The Celebrity Traitors returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Thursday 1 October at 8pm. The second series will follow a twice-weekly broadcast schedule, airing on Thursday and Friday evenings. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the series features a cast including Amol Rajan, Bella Ramsey, James Acaster, James Blunt, Jerry Hall, Joanne McNally, Joe Lycett, Julie Hesmondhalgh, King Kenny, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Maya Jama, Michael Sheen, Miranda Hart, Myha'la, Professor Hannah Fry, Richard E. Grant, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Ross Kemp, Sebastian Croft and Sharon Rooney. Contestants compete for a cash prize of up to £100,000 for charity.
Platform Media will produce the companion video podcast The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked. Hosted by Ed Gamble, the spin-off will air on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds. The format includes interviews with banished and murdered players and unseen footage. Additional bonus episodes featuring gameplay analysis and extended interviews will be released on BBC Sounds. The BBC has also commissioned a supplementary title, Traitor or Faithful? Claudia Decides, focusing on the selection process for the Traitors.
The series is produced by Studio Lambert Scotland and was commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment Commissioning for the BBC. The first series of The Celebrity Traitors debuted in October 2025. That run averaged 14.9m viewers, with the finale peaking at 15.4m. This figure represents the highest rating for an entertainment programme since 2016. The first series of the companion podcast recorded 13 million combined plays across BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.