At a Glance
- Season 4 of The Traitors premieres January 8 on Peacock with three episodes
- Donna Kelce, Lisa Rinna, Mark Ballas, and Rob Rausch headline the celebrity cast
- 11 episodes plus a reunion special will roll out weekly through February 26
- Why it matters: Fans get front-row seats to what host Alan Cumming calls the show’s most outrageous moment ever
Alan Cumming returns to the Scottish castle on January 8 when The Traitors season 4 launches on Peacock with back-to-back betrayals, bigger blindsides, and a cast stacked with reality-TV favorites.
The Cast & the Hook
The Emmy-winning series mixes Bravolebrities, Survivor alums, and fresh faces for 11 episodes of murder-mystery mayhem. Among the Faithfuls and secret Traitors:
- Donna Kelce – NFL super-mom
- Lisa Rinna – Real Housewives alum
- Mark Ballas – Dancing with the Stars champ
- Rob Rausch – Love Island USA standout
Cumming teased AwardsRadar in August 2025 that viewers are in for “the best moment of Traitors TV history,” fueled by behavior so “outlandish” the cast “goes nuts.”
Episode Release Schedule
Peacock front-loads the drama:
| Date | Episodes |
|---|---|
| Jan 8 | 1, 2, 3 |
| Jan 15 | 4, 5 |
| Jan 22 | 6 |
| Jan 29 | 7 |
| Feb 5 | 8 |
| Feb 12 | 9 |
| Feb 19 | 10 |
| Feb 26 | 11 (Finale) & 12 (Reunion) |
New episodes arrive weekly at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET. All previous seasons are already streaming on Peacock for catch-up binges.
Key Takeaways
- Three supersized episodes land on premiere night
- A 12th reunion episode airs alongside the finale
- Maura Higgins says the “constant mind games and backstabbing” make this season uniquely brutal
Mark your calendar for January 8-Scotland’s castle doors open again, and no one is safe from the Round Table’s next shocking banishment.
