The Traitors: When Will It Return For Season 5 And Celebrity Season 2?
From Amanda’s kamikaze mission to Fiona’s explosive argument with Rachel – not to mention, of course, that action-packed finale – season four of The Traitors has consistently had us on the edge of our seats over the last four weeks.
Now that the castle gates are closed for another season, fans around the nation will no doubt already be getting withdrawal symptoms.
Fear not, though, because lots Traitors action is coming to our screens in the near future, with plenty of shocking banishings, dramatic missions and betrayals to look forward to.
So, when are we in for the next instalment of The Traitors…?
Has The Traitors UK season 5 been confirmed, and when will it air?
The BBC has already confirmed another series of The Traitors is in the pipeline, and they are looking for new and willing Traitors and Faithfuls to take part.
Applications opened for the series in November last year, so if you’ve spent the last four weeks telling anyone who’d listen that you’d do a better job than the Traitors and Faithfuls in the castle, now’s your chance to prove it.
Given the last few series’ start date, it’s fair to assume that season five will air on the BBC in early January 2027.
Will there be another season of The Celebrity Traitors?
Before The Traitors returns next year, though, we have a second season of the celebrity version coming in the autumn.
Just days after Alan Carr took the title of Celebrity Traitors champion, the BBC confirmed a second season would be airing in 2026.
While there have been no official announcements about who will take part in the series, the list of famous faces is already growing longer, with Danny Dyer, Ruth Jones and Alison Hammond among the early names tipped to be entering the castle to play the ruthless game.
“Studio Lambert have done an outstanding job as The Celebrity Traitors has well and truly captivated the nation, becoming a bona fide highlight of the year bringing record numbers of people together to enjoy every twist and turn,” Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC said about the renewal.
How can I watch international seasons like The Traitors Ireland or The Traitors US?
If you need your Traitors fix before then, though, the very first two episodes of The Traitors Ireland land on BBC iPlayer just hours after the season four finale of the UK franchise. These two episodes will also air on BBC One at 12am on Saturday 24 January.
The Traitors Ireland is hosted by Derry Girls actor Siobhán McSweeney, and sees 24 players try to survive the castle without getting murdered or banished in the hopes of winning €50,000 (around £43,000).
Instead of Ardross Castle in Scotland, The Traitors Ireland is filmed at Slane Castle in County Meath, which is around an hour’s drive north of Dublin.
A fourth season of the Alan Cumming-hosted The Traitors US is expected to arrive on BBC iPlayer later this year, too. Previous seasons of The Traitors US have appeared on iPlayer weeks after their US broadcast finished, with the current series set to come to an end in America at the end of February.
If you can’t wait until then, all three previous series of the American version of the reality show are currently available on iPlayer.
Unlike the British version of The Traitors, the American franchise has included celebrities in every series, although a non-celebrity version has been commissioned for the first time and will film later this year.
The current American celebrity version is a who’s who of famous faces, including Love Island UK’s Maura Higgins, Real Housewives legend Lisa Rinna and Taylor Swift’s soon-to-be mother-in-law Donna Kelce.
And if you haven’t already binged them, there is already a whole host of Traitors content available to watch in the UK, with seasons from the aforementioned US, as well as New Zealand and Australia on BBC iPlayer.