‘The Traitors’ is renewed for a THIRD season before the second season even airs: Here’s how to apply

“The Traitors” is expected to return for a third season.

Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors is a thrilling psychological reality competition in which 22 strangers play the ultimate game of discovery, deceit and trust in the hope of winning up to £120,000.

The majority of participants are “believers” and must find out who among them is “traitors” – who have the opportunity to “murder” a fellow participant every night.

The group conducts daily “banishments” where they must vote to kick out whoever they believe is a traitor, while also working on challenges to raise money for the prize fund.

The BBC series proved to be a huge hit when it launched last year and fans were thrilled when a teaser trailer for the second season was released last week.

He’s making a comeback: “The Traitors,” a thrilling psychological reality competition hosted by Claudia Winkleman, has been renewed for a third season before the second season even airs

The show bosses are convinced that the next episode this year will be another success and have already opened casting applications for the third season.

Kalpna Patel-Knight, BBC’s head of entertainment, said: “Huge unscripted hit The Traitors will be back for a third series.”

“Expect more psychological gameplay, exciting challenges and of course Claudia at the helm.”

“It’s sure to be a thrilling ride for both avid fans and newcomers to the series.” The BBC will always remain loyal to the Traitors.

Stephen Lambert, CEO of Studio Lambert, added: “We are delighted that a third series of The Traitors has been confirmed today, ahead of the second series arriving on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.”

“The Traitors was received very positively by audiences, critics and awards juries alike.

“Claudia and the team look forward to once again keeping audiences on the edge of their seats with increasingly exciting missions and exceptional players competing against each other in this thrilling game of bluff and skill.”

If you would like to apply for series three of The Traitors, visit www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/take-part.

Exciting! Traitors fans were abuzz with excitement on Saturday evening after the BBC released a teaser trailer for the hit show’s second season

In Secret: During the show, a figure in a traitor’s cloak could be seen behind the host talking to the couples as they accepted their scores from the judges

It comes after the first teaser trailer for season two was seen on Saturday evening, showing Claudia wearing the traitor’s cloak along with two other hooded characters.

She looked into the camera and held a finger to her lips as she said, “The traitors.” “Coming Soon” flashed on the screen.

Viewers were thrilled by the news and took to social media to express their excitement about the return of the popular series.

They wrote: “IT’S HAPPENING, EVERYONE STAY CALM,” while another added: “Get it in my eyes @BBCOne!”; “My whole year has been building up to this,” while a fourth person tweeted: “SERIES 2 COMING SOON!!! ‘YES!!!’

Alongside the teaser trailer, several fans noticed another hint that The Traitors would soon be returning on Claudia’s other show, Strictly Come Dancing.

During Saturday night’s show, a figure in a traitor’s cloak could be seen behind the presenter talking to the couples as they received their scores from the judges.

Neither Claudia nor any of the participants mentioned the cloaked figure, but the mysterious person could be spied in the background.

Eagle-eyed fans spotted the cameo and took to Twitter to point it out and praise the subtle marketing tactic.

Fans shared: “So we’ve all seen someone wearing a traitor costume in Claudia’s area?!”; Will they simply ignore the person hiding in the traitor’s cloak?’; “A Traitor in the Claudotorium was my highlight tonight, I can’t wait for #thetraitors to come back”;

“Not that our Claudia is promoting the second season of “The Traitors”. I’m so excited I can’t stand it!’; “The cheek of Claudia subtly trying to get her other TV show on #Strictly”; “The traitor next to Claudia was perfect marketing” and someone else wrote: “Seeing the traitor’s cover and knowing an announcement was imminent.”

The first season of “The Traitors,” set in a Scottish castle, aired in November 2022.

The first series attracted an average of 5.4 million viewers and was so popular that a second series was commissioned in February.

Excited: Viewers were thrilled by the news and took to social media to express their excitement about the return of the popular series

Subtle: Alongside the teaser trailer, several fans noticed another hint that The Traitors would soon be returning on Claudia’s other show, Strictly Come Dancing

Spotted! Eagle-eyed fans spotted the cameo and took to Twitter to point it out and praise the subtle marketing tactic