The fifth season (also known as The Traitors: New Blood) of the American television series The Traitors was announced on June 18, 2026. The season premiered on September 17, 2026 on NBC with episodes releasing the next day on Peacock.

Format The show retains the same format and missions as the The Traitors UK and its US Celebrity counterpart. The contestants, all ordinary people from all across the US, are invited to the same castle in the Scottish Highlands to play this all-civilian version of the game. They are split into two particular Groups: the "Faithful," who are tasked with playing the game and trying to avoid banishment and/or murder to make it to the end of the game and win the final prize pot, and the "Traitors," a group of contestants secretly selected by host Alan Cumming who will work with the Faithful to build up the pot but are secretly working to earn the prize themselves. Most nights, the Traitors decide who to eliminate from the game via a "murder" while working to remain undetected and avoid suspicion from the other players. Each day the contestants participate in various missions to add money to the prize fund which can reach a maximum of $250,000.

In this version there is an additional incentive: for every Traitor that is successfully banished from the game, the team will add an additional $15,000 to the prize fund. At the end of each day, the players participate in the Round Table, where they must decide who to banish from the game in the hope of identifying the Traitors.

If all remaining players are Faithful, the prize money is divided evenly among them. However, if even one Traitor remains, they win the entire pot.

Contestants

Unlike the previous seasons, this season’s cast was composed entirely of civilian (not celebrity) participants. Entertainment Weekly announced the 22 cast members via social media on August 12, 2026.

In the first episode, Cumming revealed that two contestants would be recruited as "Accomplices". They would have to complete a series of tasks before the original Traitors would make a final decision on who would join them in the turret.

+List of The Traitors contestantsContestantAgeHometownOccupationAffiliationFinish Kim Daily 37 Houston, Texas LawyerFaithfulMurdered(Episode 2) Madeline Kostopulos 26 San Diego, California Construction managerFaithfulBanished Xavier Scruggs 38 Wesley Chapel, Florida MLB analyst AccompliceMurdered(Episode 3) Arisa Thomas 36 Los Angeles, California Dog groomerFaithfulBanished Logan Smith 26 Gatlinburg, Tennessee RealtorFaithfulMurdered(Episode 4) Tomica Adams 54 Boston, Massachusetts PilotTraitor Shane Beatty 32 Staten Island, New York IronworkerFaithful Abbey Benjamin 37 Mangham, Louisiana NurseFaithful Morgan Cook 30 Midland, Michigan Content creatorFaithful Katie Fites 23 Jacksonville, Florida Marketing managerTraitor Michael Foote 38 New York, New York LawyerFaithful Wyatt Gillespie 26 Ligonier, Pennsylvania DesignerFaithful Niyyah Hayes 29 Indianapolis, Indiana TherapistFaithful Sherry Kuehl 65 Leawood, Kansas WriterFaithful Abby Lee 29 Saint Paul, Minnesota AstrophysicistFaithful Kriste Lewis 52 Hattiesburg, Mississippi RealtorFaithful Ben McDonnell 34 Granbury, Texas Barrel racerFaithful Clyde Moser 32 Charleston, South Carolina TeacherFaithful Joe Vanella 44 Wantagh, New York Funeral directorTraitor Jay Vinnedge 36 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma PhysicianFaithful Victor Vollbrechthausen 26 New York, New York Business executiveFaithful Mark Zgoda 26 Phillipsburg, New Jersey Personal trainerFaithful Notes

Episodes

Elimination history Key The contestant was a Faithful The contestant was a Traitor The contestant was an Accomplice The contestant was ineligible to vote

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Missions EpisodeTitleTime LimitMoneyavailableMoneyearnedTotalpotShield winner 1 "A New Dawn is Rising" $50,000 $50,000 $50,000Abby L.MadelineVictor The competitors are tasked with finding treasure chests on a ship in a time limit. Once the time ended, the ship would explode. The treasure chests could only be opened by clues around the ship. 3"The Traitors Are Watching"30 Minutes $30,000 $15,000 $65,000Clyde The competitors are tasked with running through the grounds to three crypt locations. With a battering ram, they would open the crypts. They would then have to decide who to send in, depending on what the crypt said. At each crypt, only two players could enter. While the first crypt held no shield, the second crypt held a shield while the third held information on a traitor. 4"The Death Parade" $24,000 $12,000 $77,000 The competitors are tasked with taking barrels of gold up the hill without being caught by the death parade. Upon reaching the end, they must set a fire barrier which would stop the parade in its path. Those the parade catches would be up for a shortlist for murder. The first gate forced them to leave four players behind; those four are caught by the death parade. The second gate forced them to leave two players behind. The third gate forced them to leave four players behind.

Production Similar to the previous seasons, this season was primary filmed in Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.

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