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The Traitors [UK]

Summary Based on the Dutch series De Verraders, The British reality series hosted by Claudia Winkleman features 22 contestants in a Scottish castle. Three "traitors" are secretly trying to eliminate the others "faithfuls" from the game to win the £120,000 prize. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 29 Nov 2022 and in the US on Peaco...

  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • BBC One
  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • BBC One

The Traitors [UK]

Season 1 Premiere: Nov 29, 2022
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Based on the Dutch series De Verraders, The British reality series hosted by Claudia Winkleman features 22 contestants in a Scottish castle. Three "traitors" are secretly trying to eliminate the others "faithfuls" from the game to win the £120,000 prize. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 29 Nov 2022 and in the US on Peaco...

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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100
Feb 14, 2024
The subsequent suspense is so well engineered that when the episode ends just as the fourth traitor is about to lift their hood, I let out an involuntary yelp of frustration. Let’s add it to the catalogue of small, strange sounds – from Winkleman’s gasp to the hiss of thousands of gleeful hands rubbing together – that heralds a new entry in the canon of truly great reality TV.
By Rachel Aroesti FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 14, 2024
I identify as someone who avoids getting sucked into all TV elimination contests, but may not resist this one. Episode one passed a basic sniff test: I snuck straight on to the next episode.
By Jasper Rees FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 14, 2024
So far, so good. It seems like The Traitors still has all the things you liked before. .... The show must be a living panic attack to participate in, but it’s so, so much fun to watch.
By Jessie Thompson FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 14, 2024
So far, The Traitors is pretty much the same game. And that’s certainly no bad thing. The BBC knows they have a hit on their hands, and it would be very stupid indeed to mess with the formula too much. Whether this second series will live up to the first all depends on how the game is played. With a cast of intriguing characters, more twists and Claudia Winkleman’s magic touch, I have faith.
By Emily Baker FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 14, 2024
The Traitors (BBC One) is the Highlands Hunger Games. It is terrible – a pandering to our basest, most voyeuristic, atavistic instincts, an exercise in exquisite cruelty lasting 12 weeks. You’re going to love it.
By Lucy Mangan FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 14, 2024
The Traitors definitely isn’t a perfect reality show, or even the best in its genre right now, but it is pretty entertaining.
By Isobel Lewis FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 14, 2024
It does get better (or at least more brain-scrambling for the contestants) once the Faithful begin guessing the identities of the Traitors and publicly voting to expel one another. That starts in episode two. My advice would be to take a break during the “missions” and enjoy the rest of the show while trying not to be too depressed by humanity’s innate capacity for bare-faced deceit.
By Gerard Gilbert FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Studio Lambert Scotland
  • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Initial Release Date: Nov 29, 2022
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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BAFTA Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
BAFTA Awards, Scotland
• 1 Nomination

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