LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. model of “ The Traitors ” has introduced a gaggle of public figures to a fort within the Scottish Highlands for a sport of deceit, with a whole lot of 1000’s of {dollars} up for grabs. Now, the Emmy award-winning competitors will open its doorways to on a regular basis folks.
NBC is now casting for a civilian model of the favored Peacock sequence, the community introduced Thursday. The competitors actuality sequence, an American spin-off to its British counterpart, had solely forged celebrities for its first three seasons, the final of which aired early this yr. The brand new model will deliver a gaggle of on a regular basis folks collectively to play what the host, Alan Cumming, referred to as his “treacherous game” in a video saying the general public casting.
Cumming is ready to host the brand new model as nicely, with manufacturing for the present beginning in 2026, in line with the community. Those that are keen on collaborating can apply now on the present’s web site.
The fourth season of the movie star model is ready to launch subsequent yr, and a fifth season has already been confirmed. The star-studded forged for season 4, introduced in June, consists of actuality stars from “Love Island,” “Big Brother” and “Survivor.”
“We’re thrilled to be working with NBC to open up the experience to a new group of civilian players, whose stories and strategies will make the gameplay even more unpredictable – and, we hope, even more addictive for viewers,” Stephen Lambert, CEO of Studio Lambert, the producers of each the Peacock and NBC variations, mentioned in an announcement.
The present incorporates a group of contestants who take part in a homicide thriller sport just like Clue or Mafia. A subset of the forged are secretly labeled as traitors and should work collectively to eradicate the opposite contestants, who’re thought of faithfuls. On the road is a prize fund price as much as $250,000. If the trustworthy handle to eradicate all of the traitors, then they share the cash. However, if a traitor makes it to the top, they take all of it.
The British model makes use of the identical location and has used civilian contestants from the beginning.
Casting on a regular basis folks will enable full strangers to satisfy for the primary time, a “unique opportunity” that “will be an incredible watch,” mentioned Sharon Vuong, the chief vice chairman of unscripted programming at NBCUniversal Leisure.
“This new model for NBC affords a novel alternative for the forged and viewers to satisfy one another for the primary time and we all know it is going to be unbelievable to observe,” Vuong mentioned in an announcement.
The psychological journey has discovered actuality TV gold, and its third season premiered because the No. 1 unscripted sequence within the U.S., in line with a launch by NBC. The present additionally lately acquired 5 Emmy nominations for season three and beforehand took residence two of the awards for season two.
