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The Traitors: Season 4

12 episodes Premiered Jan 8, 2026 Updated Oct 2, 2026

In its most treacherous season yet, The Traitors returns to Ardross Castle, where a fresh lineup of reality heavyweights descend into a game of secrets, sabotage, and psychological warfare. Host Alan Cumming presides over every twist with theatrical menace as Faithfuls hunt for hidden Traitors and Traitors quietly pick them off one by one. Alliances crumble, paranoia surges, and one shocking mid-season moment threate

Previously on The Traitors

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Traitors Season 3.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season overview

In its most treacherous season yet, The Traitors returns to Ardross Castle, where a fresh lineup of reality heavyweights descend into a game of secrets, sabotage, and psychological warfare. Host Alan Cumming presides over every twist with theatrical menace as Faithfuls hunt for hidden Traitors and Traitors quietly pick them off one by one. Alliances crumble, paranoia surges, and one shocking mid-season moment threatens to upend the entire game.

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S4·E1 Mytharc

Let the Cards Fall As They Will

Jan 8, 2026 · 68 min

Another new all-star cast arrives in Scotland at night and the game starts faster than ever before.

S4·E2 Core

The Death Conga

Jan 8, 2026 · 71 min

Some overwhelming evidence is brought to the roundtable; the Traitors must murder in plain sight.

S4·E3 Core

Show Me Your Faces

Jan 8, 2026 · 69 min

The Faithful are given a chance for vengeance; the mission results in a brutal end for one player.

S4·E4 Core

Cut the Head Off the Snake

Jan 15, 2026 · 61 min

A fiery mission results in several players up for murder; there's a big swing at the roundtable.

S4·E6 Core

Planning a Coup

Jan 22, 2026 · 61 min

The roundtable brings difficult decisions and the Traitors must pull off the bloodiest murder.

S4·E7 Core

The Black Banquet

Jan 29, 2026 · 70 min

A bloody banquet shakes the castle while Traitor trust teeters; one player wins a great power.

S4·E9 Core

Think Outside the Box

Feb 12, 2026 · 60 min

While a new alliance is tested, suspicions force an old one into the spotlight.

S4·E10 Core

Do You Know the Enemy?

Feb 19, 2026 · 60 min

With a place in the final at stake, emotions run high as friendships are tested to their limits.

S4·E11 Mytharc

Leap of Faith

Feb 26, 2026 · 71 min

Doubt and paranoia run through the castle as attempts are made to sway players' allegiances.

S4·E12 Mytharc

Reunion

Feb 26, 2026 · 60 min

Host Andy Cohen talks with the Season 4 cast of "The Traitors" about their time in the castle.

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