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The Lowdown
Civilian Traitors is the version that made the format a hit overseas, and it should work even better here. Celebrities arrive with reputations; strangers arrive with nothing, which means every roundtable accusation is a genuine guess. The smaller prize matters less than the paranoia.
Key Takeaways
- The Traitors: New Blood premieres Thursday, September 17, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC with a two-hour episode, streaming next day on Peacock (NBC Insider).
- The cast is 22 everyday Americans, chosen from more than 60,000 applicants (NBC Insider).
- Players compete for a prize fund of up to $250,000 (NBC Insider).
- Alan Cumming hosts; the season was filmed in May and June 2026 in Scotland’s Ross-shire region (NBC Insider).
The Story
The Traitors is going broadcast. The Traitors: New Blood, NBC’s civilian edition of the Emmy-winning competition, debuts tonight, Thursday, September 17, with a two-hour premiere at 8 p.m. ET. New episodes air Thursdays on NBC and stream the next day on Peacock (NBC Insider).
Instead of celebrities, Alan Cumming welcomes 22 everyday Americans picked from a nationwide search that drew more than 60,000 applicants. They will build a prize fund worth up to $250,000 through missions, while the hidden Traitors try to murder their way to the whole pot (NBC Insider).
NBC’s pitch is that nobody, players or viewers, knows anything about anyone going in, which should make the roundtables less predictable than a celebrity season (NBC Insider).
The season was shot in May and June 2026 in Scotland’s Ross-shire region, at the same castle as the celebrity edition (NBC Insider).
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- NBC Insider — Everything to know about The Traitors: New Blood ↗