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The Traitors

Who can you trust?

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Peacock’s new series — which is an absolute hoot — gathers 20 big-name Reality TV stars to participate in a competition that’s sort of like Mafia or Werewolf. While most of the players (“the faithful”) are trying to work together to win a big cash prize, three of them (“the traitors”) are trying to secretly screw everything up without being caught so that they can snag it for themselves.

Alan Cumming hosts the 10-episode series, which is set in a castle in the ​​Scottish Highlands. The list of reality stars competing includes Parvati Shallow, Dan Gheesling, Phaedra Parks, Larsa Pippen, Shereé Whitfield, Chris “C.T.” Tamburello, and more.

  1. Episodes 9 - 10 Trust No One / The Grand Finale
    The Traitors Season-Finale Recap: Faithful No More The finale delivers all the suspense, drama, and backstabbing we can handle. Plus, Kate’s incredible sass.
  2. Episodes 7 - 8 The Mask Is Slipping / Cabins in the Woods
    The Traitors Recap: Kate the Great The traitors are finally starting to stumble.
  3. Episodes 5 - 6 Getting Away with Murder / Suspicion and Sabotage
    The Traitors Recap: Barrels of Monkeys No one seems to care whether Kate is a traitor or faithful anymore — they just want her gone. It’s a losing strategy.
  4. Episodes 3 - 4 Episodes 3 and 4
    The Traitors Recap: Hitting the Wrong Note The game is getting good, but no one has any idea how to play.
  5. Episodes 1 - 2 Episodes 1 and 2
    The Traitors Season-Premiere Recap: Bravo Babes Reality-TV mobs form and host Alan Cumming chews up the scenery in Peacock’s delightful murder-mystery competition.
  1. Episode 11 One Final Hurdle
    The Traitors Season-Finale Recap: Big Faithful Energy A finale full of double and triple crosses ends in fireworks, but something about the ending doesn’t feel right.
  2. Episode 10 The Weight of Deceit
    The Traitors Recap: Dead Woman Walking Is this the end of the Bravo alliance?
  3. Episode 9 A Game of Death
    The Traitors Recap: This Is Not The Bachelor We finally get to see Kate work as a Traitor, but her partnership with Phaedra is off to a rocky start.
  4. Episode 8 Knives at Dawn
    The Traitors Recap: Duchess of Deception With her back against the wall, Parvati does everything she can to save herself — including forming an uneasy alliance with Peter.
  5. Episode 7 Blood On Their Hands
    The Traitors Recap: Predatory Headband A last-minute twist keeps Peter and Parvati from taking shots at each other, but it still has enormous consequences for the game.
  6. Episode 6 Backstab and Betrayal
    The Traitors Recap: The Silent Slaughterer Dan waited this long to take this shot?
  7. Episode 5 A Killer Move
    The Traitors Recap: I’m a Faithful, You Idiots Dan continues to be incapable of behaving like a normal human being, which isn’t great for his game.
  8. Episode 4 The Funeral
    The Traitors Recap: It’s Your Funeral With the faithfuls all but cooked, the traitors are now testing each other’s boundaries.
  9. Episode 3 Murder in Plain Sight
    The Traitors Recap: That Girl Is Poison The traitors start to feel the heat as the season kicks it up a notch.
  10. Episode 2 Welcome to the Dark Side
    The Traitors Recap: If I Only Had a Brain A reality-competition legend joins the traitors as the faithfuls lack any credible evidence to base their votes on.
  11. Episode 1 Betrayers, Fakes and Fraudsters
    The Traitors Season-Premiere Recap: O Come, All Ye Faithful Everyone’s favorite high-production-value game of Mafia returns by doubling down on our favorite reality stars.
  1. Episode 9 A Silent Assassin
    The Traitors Recap: Queens & Pawns The battle between Carolyn and Danielle finally comes to a head.
  2. Episode 8 A B*tch Is Lying
    The Traitors Recap: A Doll’s House Danielle and Carolyn realize that figuring out life after Rob won’t be as easy as they thought.
  3. Episode 7 Til Death Us Do Part
    The Traitors Recap: Bugging Out Even Sandoval suspects Rob of being a Traitor.
  4. Episode 6 A Dysfunctional Family
    The Traitors Recap: Powder Keg Rob, Carolyn, and Danielle are a total mess.
  5. Episode 5 All This Murderous Power
    The Traitors Recap: Riddle Me This Danielle’s thirst for revenge against Boston Rob has totally thrown off her entire game.
  6. Episode 4 I Will Bury You Under the Sand
    The Traitors Recap: Heads Will Roll This is why you cast Boston Rob.
  7. Episode 3 Nail in a Coffin
    The Traitors Recap: Miss Guided The Faithful are starting to put the Traitors’ puzzle pieces together.
  8. Episode 2 Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold
    The Traitors Recap: Fresh Meat My absolute worst fear comes true: The Traitors are targeting Housewives.
  9. Episode 1 Let Battle Commence
    The Traitors Season-Premiere Recap: Rocking the Boat The newest season of The Traitors doesn’t waste a second turning the cast against each other.

Interviews

The Latest on The Traitors

  1. chat room
    The Traitors - Season 3
    Carolyn Wiger Wanted to Be Underestimated. She Also Wanted Respect.“I have so many people who reach out to me to say, ‘I didn’t even think a freak like me could go on TV until I saw you,’” says The Traitors star.
    By Nicholas Quah
  2. hear me out
    The Traitors - Season 3
    In Defense of Tom SandovalNo man’s suffering has ever been funnier.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  3. several people are typing
    The Traitors - Season 3
    The Traitors Are So ScrewedVulture’s Traitors obsessives have some notes on how the cursed turret trio can manage their current PR crisis.
    By Vulture Staff
  4. chat room
    Ciara Miller Thought Her Co-Stars Were SociopathsOn The Traitors, that is. As for Summer House: “Let’s get through the drama so that Paige and Amanda and I can go sit in the bed.”
    By Zoë Haylock
  5. a bad idea worth considering
    EMILIA PÉREZ
    The Next Reality TV Sensation Should Be Stan Army IslandAriana and Selena wouldn’t have to make a big show of not hating each other if their scariest fans were sequestered trying to sabotage a KatyCat.
    By Joe Reid
  6. game theory
    The Traitors - Season 3
    Big Brother Players Aren’t Built for The TraitorsFor two simple reasons.
    By Joe Reid
  7. miscommunication
    The Traitors - Season 3
    Chanel Ayan Thought Her Fellow Traitors Castmates Were Just Going Through ItShe thought everyone was just calling themselves survivors.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  8. only murders in the castle
    The Traitors - Season 3
    I Regret to Inform You That Sandoval Steals Every Scene in The TraitorsThreat level: laughably low. Entertainment value: extremely high.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  9. strategy superlatives
    The Traitors - Season 3
    How Boston Rob Became The Traitors’ Biggest Threat“One of the best there ever was” reflects on the bluffs, blindsides, and cutthroat moves that made him persona non grata at Alan’s castle.
    By Nic Juarez
  10. game changers
    The Traitors - Season 3
    Untangling The Traitors’s Opening TwistsWhat that new rule — and those new players — mean for the rest of the season.
    By Joe Reid
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