The second season of The Traitors premiered on Prime Video on 13 August 2026, with Karan Johar returning as the host. The season concluded on 3 September 2026, with Krystle D'Souza and Rida Tharana winning the season as Traitors. The reunion episode streamed on 9 September 2026.
Format A group of contestants arrive at the palace in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan with hopes of winning a large cash prize of ₹1 crore that is built up through missions. The players are referred to as the "Innocents", but among them are the "Traitors" — a group of contestants secretly selected by the host. If the Innocents eliminate all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund. However, if any Traitors manage to make it to the end, eliminating the Innocents, they win the entire prize money.
This season also introduced a new pet companion for Karan, a grey Persian cat named ‘Boo’ - a supposed bearer of bad news for the contestants.
The contestants participate in missions to build up their cash prize. In some missions, any contestant may also win a ‘shield’ that grants them immunity from the subsequent murder.
On most nights, The Traitors meet in a secret tower to decide on an Innocent contestant to ‘murder,’ who is then immediately eliminated from the game. The remaining Innocents are unaware of who has been eliminated until the following morning, when that person fails to appear at the breakfast table in the castle.
At the end of each day, the players gather at the ‘Circle of Shaq,’ where they discuss whom to vote out before individually casting their votes. Players vote privately, then reveal their choices one by one, often giving a brief rationale for their decision. The player who receives the most votes is banished from the game and reveals their affiliation. If during the game the number of ‘Traitors’ drops to two, they are given the choice to recruit an Innocent to join them instead of murdering.
After the final Circle of Shaq, the remaining players participate in the End Game. The group are given an opportunity to end the game by unanimous vote. Any vote to continue will lead to another immediate banishment vote. When a unanimous decision is reached to end the game — or when there are only two players left — the remaining players reveal their affiliation. If all remaining players are Innocents, then the prize money is divided evenly among them. However, if any Traitors remain, they win the entire prize money.
Production
On 25 June 2026, the show was renewed for a second season. The first teaser was released on July 27, 2026, which revealed the premiere date of August 13, 2026, and the first two contestants joining the show, comedian Munawar Faruqui and actress Mallika Sherawat.
The BBC acquired streaming rights for the show after the success of the first season.
Contestants 21 contestants competed on the second series of The Traitors. Sahil Salathia returned from season 1.
Dalip, Ikka, and Prish took a separate route upon arriving at the castle and were instead sent directly to the first mission, where they were suspended in cages. Karan announced that only two of them could be saved. Following the mission, Ikka and Prish were rescued, while Dalip was eliminated. However, Dalip later re-entered the show in Episode 4.
+List of The Traitors 2 contestantsContestantAgeNotabilityAffiliationFinish Karan Singh 35 MentalistInnocentMurdered Munawar Faruqui 34 Stand-up comedianInnocentBanished(Episode 2) Soundous Moufakir 31 ActorInnocentMurdered Harman Singha 38 ActorTraitorBanished(Episode 3) Ranveer Brar 48 Celebrity chefInnocentMurdered Parul Gulati 32 Actor & entrepreneurInnocentBanished(Episode 5) Abhishek Malhan "Fukra Insaan" 29 YouTuberInnocentMurdered Aaditya "Kullu" Kulshreshth 29 Stand-up comedianTraitorBanished(Episode 6) Shweta Tiwari 45 ActorInnocentMurdered Shahneel Gill 28 Lifestyle creatorInnocent Banished(Episode 7)Traitor Tanya Puri 31 Private detectiveInnocentMurdered Ikka Singh 37 RapperInnocentMurdered Rhea Chakraborty 34 Actor & entrepreneurInnocentBanished(Episode 8) Prish 22 Content creatorInnocentMurdered Ansh Chopra 28 Content creatorInnocentBanished(Episode 9) Mallika Sherawat 49 ActorInnocentMurdered Dalip Tahil 73 ActorInnocentBanished(Episode 10) Sahil Salathia 38 ActorInnocentBanished(Episode 10) Shalini Passi 49 Artist & philanthropistInnocentBanished(Episode 10) Rida Tharana 27 Content creatorInnocentWinner(Episode 10)Traitor Krystle D'Souza 36 ActorTraitorWinner(Episode 10)
Elimination history Key The contestant was a Innocent. The contestant was a Traitor. The contestant was murdered by the Traitors. The contestant was banished at the round table. The contestant was immune for the banishment and subsequent murder.
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Notes
Missions EpisodeMoneyavailableMoneyearnedTotalpotShield1₹12,00,000₹10,40,000₹10,40,000 Kullu Munawar Three players—Dalip, Ikka and Prish were suspended in cages. Karan announced that only two of them could be saved. The players had to find ‘Potli’ bags that contains a gold coin worth ₹20,000, and place the coins into one of three tubes corresponding to the player they wanted to release. They also had shields, which they could give to any player of their choice upon being rescued.Following the mission, Ikka and Prish were rescued, while Dalip was eliminated.2₹12,00,000₹10,00,000₹20,40,000 Abhishek Ansh Kullu Ranveer Team Blue: Harman, Ikka, Krystle, Mallika, Munawar, Sahil, Shahneel, Shalini, and Shweta Team Red: Abhishek, Ansh, Kullu, Parul, Prish, Ranveer, Rhea, Rida, Soundous, and Tanya Split into two groups, the players had to push a cannon cart along a designated path while collecting gold bars worth ₹2,00,000 and gunpowder from three pit stop. Each team had to leave two players behind at each pit stop. The team that crossed the finish line first earns a shield for each of its remaining players.3₹12,00,000₹8,00,000₹28,40,000 Kullu ShahneelThe traitors had to secretly choose two players who they would like to give the shield, they chose Ansh and Mallika. For this mission, the players split themselves into six groups, with each group entering the museum in an order chosen by the players. Each group had the option to switch a player’s portrait on the “Wall of Shield” with the portrait of any player of their choice. However, doing so would cost ₹1,00,000. They also had to stab one player’s portrait, eliminating them from the race to win the shield. At the end of the mission, the two players whose portraits remained on the “Wall of Shield” would earn the shields. Group 1: Krystle, Shalini and Shweta Shield: Ansh and Mallika (Unchanged) Stabbed: Ranveer Group 2: Parul, Prish and Rida Shield: Ansh and Mallika (Unchanged) Stabbed: Sahil Group 3: Mallika and Tanya Shield: Ansh and Mallika (Unchanged) Stabbed: Parul Group 4: Abhishek, Harman and Rhea Shield: Abhishek and Rhea (Swapped Ansh and Mallika) Stabbed: Ansh Group 5: Ansh, Kullu and Ranveer Shield: Abhishek and Kullu (Swapped Rhea) Stabbed: Ikka Group 6: Ikka, Sahil and Shahneel Shield: Kullu and Shahneel (Swapped Abhishek) Stabbed: Tanya4₹10,00,000₹8,00,000₹36,40,000RheaKrystle The players had to mutually select three players, Kullu, Shahneel and Rida who would be ineligible to win the Shield and would answer questions that had been answered by the Traitors the previous night. Each correct answer earned the players a gold bar worth ₹2,00,000 for the prize pot. The remaining players had to open the corresponding boxes one by one. If a player opened a box containing an incorrect answer, they would be out of the race for the Shield. The player who opened the box containing the correct answer to the final question won the Shield.Rhea won the Shield during the mission. Dailp re-entered the game with a shield and gave it to Krystle in Episode 5.6₹8,00,000₹0₹36,40,000RidaIn this mission, the players had to select eight players and divide them into two teams of four.
Team A: Ansh, Krystle, Kullu and Rida Team B: Ikka, Prish, Sahil and Shahneel
The teams then competed against each other in pairs, with each pair presented with three options:
Option 1: Both players choose gold. Result: ₹2,00,000 was added to the prize pot.
Option 2: One player chooses gold and the other chooses they key. Result: The player who chose the key received a key to the Armory.
Option 3: Both players choose the key. Result: Nothing was awarded. Following the mission, Prish, Rida, Sahil and Shahneel received keys to the Armory.The Armory contained four chests, two of which were empty. One chest contained the Shield, while another contained a Dagger that caused the holder’s vote to count twice in subsequent ‘Circle of Shaq’. Sahil received the Dagger, while Rida received the Shield.7₹12,00,000₹0₹36,40,000RidaMallikaIkka In this mission, the players were handcuffed together. They had to mutually decide which player they wanted to release. The released players then get an opportunity to meet Karan, who presented them with three options: Option 1: ₹3,00,000 for the prize pot. Option 2: A shield. Option 3: A Destiny Card.
Following the mission, Rida, Mallika, and Ikka chose the Shield, while Shalini chose the Destiny Card. In the subsequent Circle of Shaq, Shalini was given the opportunity to use her ‘Destiny Card’ to save the banished player, Shahneel. However, she chose not to use it.8₹14,00,000₹2,00,000₹38,40,000RidaMallikaRhea The Traitors Krystle and Rida were given a secret mission to murder a player in plain sight by cursing them. They had to tear the chosen player’s image from a book and place it in a hidden drawer behind Boo’s portrait. The victim’s identity would be revealed during the following mission. Before the mission, all players except Ansh, Ikka, and Shalini, who were missing, received a ruby worth ₹2,00,000. On their way to the mission, they had the opportunity to earn a Shield by giving up their ruby.
Checkpoint 1: 3 rubies. Result: Krystle, Prish and Rida gave up their rubies to give Rida the Shield. Checkpoint 2: 2 rubies. Result: Sahil and Mallika gave up their rubies to give Mallika the Shield. Checkpoint 3: 1 ruby. Result: Rhea used her ruby to earn the Shield.