NBC Unveils All-Civilian Cast for The Traitors New Blood

NBC has unveiled the 22 civilian contestants who will compete in the upcoming season of its reality competition series, The Traitors. Titled The Traitors New Blood, the new iteration marks a departure from previous celebrity-focused seasons and will premiere on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, with episodes streaming the following day on Peacock.

The cast, selected from a nationwide search, features everyday Americans from a wide range of professions and backgrounds. Contestants include an astrophysicist, a barrel racer, a funeral director, a physician, and a dog groomer, among others. The group ranges in age from 23 to 65 years old and hails from states across the country, including Louisiana, Minnesota, Texas, and New York.

Host and executive producer Alan Cumming will return to guide the contestants through the game set in a Scottish Highlands castle. In the competition, contestants are divided into two groups: the Faithful, who must work together to identify and banish the hidden Traitors, and the Traitors, whose goal is to deceive the Faithful and eliminate them one by one under the cover of darkness. The contestants will compete in a series of missions to...