The Traitors US is upon us – and there are some notable differences (Picture: NBC Universal)
The Traitors proved such a success when it aired on UK screens at the end of 2022 that it’s no surprise fans of the series have been hungry for more.
But while we may have to wait a while for the next homegrown series of the show, the US version has come along to ease our withdrawal symptoms.
The Traitors US has a few notable differences – Alan Cumming takes over where Claudia Winkleman left off as presenter, while several of the 20 contestants will already be known to viewers from US reality shows from The Bachelor to Below Deck.
Over the course of the episodes, the participants must decide who are the traitors among them and banish them before they commit another ‘murder’.
Each challenge they undertake can add to their prize fun, but as always, there’s a twist.
By night, the contestants will be split into two groups: The Traitors and The Faithful.
The UK series took its contestants to a remote Scottish castle – but where is the US series filmed?
Where is The Traitors US filmed?
The recruits join Cumming at Ardross Castle in Alness, north of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands – which is where the UK series was also filmed.
The building was built in the 19th century in the Scottish baronial style and boasts formal gardens and 100 acres of parkland on the banks of the River Alness.
After hailing the prestige location as ‘beautiful’, Claudia said: ‘It felt sometimes like we were in a painting if that’s not too cheesy.
‘And on the first day the weather systems were bonkers. I mean, at one point I went on my weather app and it literally just said no idea mate good luck, take a bikini and a cagoule.
Ardross Castle has been busy in recent months with Traitors contestants (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)
‘On day two, we saw a double rainbow and everyone was like oh my gosh, and the crew were crying, there were baby deer, there was beautiful heather, there were ancient trees, and an ancient loch.’
The Traitors US is also set to be shown on BBC Three across three weeks, with the first three episodes airing on Tuesday January 24, Wednesday January 25 and Thursday January 26.
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The next episodes will air on the channel on Monday January 30, Tuesday January 31, Wednesday February 1 and Thursday February 2, and then the final three episodes will air on Monday February 6, Tuesday February 7 and Wednesday February 8.
The celebrities taking part include The Bachelor and The Bachelorette star Arie Luyendyk Jr, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville, Survivor’s Cirie Fields and Big Brother contestant Cody Calafiore.
Also taking part is Below Deck star Kate Chastain, Summer House’s Kyle Cooke and Big Brother’s Rachel Reilly – while Shahs of Sunset’s Reza Farahan, Olympian Ryan Lochte and Survivor star Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick are also in the line-up.
The Traitors US is on BBC iPlayer now, and is airing on BBC Three from January 24.
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