As excitement builds for series two of The Traitors, and sales of the board game from Goliath Games continue to flourish, a third series has been greenlit.

Traitors season 1 cast at The Traitors Official Board Game event. Credit: Dave Hogan/Hogan Media

The Traitors will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer for series three and applications are open for potential gameplayers. This announcement comes ahead of the hotly anticipated second series which is coming soon. Series two trailers started premiering across BBC over Halloween weekend and excitement is building for the return of the popular series.

The Traitors Official Board Game launched by Goliath Games earlier this year has experienced huge interest amongst The Traitors fanbase, securing a host of positive reviews supporting the immersive experience players can have at home.

Chloe Burrowes, Marketing controller, said: “The news of the third series is really exciting – we’re sure that both forthcoming series will delight existing fans as well as recruiting new ones, and support our ambition to firmly place the board game as an all-year round family favourite for all fans of the show.

“Since the board game launched, sales have ramped up and it’s been great to see more people getting the chance to have the immersive The Traitors experience around their own Round Table; although dining tables are also accepted.”

Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors is a nail-biting psychological reality competition where 22 strangers play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust, in the hope of winning up to £120,000.

The show reached an audience of 21m last series, and was the biggest new entertainment launch for the BBC since 2021. It was the biggest new series for young audiences across all BBC titles in 2022, and the highest rating new entertainment series on the BBC since at least 2017 for young audiences.

The Traitors (12 x 60) is produced by Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.