Rebecca Cook
Published December 2, 2025 2:52pm
Updated December 2, 2025 3:01pm
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Claudia Winkleman will be back in the Scottish castle soon (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Cody Burridge/Matt Burlem)
The Traitors is officially coming back to the BBC in a matter of weeks.
The smash hit game of wink murder will return for its fourth series, in which a cast of contestants will be divied up into the Faithful and the Traitors.
The BBC has confirmed that the launch date for the brand-new series of The Traitors will be New Year’s Day at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
The show will debut with three episodes in its first week, with all episodes going onto BBC iPlayer after they have aired for viewers to catch up.
The Traitors will see 22 people from across the UK take the train to the Scottish castle, in the hopes of winning £120,000.
The official announcement from the BBE promised: ‘Expect even more twists, turns, secrets, epic missions, deception, banishments and, of course, murders aplenty.’
There are 22 new contestants entering the show (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)
When will The Traitors season 4 episodes air?
Episode 1: 8pm on Thursday, January 1
Episode 2: 8pm on Friday, January 2
Episode 3: 7.45pm on Saturday, January 3
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As well as the show, the official companion spin-off show will also be back on BBC Two, with Ed Gamble once again taking on duties as the host of The Traitors: Uncloaked.
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