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The Traitors: When Will It Return For Season 5 And Celebrity Season 2?

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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?

Claudia Winkleman with the cast of The Traitors 2026
Claudia Winkleman with the cast of The Traitors 2026

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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?

The cast of The Celebrity Traitors pictured during last year's finale
The cast of The Celebrity Traitors pictured during last year’s finale

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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).

Siobhán McSweeney is the host of The Traitors Ireland
Siobhán McSweeney is the host of The Traitors Ireland

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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.

Like Claudia Winkleman, Alan Cumming has become renowned for his fashion choices on The Traitors US
Like Claudia Winkleman, Alan Cumming has become renowned for his fashion choices on The Traitors US

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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.

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The Traitors Fans Are Obsessed By The New ‘Two Scroll’ Theory

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Eagle-eyed Traitors fans are convinced that another big reveal is coming before the end of the current series of the BBC reality show.

After each episode, companion series The Traitors: Uncloaked shows the murdered and banished contestants opening up a scroll to finally reveal to them who the Traitors are.

However, keen viewers have noticed a second scroll is sitting beside all the eliminated contestants, which has consistently remained unopened in each episode.

Previous instalments have even lingered on this second piece of paper, hinting that it may have relevance later down the line, leading fans to speculate as to whether another later-season twist or reveal is coming…

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On uncloaked tonight, there were two scrolls/letters on the table next to Reece and I think i have seen the same at other meetings of the banished / murdered. One scroll is the list of Traitors. What is on the other one? #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors

— Lindsay Scott 🇺🇦 🇬🇧🇭🇲 (@linsinoz) January 10, 2026

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On uncloaked tonight, there were two scrolls/letters on the table next to Reece and I think i have seen the same at other meetings of the banished / murdered. One scroll is the list of Traitors. What is on the other one? #TraitorsUK #TheTraitors

— Lindsay Scott 🇺🇦 🇬🇧🇭🇲 (@linsinoz) January 10, 2026

The most popular fan theory is that the scroll contains other connections that the contestants had with their castmates before signing up.

It has already been revealed that Judy is Roxy’s mother, and that Ross and Ellie are in a relationship – but could there be even more that we have yet to see?

Some fans even suspect that every member of the cast is connected to someone else on the show, and that these links will be revealed in the last week of episodes.

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Yea – is going to be a scroll of who’s connected to who. So banished/murdered people will read it when they leave the castle, but they’ll probably do a special uncloaked where they show that right at the end of the series. #traitors https://t.co/FTb1QPDN5l

— ForestFanFamily ⭐️⭐️ (@ForestFanF13794) January 15, 2026

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So banished/murdered people will read it when they leave the castle, but they’ll probably do a special uncloaked where they show that right at the end of the series. #traitors https://t.co/FTb1QPDN5l— ForestFanFamily ⭐️⭐️ (@ForestFanF13794) January 15, 2026\n\n\n","options":{"_hide_media":{"label":"Hide photos, videos, and cards","value":false},"_maxwidth":{"label":"Adjust width","placeholder":"220-550, in px","value":""},"_theme":{"value":"","values":{"dark":"Use dark theme"}}},"provider_name":"Twitter","title":"ForestFanFamily ⭐️⭐️ on Twitter / 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Yea – is going to be a scroll of who’s connected to who. So banished/murdered people will read it when they leave the castle, but they’ll probably do a special uncloaked where they show that right at the end of the series. #traitors https://t.co/FTb1QPDN5l

— ForestFanFamily ⭐️⭐️ (@ForestFanF13794) January 15, 2026