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  • BBC One
  • Jan 3, 2024
  • BBC One
  • Jan 3, 2024
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...

  • BBC One
  • Jan 3, 2024
  • BBC One
  • Jan 3, 2024
The Traitors [UK]
Season 2
Season Premiere: Jan 3, 2024
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
80
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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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Episode 1 • Jan 3, 2024 • 1 h 2 m
Episode #2.1
As the treacherous game show returns for a second series, Claudia Winkleman welcomes 22 strangers as they arrive at a beautiful castle located in the Scottish Highlands. Claudia secretly chooses who will be the Traitors among the faithful.
Episode 2 • Jan 3, 2024 • 58 m
Episode #2.2
The game becomes very real for the Faithful as they learn who is the Traitors' 1st victim. They must all work together to succeed in the second Mission to build the prize pot. The players then head to the Round Table to vote who to banish.
Episode 3 • Jan 3, 2024 • 58 m
Episode #2.3
As the players gather for breakfast, the second murder victim is revealed. Today's Mission leaves the contestants clutching at straws to learn more about each other. Rumours begin swirling round the castle ahead of the 2nd banishment.
Episode 4 • Jan 10, 2024 • 58 m
Episode #2.4
After a jaw-dropping Round Table, things get complicated for the Traitors as Claudia delivers a shock twist. In the Mission, the players have a balancing act when they attempt to add more money to the prize pot. The Players banish again.
Episode 5 • Jan 11, 2024 • 58 m
Episode #2.5
As the players reel from the revelations at the Round Table, the Traitors plot their next move. The contestants face their toughest Mission yet - with £10,000 at stake. At the Round Table, a brutal banishment leaves one player in tears.
Episode 6 • Jan 12, 2024 • 57 m
Episode #2.6
As the 2nd series reaches the halfway point, which of the Faithful won't make it to breakfast. The players regroup to embark upon a grave mission. Who can avoid the spotlight at the Round Table? Claudia has a surprise for the Traitors.
Episode 7 • Jan 17, 2024 • 58 m
Episode #2.7
As the Traitors complete their biggest challenge yet, the castle is rocked forever by the murderous clans' actions when another Faithful faces their death.
Episode 8 • Jan 18, 2024 • 58 m
Episode #2.8
After a shocking Round Table the previous evening, things get heated after breakfast as speculations rise over a possible new Traitor.
Episode 9 • Jan 19, 2024 • 58 m
Episode #2.9
The players race against the clock to escape from a treacherous cabin in a mission that could earn them up to £8,000. But will a Traitor's decision change the course of the game?
Episode 10 • Jan 24, 2024 • 58 m
Episode #2.10
With the game entering its final quarter, a secret shield leads to an explosive breakfast.
Episode 11 • Jan 25, 2024 • 57 m
Episode #2.11
It's the penultimate day in the Traitors' castle, and as the game nears the end, the players are all focused on who they can really trust.
Episode 12 • Jan 26, 2024 • 1 h 10 m
Episode #2.12
It's the final day of the ultimate psychological game of trust! Will any Traitors remain undetected, and take the life-changing sum of money, all for themselves?

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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
It’s a winning formula, and this is a show that builds excitement with each episode. The first three episodes are available on iPlayer, and by the end we’ve had it all: ruthless backstabbing, paranoia and a decent twist (some of the competitors are more than they seem). Winkleman is great, playing along but never taking it too seriously.
By Anita Singh 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
60
Feb 14, 2024
The obvious snag for a second series of The Traitors is that the new contestants have seen the first one, and thus are more schooled in how to be duplicitous snakes plotting to stab a colleague in the back while smiling into their face. (Why on earth didn't they set it in Westminster?) The question is, will a sequel of the series nicknamed the Highland Hunger Games be weaker because the wannabes know too much? At this stage, frankly, it's hard to tell.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW

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