
• Self-Declared Superlative: The Social Butterfly

Clyde Moser

• Hometown: Charleston, SC
• Occupation: Teacher
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make a Dramatic Entrance

Jay Vinnedge

• Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
• Occupation: Physician
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Organize a Flashmob

Joe Vanella

• Hometown: Wantagh, NY
• Occupation: Funeral Director
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to be the Loudest Person in the Room

Katie Fites

• Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
• Occupation: Marketing Manager
• Self-Declared Superlative: Tiniest But Mightiest

Kim Daily

• Hometown: Houston, TX
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Break Out in Song or Dance

Kriste Lewis

• Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
• Occupation: Realtor
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Have Treats for Lala Hidden in Her Coat Pocket

Logan Smith

• Hometown: Gatlinburg, TN
• Occupation: Realtor
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Sell You Something

Madeline Kostopulos

• Hometown: San Diego, CA
• Occupation: Construction Manager
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make Too Many Jokes

Mark Zgoda

• Hometown: Phillipsburg, NJ
• Occupation: Personal Trainer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Forget They Are on a TV Show

Michael Foote

• Hometown: New York, NY
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Stand on Business

Morgan Cook

• Hometown: Midland, MI
• Occupation: Content Creator
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Get Lost in the Castle

Niyyah Hayes

• Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
• Occupation: Therapist
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Say What Everyone's Thinking

Shane Beatty

• Hometown: Staten Island, NY
• Occupation: Ironworker
• Self-Declared Superlative: Tallest in the Castle

Sherry Kuehl

• Hometown: Leawood, KS
• Occupation: Writer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make You a Character in My Next Book

Tomica Adams

• Hometown: Boston, MA
• Occupation: Pilot
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Cry When Laughing

Victor Vollbrechthausen

• Hometown: New York, NY
• Occupation: Business Executive
• Self-Declared Superlative: Biggest Flirt

Wyatt Gillespie

• Hometown: Ligonier, PA
• Occupation: Designer
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Laugh in Serious Moments

Xavier Scruggs

• Hometown: Wesley Chapel, FL
• Occupation: MLB Analyst
• Self-Declared Superlative: Most Infectious Smile

The Traitors is coming to NBC with an all-new civilian version of Peacock's Emmy Award-winning competition reality series known for strategic gameplay and skillful saboteurs. In this brand-new iteration, Emmy-winning host Alan Cumming opens the doors of his now-infamous castle in the Scottish Highlands to everyday Americans. From among them, he will choose who will play as Traitors and who must survive as Faithful.

The Traitors is a nail-biting psychological adventure in which treachery and deceit are the name of the game. Set at an ancient castle deep in the Scottish Highlands, contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. Hidden amongst the Faithful are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves.

Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors murder the Faithful one by one in a treacherous spree while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game. If, at the end of the game, the remaining Faithful contestants have banished all the Traitors, they share the prize fund; but if a Traitor (or Traitors) is still among them, they win all the money.

The Traitors: New Blood is produced by Studio Lambert. Alan Cumming hosts and serves as an executive producer, along with Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones, Rosie Franks, Jack Burgess, Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, and Doran Azouelos.

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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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