Peacock has ordered three additional seasons of The Traitors, extending the future of its Emmy Award-winning reality competition series beyond the next season already set for 2027. Alan Cumming will return as host following his third consecutive Primetime Emmy win for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program.
The renewal arrives after a historic awards run for the Peacock Original. The most recent season of The Traitors collected seven Primetime Emmy Awards, the most ever won by a competition series in a single year.
The Traitors Earns Seven Primetime Emmy Awards
Along with Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Cumming’s hosting win, the season was recognized for directing, production design, cinematography, costumes, picture editing and more. The series earned seven nominations and converted every one of them into a win.
Produced by Studio Lambert, The Traitors has become one of Peacock’s biggest reality hits. Peacock says the latest season’s viewership rose 72% over the prior season, reaching 8.1 billion minutes viewed since its January 8 premiere. The show ranks as the No. 2 streaming original reality series of 2026 to date by minutes viewed, behind only Love Island: USA.
What the Renewal Means for The Traitors
The Peacock edition of The Traitors will return with its next season in 2027, followed by three more newly ordered seasons. The announcement gives the celebrity-format series a long runway while preserving Alan Cumming’s role at the center of the Scottish Highlands competition.
The news is separate from The Traitors: New Blood, NBC’s civilian edition of the format. New Blood premieres Thursday, September 17, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, with episodes streaming on Peacock the following day. See the The Traitors: New Blood Episode 1 photos for a first look at the new cast entering the castle.
Where to Watch The Traitors
All existing seasons of The Traitors are streaming exclusively on Peacock.
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