To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web
browser that
supports HTML5
video
The Traitors is the TV franchise that keeps on giving, and finally, America has cottoned on to the show’s best format.
Yesterday, NBC and Peacock released their trailer for The Traitors: New Blood, sending shockwaves through the comments section on YouTube.
What is so baffling about this version, you might ask?
Instead of relying on celebrities (well, near enough), this time around the contestants are normies! Civilians! People Like Us™!
Of course, this is nothing new for Brits, who grew to love the show through characters like Amanda, Wilf and Maddy in season one.
But for the American crowd, who have only ever seen the US broadcasters gather B/C-listers for an elaborate game of wink murder, this is a totally new concept.
It’s shocking to read the responses from fans like @Marriedintheislands, who said: ‘I am so excited for normal folks to do this show and we get to know them as the show goes on. Everyone on even ground.’
As some people claimed was the case on the inaugural series of UK Celebrity Traitors, varying levels of fame among the contestants have the potential to start each famous face off on a different footing.
Want to get all the latest news and predictions for the best and most dramatic show this new year?
Sign up to our TV Daily newsletter to get a personalised selection of the hottest takes, latest theories and big behind-the-scenes news every morning. Don't to forget to select 'The Traitors' when you enter your email.
Or join our The Traitors WhatsApp channel for live episode coverage, juicy gossip and a place to recover from all the cliffhangers.
Simply click on this link, select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in! Don't forget to turn on notifications!
YouTuber Niko was the first to go from the group of TV personalities, established actors, and sporting names, raising questions about whether his status as an online figure, who was lesser known to the other players, contributed to him being banished at the very start.
Were people less willing to trust him? Did alliances not run as deep?
