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'The Traitors' Spinoff Featuring Regular Civilians Is Heading to NBC
This is the first time a U.S. version of 'The Traitors' will feature a cast entirely comprised of non-celebrities
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A spinoff of The Traitors featuring non-celebrities is set to premiere on NBC
The franchise has featured normal people in the past, including season 1 of the U.S. version and various seasons in other countries
The most recent installment of The Traitors U.S., which airs on Peacock, concluded in March
A new version of The Traitors is coming to NBC!
A spinoff of the popular competition series was announced by Vulture on Thursday, Aug. 14, which will feature a cast made up entirely of regular civilians, who have not appeared on reality shows in the past.
However, the series will be feature a familiar face — host Alan Cumming — and be filmed at the show's iconic Scottish castle.
Production on the new series is set to begin next year while the original show's fourth season will also premiere in 2026, according to the outlet.
PEOPLE has reached out to reps at Peacock for comment.
The Traitors has featured non-celebrities in the past.
While this is the first time a U.S. iteration of The Traitors — which airs on Peacock — will not feature any celebrities at all, the season 1 cast did include 10 normies who went up against 10 reality stars. However, this did not carry into the following two seasons, which had an all-celebrity cast.
The upcoming offshoot more closely resembles other countries' versions of The Traitors.
The U.K. version has consistently stuck to a cast of civilians, while Australia did the same for its initial season before integrating celebrities in for the next one. New Zealand, on the other hand, featured a combination in season 1, but switched to only civilians for season 2.
The Emmy-winning competition series follows a group of famous faces as they play the ultimate murder mystery challenge.
In the beginning, each player is secretly assigned as either a Faithful or a Traitor before going head-to-head in a game of deception, strategy and survival.
Set in an ancient castle in Scotland, the contestants must complete high-stakes missions that can add money to the prize pot, all while the Traitors work to keep their true identities under wraps. If the Faithfuls successfully eliminate all of the Traitors by the end, they split the winnings, but if even one Traitor remains, that Traitor gets to keep the entire jackpot for themselves.
The Traitors debuted in the U.S. in January 2023 and wrapped its most recent installment, season 3, in March 2025.
The cast featured a variety of fan-favorite television personalities, including alums of Big Brother, Survivor and The Bachelorette.
Viewers witnessed an intense competition, with a jaw-dropping traitor-on-traitor warfare between Rob Mariano, Carolyn Wiger, Bob the Drag Queen and Danielle Reyes, who later recruited Faithful Britney Haynes. In the end, a record-breaking four faithfuls — Dolores Catania, Dylan Efron, Ivar Mountbatten and Gabby Windey — each walked away as winners with a share of $204,300.
According to Variety, the hit show was renewed for seasons 4 and 5 in August 2024. Cumming is also set to return, per the outlet.
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All three seasons of The Traitors are available to stream on Peacock.
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