The Celebrity Traitors Season 2 to Debut in 2026
The BBC has confirmed that The Celebrity Traitors Season 2 will return on BBC One and iPlayer following a first season that broke audience records. Made by Studio Lambert Scotland and with Claudia Winkleman once again at the helm, the now iconic Ardross Castle will host a new group of star-studded schemers in 2026 as the ultimate game of trust and treachery returns.
The debut episode of The Celebrity Traitors is now the biggest unscripted title on Broadcaster VOD ever. Episode one is the biggest single episode on UK TV so far this year with 14.8 million views (28 days), and The Celebrity Traitors has now become the biggest unscripted title across the entire market in the UK since 2021.
The finale broke records (averaging 11.1 million with a peak of 12 million), making it the biggest overnight audience across the market since the BBC’s own record-breaking Gavin & Stacey viewing on Christmas Day last year, and the biggest overnight share (81%) since the Euros last year. The finale episode had 1.9 million live requests on BBC iPlayer, making it the highest live-viewing number for any entertainment episode on iPlayer of all time.
Alongside The Celebrity Traitors Season 2, leading podcast agency Platform Media will produce brand-new episodes of the companion show The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked, which will once again be available via BBC Sounds, BBC Two, and BBC iPlayer.
Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC, said: “Studio Lambert have done an outstanding job as The Celebrity Traitors has well and truly captivated the nation, becoming a bona fide highlight of the year bringing record numbers of people together to enjoy every twist and turn.
“In 2026 the doors of the castle will be opened again to welcome celebrity players to the game to see who can charm, who can scheme and ultimately who can survive in series two which promises to be just as unmissable as the first. Plus with Uncloaked returning and today’s news of the positive contribution The Traitors brand has made to Scotland’s economy, there is plenty to celebrate.”
Hayley Valentine, Director BBC Scotland, said: “The Traitors is an immense TV success story and it’s fantastic to have multiple versions of it filmed in Scotland. We welcome and celebrate it. This report highlights the many ways that Scotland is seeing a direct economic benefit from The Traitors filming here and, working together with our partners, we will use this success to promote sustainable growth within Scotland’s creative industry.”
The Celebrity Traitors Season 1 is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer. The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked Season 1 is available to stream now via BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.
The Celebrity Traitors Season 2 will be produced by Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC One and BBC iPlayer and has been commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment Commissioning for the BBC.
The executive producers for Studio Lambert Scotland are Mike Cotton, Sarah Fay, Lewis Thurlow, and Katy Fox, with the production executives including Lynette Woods-Reynolds, Gemma Scholes, and Faye Donaldson. The commissioning editors for the BBC are Neil McCallum and Michael Jochnowitz.
Created in the Netherlands by IDTV, an All3Media company, The Traitors format was further developed with the RTL Creative Unit and originally produced by IDTV for RTL4. All3Media International is the global partner for The Traitors and handles format and tape sales worldwide. Studio Lambert is part of All3Media.
The Traitors (Dutch title: De Verraders) was created and developed by Marc Pos and IDTV Creative Director Jasper Hoogendoorn in cooperation with RTL Creative Unit. The original series was produced by IDTV.
