The Traitors (Australian TV series)

The Traitors
Logo used in Season 3
Also known asThe Traitors Australia
Genre
  • Reality
  • Game show
Based on
De Verraders
by 
Directed byGary Deans
Creative directorBen Skinner
Presented byRodger Corser
Gretel Killeen
Composers
  • Dinesh Wicks
  • Adam Gock
  • Anthony Ammar
  • Rory Chenoweth
  • Brontë Horder
  • David Bruggeman
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes29
Production
Executive producers
  • AJ Johnson
  • Lisa Fardy
Producers
  • Matt Lovkis
  • Paul Soares
  • Ciaran Flannery
Production locationsRobertson Hotel, Robertson, New South Wales (2022–2023)
Castle Claremont, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand (2026)
CinematographyBennie Cronje
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time50–80 minutes
Production companiesEndemol Shine Australia (2022–2023)
South Pacific Pictures (2026–)
Original release
NetworkNetwork 10
Release16 October 2022 (2022-10-16) –
10 September 2023 (2023-09-10)
Release4 August 2026 (2026-08-04) –
present
Related

The Traitors (also known as The Traitors Australia outside of Australia) is an Australian reality television series broadcast on Network 10, which premiered on 16 October 2022.[1][2] It is based on the Dutch series De Verraders.

Following the premise of other versions of De Verraders, the show features a group of contestants participating in a social deduction game similar to Mafia or Werewolf, as they stay in a luxurious heritage manor. During their stay, a small group of contestants become the titular "Traitors," and must work together to eliminate the other contestants to win a grand prize, while the remaining contestants become "Faithful" and are tasked to discover and banish the Traitors by voting them out of the game to win a grand prize worth up to $250,000.

Announced in 2022, the Australian edition was one of the first to be announced and aired, following the original Dutch version in 2021, with Endemol Shine producing the series. Two seasons hosted by actor Rodger Corser aired in 2022 and 2023. The series was axed in 2024, though 10 teased that the series may return in the future.[3][4] In September 2025, 10 announced a third season, to air in 2026, with comedian and former Big Brother Australia host Gretel Killeen replacing Corser as host. This season will feature a full cast of reality television personalities.[5]

With the 2026 edition, production moved to New Zealand, effectively making the series a sister show to the New Zealand version, with both produced by South Pacific Pictures for Network 10 and Three. They are set to share the same location, props, and feature similar missions.

Format

A group of contestants arrive at a mysterious luxurious manor as "Faithful" contestants – hoping to share a prize fund worth up to A$250,000.[6] Among the group are the "Traitors" – a small group of contestants selected by the host on the first day, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithfuls and claim the prize for themselves.[7] Should the Faithful contestants eliminate all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund. If a Traitor makes it to the end, they steal the money.

Each night, the Traitors secretly meet in the "Traitors Tower" and decide upon one Faithful contestant to "murder" – and that person will leave the game immediately. The remaining Faithful contestants will not know who has been eliminated until the following day when they will not arrive for breakfast. The group then take part in a mission to win money for the prize fund (awarded in the form of silver bars). In some episodes, the group also participates in a Shield challenge to win individual player immunity from elimination. In season one, the shield awarded safety from both Murder and Banishment. In the second season, the shields only awarded immunity from murder. The second season introduced the Armoury, a hidden room in which, in some episodes, players from the winning team of the day's mission were rewarded with the chance for one player to be secretly awarded the shield of protection, which gives the player immunity from being murdered, but not the banishment vote.[8] An attempted murder on the shield holder will result in no player being eliminated.

At the end of each day, the group will participate in the Banishment Ceremony – where the players gather at the Round Table to discuss who they wish to vote out before individually voting for a player to banish. Players cast their votes privately before revealing their vote in turn to everyone. The person obtaining the most votes is banished from the game and must reveal their affiliation. In a tied vote, a run-off vote occurs between those tied with the highest vote tallies.

Occasionally, twists will impact the course of the game – most notably with Traitors being given opportunities to recruit new Traitors among remaining Faithful players.

End Game

After the final Banishment Ceremony, the remaining players (typically three or four) participate in the End Game. The players can choose to "Banish" or "End Game". A Unanimous "End Game" vote would end the game, while a vote to "Banish" would trigger another Banishment Vote. This voting process, "Banish" or "End", continues until the players have voted to conclude the game or if two players remain. If the remaining players are all Faithful, they will share the prize.

In the event that the game ends with multiple Traitors, they play the 'Traitors' Dilemma' - similar to the Prisoner's dilemma. Each player is given the option to "Share" or "Steal". If all voted to "Share", then each of them would equally share the pot. If at least one player voted to "Share" while any other Traitor voted to "Steal", then each "Steal" voter would share the pot, while the "Share" voters get nothing. If all Traitors voted to "Steal", then no one would win any money.

Production

The logo of the first and second seasons

The series and casting for the first season were first announced in February 2022, with the series set to be produced by Endemol Shine Australia.[9] By May, Rodger Corser was announced as the host,[10] with filming taking place in mid-2022 in the heritage Robertson Hotel in Robertson in the Southern Highlands, and the season premiered on 16 October 2022.[11][1]

Although the series was not formally renewed when the first season aired, casting for a potential second season was opened in January 2023.[12][13] On 28 April 2023, the show was officially announced for renewal for a second season, which was teased to feature Celebrity contestants among Civilian contestants.[14][15] The second season premiered on 13 August 2023. The series was axed in 2024 due to low viewership despite the series' cult following and the continued international success of franchise (including in the broadcast of the Australian version overseas), though 10 teased that the series may return in the future.[3][4]

In August 2025, rumours surfaced that 10 were considering reviving the series for 2025, based on the continued international success of the The Traitors franchise. The new season would feature a cast of Reality TV personalities (much like the American version), and is set to be filmed in New Zealand, with South Pacific Pictures, the production team behind The Traitors NZ, producing the new season .[16][17][18] These rumours were later confirmed with 10 also announcing Gretel Killeen as host..[5] The location was also revealed as Castle Claremont, Timaru, Canterbury in New Zealand, with the site acting as a Production Hub for the Australian and New Zealand versions (much like the Ardross Castle in Scotland for the American & British versions), with the hopes that the site will also host other versions, particularly for other countries in the Asia–Pacific region.[19]

The series was distributed internationally by All3Media International and Endemol Shine International.[20]

Episodes

Series overview

Series overview
SeriesContestantsHostEpisodesOriginally releasedWinner(s)PrizeTraitors
First releasedLast released
124Rodger Corser1216 October 2022 (2022-10-16)13 November 2022 (2022-11-13)Alex Duggan
(Traitor)		$250,000
(out of $250,000)		Nigel Brennan
Marielle Intveld
Angus McNicol
Claire Sawyer
Alex Duggan (from ep. 8)
Kate Williams (from ep. 10)
220913 August 2023 (2023-08-13)10 September 2023 (2023-09-10)None[a]$208,000
(out of $250,000)[a]		Sam McGlone
Ash Pollard
Blake Willoughby
Camille Chicheportiche (from ep. 7)
322Gretel KilleenTBA4 August 2026 (2026-08-04)TBATBATBAKirby Bentley
Alex Nation
Alvin Quah
Rhys Nicholson (from ep. 8)
Notes
  1. 1 2 After Finalist & Traitors Blake, Sam & Camille participated in the Traitor's Dilemma, and all elected to "Steal", the trio each walked away empty-handed. The prize fund earned was not awarded.

Season 1 (2022)

No. Title Air dateTimeslot Overnight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers		 Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1 Episode 1 16 October 2022Sunday 7:30 pm 257,00010209,00011466,000 [21][22]
2 Episode 2 17 October 2022Monday 7:30 pm 253,00023216,00019469,000 [23][24]
3 Episode 3 18 October 2022Tuesday 7:30 pm 265,00018207,00018472,000 [25][26]
4 Episode 4 23 October 2022Sunday 7:30 pm 221,00016177,00014398,000 [27][28]
5 Episode 5 24 October 2022Monday 7:30 pm 243,000>20194,00021437,000 [29][30]
6 Episode 6 25 October 2022Tuesday 7:30 pm 259,000>20212,00019471,000 [31][32]
7 Episode 7 30 October 2022Sunday 7:30 pm 225,0001644,00014399,000 [33]
8 Episode 8 31 October 2022Monday 7:30 pm 224,000>2047,00021423,000 [30]
9 Episode 9 1 November 2022Tuesday 7:30 pm 309,000>2043,00018515,000 [32]
10 Episode 10 6 November 2022Sunday 7:30 pm 206,0001332,00014368,000 [34]
11 Episode 11 7 November 2022Monday 7:30 pm 260,0002035,00019450,000 [35]
12 Episode 12
End Game		 13 November 2022Sunday 7:30 pm 228,000
265,000		12
9		29,000
28,000		11
12		424,000
421,000		 [36]

Season 2 (2023)

No. Title Air dateTimeslot Overnight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers		 Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1 Episode 1 13 August 2023Sunday 7:30 pm 216,00017232,00012448,000 [37]
2 Episode 2 14 August 2023Monday 7:30 pm 250,00021209,00020459,000 [38]
3 Episode 3 21 August 2023Monday 7:30 pm 268,0002050,00019476,000 [39]
4 Episode 4 22 August 2023Tuesday 7:30 pm 218,0002345,00019422,000 [40]
5 Episode 5 27 August 2023Sunday 7:30 pm 207,0001658,00013420,000 [41]
6 Episode 6 28 August 2023Monday 7:30 pm 265,0002048,00019494,000 [42]
7 Episode 7 3 September 2023Sunday 7:30 pm 211,00015N/aN/a211,000 [43]
8 Episode 8 4 September 2023Monday 7:30 pm 275,00019N/aN/a275,000 [44]
9 Episode 9
End Game		 10 September 2023Sunday 7:30 pm 265,000
322,000		13
11		N/aN/a265,000
322,000		 [45]

Season 3 (2026)

No. Title Air date Timeslot National reach viewers National total viewers Night rank Ref(s)
1 Episode 1 4 August 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1,374,000 636,000 9 [46]
2 Episode 2 5 August 2026 Wednesday 7:30 pm 957,000 539,000 14 [47]
3 Episode 3 11 August 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1,049,000 561,000 12 [48]
4 Episode 4 12 August 2026 Wednesday 7:30 pm 893,000 515,000 14 [49]
5 Episode 5 18 August 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1,042,000 561,000 12 [50]
6 Episode 6 19 August 2026 Wednesday 7:30 pm 935,000 543,000 14 [51]
7 Episode 7 25 August 2026 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1,020,000 574,000 12 [52]
8 Episode 8 26 August 2026 Wednesday 7:30 pm 943,000 565,000 15 [53]

International broadcast

See also

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