The traitors – BBC News

The Traitors has returned to our screens, with its usual combination of assassinations, missions and midnight encounters. The number of contestants this year has risen to 25, ranging from a former British diplomat to a member of the clergy.

“I love a good murder,” says priest Lisa, in the first episode, revealing that she “talked” to the man upstairs about the ethics of participating. But he concludes: “Any murder mystery worth its salt needs to have a priest involved.”

He was joined at Wednesday’s launch by a retired opera singer, a beautician, a landscaper, a swimming teacher, a window cleaner, a financial researcher and a British Army soldier.

But while the players are different and some key changes have been made to the format (more on that in a second), the core principles of the program remain.

“The absolute beauty of Traitors is the game itself,” says host Claudia Winkleman. “I get messages all the time from people who are playing it in theaters, on film sets, in schools, even at the Traitors’ wedding. I agree, too much.”

The presenter says she feels “completely terrified” about the launch of season three, fearful of accidentally revealing spoilers and also fearful of whether audiences will like the show as much as the previous series. “I don’t exhale until January 24,” he jokes.

“It’s a huge honor to be on that panel and watch it unfold, so I feel incredibly lucky and I love it, and you don’t want people to be disappointed, because the people who like (the show) are so vocal.”