THE TRAITORS IRELAND ACQUIRED BY BBC, SERIES SET TO LAUNCH IN NOVEMBER
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The BBC have acquired The Traitors Ireland for BBC Three and iPlayer. The series will reportedly land in November following the conclusion of the BBC's upcoming series of The Celebrity Traitors.
The Irish version of the nail-biting psychological reality competition is hosted by Siobhán McSweeney and sees 22 strangers arrive at a remote castle to play the ultimate game of deception, betrayal and trust… all in the hope of winning up to €50,000.
But, hidden amongst them are the Traitors, who will attempt to secretly murder a player every night, without getting caught. It’s up to the others, the Faithfuls, to try to detect who the Traitors are, and banish them from the game, before they become their next victim.
Each day, the group embark on Missions as they work together to add more money to the prize pot. For the lucky ones who survive to the end, they have the chance of winning that life-changing cash, but if a Traitor remains undetected, they’ll steal all the money.
Meanwhile, the UK edition of the multi-award-winning hit psychological game format will launch its first celebrity series with an extra-long first episode, as fans will be treated to 70 minutes of treachery. The series will air two nights a week, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 9pm on BBC One.
Joining Claudia in the Scottish Highlands for The Celebrity Traitors are: Alan Carr, Cat Burns, Celia Imrie, Charlotte Church, Clare Balding, David Olusoga, Joe Marler, Joe Wilkinson, Jonathan Ross, Kate Garraway, Lucy Beaumont, Mark Bonnar, Nick Mohammed, Niko Omilana, Paloma Faith, Ruth Codd, Stephen Fry, Tameka Empson and Tom Daley.
The celebrities will play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust, in the hope of winning a cash prize up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.
For fans who want more, the official visualised companion podcast is returning, Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked will be on BBC Two immediately after the main series and will also be available on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer. Host Ed Gamble will be joined by the celebrities and players from previous series to analyse and react to developments in the castle.
Ahead of the hotly anticipated fourth series coming in 2026, it is also confirmed that The Traitors will return for a fifth series and applications are now open. Do you have what it takes to play the ultimate game of trust and deception? To apply to take part in The Traitors visit bbc.co.uk/takepart
The Celebrity Traitors will launch on Wednesday 8 October at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.