It can feel like a long old year in between new seasons of The Traitors –sigh – but the waiting time might just provide the perfect opportunity for you to delve into one of the many international off-shoots.
Loosely based on the party game Mafia, the murder mystery game show has such a winning formula its proven successful in several territories.
The gripping twists and turns can be found everywhere from the US to Australia and New Zealand, as well as the one that started it all in the Netherlands. Once you delve into the different versions, it will start to feel like every country has its own version (because it does).
Every season of The Traitors has a few fundamentals. There is a group of 20 or so contestants, who are divided up into Faithfuls and Traitors, with the Traitors secretly convening each night to murder a Faithful.
The high-stakes drama comes from the roundtables each evening, when the contestants vote to banish the person they most suspect of hiding a traitorous identity.
In between these moments of melodrama, there are challenges with far lower stakes to break up the tension and get some of the cash prize on offer in the bag.
So here is your comprehensive guide to the international off-shoots of The Traitors and how you can watch them in the UK. With over 20 international versions in existence, there are far more versions of the show but, alas, most of them aren’t available to watch in the UK.
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In that pile is the original show De Verraders, the Dutch version that premiered in 2021. They probably couldn’t have anticipated what it would go on to achieve as a franchise…
The Traitors US
Replacing Claudia Winkleman is the suave actor Alan Cummings, who brings an arsenal of tartan suits to the Scottish castle. Unlike in the British version, the contestants are largely made up of former reality TV stars or people tangential to fame.
Perhaps because they’re a batch of celebs (many of them with a play-up-to-cameras background in reality TV), but the slanging match quota is far higher on the US version. As is the duplicity.
It’s a more brutal approach to the show but certainly makes for some jaw-dropping roundtable moments. Like when Zac Efron’s acting ability caught a stray.
The Traitors US is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
The Traitors Canada (or Les Traîtres)
Airing on CTV in Canada, this version of the show – also referred to as Les Traîtres – already has two seasons under its belt, with a third on the way.
French Canadian actress Karine Vanasse is a cool and mysterious host on this version of The Traitors, presiding over The Manoir Rouville-Campbell in the Montérégie région of Canada, which is their equivalent for the Scottish castle.
The Traitors Canada is available to stream on Apple TV Plus under Les Traîtres.
All the versions of The Traitors that aren’t available in the UK
- De Verraders (Netherlands)
- Zrádci (Czech Republic)
- Forræder (Denmark)
- Petolliset (Finland)
- Les Traîtres (France)
- Die Verräter (Germany)
- Az Árulók (Hungary)
- The Traitors India
- HaBogdim (Israel)
- The Traitors Italia
- Forræder (Norway)
- The Traitors Zdrajcy (Poland)
- Traitors España
The Traitors Australia
It’s been said that compared to our version of the show, the Australian spin-off was more tactical in its gameplay – instead of just banishing people on the basis of nothingness hunches like the latest batch of UK contestants.
Hosted by Aussie actor Rodger Corser, the second season even mixed civilian and celebrity contestants.
Yet it was also announced The Traitors Australia would not be back after said second season, due to low ratings, but you never know if it might some day return.
The Traitors Australia is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
The Traitors New Zealand
There’s a brand-spanking-new season of this offshoot of The Traitors for you to dive into right now. The New Zealand spin-off series has just dropped on iPlayer, with all 12 episodes now available to stream while the show airs on BBC Three.
The second season of the show sees 22 normie New Zealanders descend on Claremont Manor, which sits at the foot of Mount Horrible – real name – in Timaru.
The spin-off sees Claudia Winkleman’s hosting shoes filled by New Zealand TV presenter Paul Henry, who also hosts the New Zealand version of The Chase, so he’s the local equivalent of Bradley Walsh.
The Traitors New Zealand is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
The Traitors Sweden (or Förrädarna)
Known locally as Förrädarna, the Swedish version of The Traitors is hosted by the Swedish-Serbian actor Dragomir Mrsic. With three seasons to its name, there is also a fourth on the way.
@vaultofechoes shared their verdict on Reddit, writing: ‘An enjoyable enough cast even if not always the most strategic (on either end), some solid intrigue and good Traitor picks make this a worthwhile watch.
‘This version does not have the utterly mind-blowing moments this franchise delivers at its peak, IMO, but I enjoyed it and no one is too insufferable. Sometimes, that’s pretty good as it is!’
The Traitors Sweden is available to stream on Apple TV Plus.
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