When Does ‘The Traitors’ Return? Everything We Know About Season 4

We are now officially just a few weeks away from another season of The Traitors! Peacock announced the Season 4 cast way back in June, and it’s just about time for us to see how the faithfuls take on the traitors this time around.

The U.S. version of the show premiered in 2023, and there has been one season a year ever since. Like in the past, Season 4 is coming in early January, and will feature a cast of reality stars, athletes, and more. Scroll down for everything we know.

Has The Traitors been renewed for Season 4?

Yes! Peacock announced in August 2024 that The Traitors has been renewed for two more seasons, meaning that there are already a Season 4 and Season 5 in the works. Alan Cumming is set to return as host after winning over viewers by hosting the first three seasons.

Cumming is in a powerful position as the host since he’s the one who gets to decide which players will be traitors and who will be faithfuls. The decision is made at the first roundtable of the season. “It’s incredibly stressful, and I feel I could sort of screw up the entire show in one fell swoop if I got it wrong,” he told Today ahead of the Season 3 premiere.

When does The Traitors Season 4 premiere?

Season 4 of The Traitors premieres on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The first three episodes will drop at 9/8c on Peacock. After that, there will be weekly drops of one episode a week.

The show was filmed in June 2025, so it’s been seven months since the cast went on this wild journey.

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Who is in The Traitors Season 4 cast?

The cast was announced on June 13. The competitors are: Donna Kelce, Porsha Williams (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), Caroline Stanbury (The Real Housewives of Dubai), Candiace Dillard Bassett (The Real Housewives of Potomac), Lisa Rinna (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewives of New York), Ian Terry (Big Brother), Tiffany Mitchell (Big Brother), Rob Cesternino (Survivor), Natalie Anderson (Survivor), and Yamil ‘Yam Yam’ Arocho (Survivor), Rob Rausch (Love Island USA), Maura Higgins (Love Island USA), Colton Underwood (The Bachelor), Kristen Kish (Top Chef), Eric Nam, Mark Ballas (Dancing With the Stars), Monét X Change (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Stephen Colletti (Laguna Beach), Michael Rapaport, Johnny Weir, and Tara Lipinski.

Viewers were treated to the cast list for Season 3 in June 2024 — a full six months before the show actually premiered. The casts for Seasons 1 and 2 were announced much closer to the premiere dates, in December 2022 and September 2023, respectively. However, that was before the hype surrounding the show had really intensified among U.S. fans.

Who has won The Traitors?

Survivor star Cirie Fields (a traitor) was the Season 1 champion. She betrayed her allies Quentin Jiles and Andie Vanacore at the final roundtable to take home the prize pot of $250,000.

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Season 2 was all about The Challenge, as faithfuls Chris “CT” Tamburello and Trishelle Cannatella stuck together to win $208,100.

The faithfuls had another successful stint in Season 3 when Dylan Efron, Gabby Windey, Dolores Catania, and Lord Ivar Mountbatten made it to the final bonfire and chose to split the money.

The Traitors, Season 4 Premiere, Thursday, January 8, 2026, 9/8c, Peacock

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