The Celebrity Traitors Series 2 Set for October 1 Premiere

The BBC has scheduled the second series of The Celebrity Traitors to premiere on Thursday, October 1, with Claudia Winkleman returning as host and 21 public figures taking part. The opening episode is due to air at 8 p.m. BST on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with further episodes scheduled for Thursday and Friday evenings. The reports were published before the planned broadcast and do not confirm that it has aired. The cast includes actors Michael Sheen, Bella Ramsey, Richard E. Grant and Miranda Hart; presenters Maya Jama and Amol Rajan; and comedians James Acaster, Joe Lycett, Joanne McNally, Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan. Other contestants named in the lineup are James Blunt, Jerry Hall, Julie Hesmondhalgh, King Kenny, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Myhala, Professor Hannah Fry, Ross Kemp, Sebastian Croft and Sharon Rooney. The programme’s format places contestants in a game of concealed roles, deduction and competition. In advance material, the BBC described Winkleman selecting traitors while contestants are blindfolded, followed by an initial mission at a lake. The reports do not establish which participants will be selected or how the game will unfold.