Host Claudia Winkleman is set to welcome an eclectic mix of celebrities to The Traitors castle for the second series of The Celebrity Traitors, which will air on BBC One and iPlayer later in 2026. The show, produced by Studio Lambert Scotland, will feature 21 famous faces competing in the ultimate game of deception and betrayal for a cash prize of up to £100,000 for their chosen charity.
The line-up spans BAFTA and BRIT award winners, social media stars, actors, comedians, and presenters. The series follows the runaway success of the first series, which debuted in October 2025 and averaged 14.9 million viewers across its run, peaking at 15.4 million for the finale. It was the top entertainment episode across the market since 2016 and the number one series across all genres and platforms in 2025.
The fourth series of the original The Traitors, which aired in January 2026, also performed strongly, achieving a 12.5 million 28-day average, up 22% on series three. BBC iPlayer drove 53% of viewing, with 6.6 million viewers, a 28% increase on the previous series.
The Celebrity Traitors series two (10 x 60) has been commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment Commissioning for the BBC. Executive producers are Mike Cotton, Sarah Fay, Lewis Thurlow, and Katy Fox, with production executives Lynette Woods-Reynolds, Gemma Scholes, and Faye Donaldson. BBC commissioning editors are Neil McCallum and Michael Jochnowitz.
