The Traitors (American TV series) season 4

*The Traitors*
The Traitors
Season 4
	Promotional poster
Presented by	Alan Cumming
No. of contestants	23
Location	Ardross Castle, Scottish Highlands
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	Peacock
Original release	January 8, 2026 –; present
Season chronology

The fourth season of the American television series The Traitors was announced on August 14, 2024.^[1] The season premiered on January 8, 2026.^[2]

Production

Similar to the previous seasons, primary filming takes place in Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.^[3]

Contestants

Seventeen of the 23 contestants. Top row (L-R): Mark Ballas, Stephen Colletti, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Ron Funches, Kristen Kish, Tara Lipinski, Dorinda Medley, Monét X Change, Eric Nam. Bottom row (L-R): Michael Rapaport, Rob Rausch, Lisa Rinna, Caroline Stanbury, Ian Terry, Colton Underwood, Johnny Weir, and Porsha Williams

Similar to the second and third seasons, this season's cast was composed entirely of reality show participants and public figures. Peacock announced the 23 original cast members via social media on June 13, 2025.^[4]

In the first episode, Cumming revealed that one contestant would be selected as a "Secret Traitor", whose identity would be hidden from both the audience and the regular Traitors. Each night, they would provide the Traitors with a shortlist of Faithful to murder. Contestants were therefore only initially identified as Faithful by appearing on murder shortlists selected by the Secret Traitor, or after being banished.

List of *The Traitors* contestants
Contestant	Age	From	Notability/Debut series	Affiliation	Finish
Ian Terry	34	Houston, Texas	Big Brother 14	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 2)
Porsha Williams	43	Atlanta, Georgia	The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Faithful	Banished (Episode 2)
Rob Cesternino	46	Wake Forest, North Carolina	Survivor: The Amazon	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 3)
Donna Kelce	72	Orlando, Florida	Mother of Jason & Travis Kelce	Traitor^[a]	Banished (Episode 3)
Caroline Stanbury	49	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Ladies of London^[b]	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 4)
Tiffany Mitchell	44	Detroit, Michigan	Big Brother 23	Faithful	Banished (Episode 4)
Monét X Change	35	New York, New York	RuPaul's Drag Race 10	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 5)
Michael Rapaport	55	Los Angeles, California	Actor / Comedian	Faithful	Banished (Episode 5)
Ron Funches	42	Portland, Oregon	Actor / Comedian	Faithful	Banished (Episode 6)
Yamil "Yam Yam" Arocho	38	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Survivor 44	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 7)
Lisa Rinna	61	Beverly Hills, California	The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills	Traitor	Banished (Episode 7)
Colton Underwood	33	Sherman Oaks, California	The Bachelorette 14	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 8)
Candiace Dillard Bassett	38	Washington, D.C.	The Real Housewives of Potomac	Traitor	Banished (Episode 8)
Dorinda Medley The Traitors 3	60	New York, New York	The Real Housewives of New York City	Faithful	Murdered (Episode 9)
Stephen Colletti	39	Los Angeles, California	Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County^[c]	Faithful	Banished (Episode 9)
Natalie Anderson	39	Edgewater, New Jersey	The Amazing Race 21^[d]	Faithful	Participating
Mark Ballas	39	Los Angeles, California	Dancing with the Stars 5	Faithful
Maura Higgins	34	Longford, Ireland	Love Island UK 5	Faithful
Kristen Kish	41	Austin, Texas	Top Chef: Seattle	Faithful
Tara Lipinski	43	Los Angeles, California	Olympic figure skater	Faithful
Eric Nam	37	Atlanta, Georgia	Musician / Actor	Traitor^[e]
Rob Rausch	27	Florence, Alabama	Love Island USA 5	Traitor
Johnny Weir	40	Greenville, Delaware	Olympic figure skater	Faithful

Notes

^ In Episode 1, Kelce was selected as the Secret Traitor. This was hidden from both the Traitors and the viewers until Episode 3, when she was banished.
^ Stanbury was credited on the show as being from The Real Housewives of Dubai.
^ Colletti was credited on the show as being from One Tree Hill.
^ Anderson was credited on the show as being from Survivor.
^ Nam was recruited as a Traitor in Episode 9 following an ultimatum.

Episodes

*The Traitors* season 4 episodes
No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[5]	Original release date ^[6]
36	1	"Let the Cards Fall As They Will"	January 8, 2026 (2026-01-08)
37	2	"The Death Conga"	January 8, 2026 (2026-01-08)
38	3	"Show Me Your Faces"	January 8, 2026 (2026-01-08)
39	4	"Cut the Head off the Snake"	January 15, 2026 (2026-01-15)
40	5	"If You're Gonna Come for Me, I'll Finish You"	January 15, 2026 (2026-01-15)
41	6	"Planning a Coup"	January 22, 2026 (2026-01-22)
42	7	"The Black Banquet"	January 29, 2026 (2026-01-29)
43	8	"A Queen Never Comes Off Her Throne"	February 5, 2026 (2026-02-05)
44	9	"Think Outside the Box"	February 12, 2026 (2026-02-12)
45	10	"Do You Know the Enemy?"	February 19, 2026 (2026-02-19)
46	11	"Finale"	February 26, 2026 (2026-02-26)
47	12	"Reunion"	February 26, 2026 (2026-02-26)

Voting history

Key: The contestant was a Faithful; The contestant was a Traitor

Episode		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		10	11
Murder Shortlist		None	Eric Ian Mark Rob R.^[a]	Kristen Monét Rob C. Tara^[a]	Caroline Eric Kristen Lisa Ron^[b]	None						Johnny Kristen Natalie Tara^[c]	None
Traitors' Decision			Ian	Rob C.^[d]	Caroline	Monét	None^[e]	Yam Yam^[f]	Colton	Eric	Dorinda
Traitors' Decision			Murder				None^[e]	Murder		Ultimatum^[g]	Murder
Shield		Candiace Caroline Colton Johnny Kristen Lisa Maura Monét Natalie Porsha Stephen Tara Tiffany Yam Yam	Caroline Colton Yam Yam	None	Candiace Colton Dorinda Eric Kristen Mark Natalie Rob R.	All^[e]	None		Kristen	None
Banishment		None	Porsha	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Ron	Lisa	Candiace	Stephen
Vote		None	10–8–4	18–1–1	15–2–1	11–5	6–5–4	9–2–1–1	9–1–1	5–2–2
	Eric	No Vote	Porsha	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Lisa	Lisa	Candiace	Stephen
	Johnny		Donna	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Colton	Lisa	Candiace	Stephen
	Kristen		Donna	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Colton	Lisa	Candiace	Tara
	Mark		Porsha	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Ron	Lisa	Candiace	Tara
	Maura		Porsha	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Ron	Lisa	Candiace	Johnny
	Natalie		Donna	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Lisa	Lisa	Tara	Stephen
	Rob R.		Porsha	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Lisa	Lisa	Candiace	Stephen
	Tara		Donna	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Colton	Natalie	Candiace	Stephen
	Stephen		Porsha	Donna	Tiffany	Ron	Ron	Lisa	Candiace	Johnny		Banished (Episode 9)
	Dorinda		Donna	Donna	Tiffany	Ron	Ron	Maura	Candiace	Murdered (Episode 9)
	Candiace		Donna	Donna	Ron	Ron	Ron	Rob R.	Rob R.	Banished (Episode 8)
	Colton		Porsha	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Lisa	Lisa	Murdered (Episode 8)
	Lisa		Porsha	Donna	Tiffany	Ron	Colton	Natalie	Banished (Episode 7)
	Yam Yam		Michael	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Ron	Murdered (Episode 7)
	Ron		Porsha	Donna	Tiffany	Michael	Lisa	Banished (Episode 6)
	Michael		Porsha	Yam Yam	Ron	Ron	Banished (Episode 5)
	Monét		Michael	Donna	Tiffany	Murdered (Episode 5)
	Tiffany		Michael	Donna	Yam Yam	Banished (Episode 4)
	Caroline		Donna	Donna	Murdered (Episode 4)
	Donna		Porsha	Michael	Banished (Episode 3)
	Rob C.		Michael	Murdered (Episode 3)
	Porsha		Donna	Banished (Episode 2)
	Ian		Murdered (Episode 2)

Notes

^ ^a ^b The Secret Traitor shortlisted these contestants for murder. The Traitors could only select one of these to be murder during the night.
^ In the daily mission, the contestants paired up and had to choose one to be caged while the other attempted to free them. Any remaining caged contestant was shortlisted for murder. As Ron did not have a partner, he was shortlisted by default.
^ In the daily mission, the Traitors were tasked to shortlist four players for possible murder. At night, the shortlisted players were summoned to the dungeon where each were given a jack-in-a-box. The player who had a Traitor inside meant they were murdered by the Traitors.
^ The Traitors were tasked to murder one of the Secret Traitor's shortlist in plain sight, by burning one of the faithful's cards in the fireplace inside the breakfast room. If successful, they would be able to meet the Secret Traitor face-to-face the following night. Although the Traitors were successful in their mission, Donna was banished and revealed as the Secret Traitor before their appointed meeting.
^ ^a ^b The players successfully completed the mission without obtaining a shield, preventing the Traitors from committing a murder.
^ The Traitors were tasked to murder in plain sight, by selecting a Traitor to wear a cursed amulet. At the banquet, the first faithful to touch the amulet would be murdered. Yam Yam was the first faithful to touch the amulet and was cursed for death. The players were presented with two antidotes to save the cursed player. As Kristen and Natalie were chosen, they were unsuccessful and Yam Yam was still murdered.
^ Following Candiace's banishment, Rob R. was offered the chance to meet a Faithful face-to-face and offer them an ultimatum: become a Traitor or be Murdered. He chose Eric, who accepted the offer.

Missions

Episode	Title	Money available	Money earned	Total pot	Shield winner
1	Let the Cards Fall As They Will	$30,000	$22,500	$22,500	Candiace
					Caroline
					Colton
					Johnny
					Kristen
					Lisa
					Maura
					Monét
					Natalie
					Porsha
					Stephen
					Tara
					Tiffany
					Yam Yam

2	The Death Conga	$24,000	$22,500	$45,000	Caroline
					Colton
					Yam Yam

3	Show Me Your Faces	$45,000	$25,000	$70,000	N/a

4	Cut the Head off the Snake	$20,000	$20,000	$90,000	Candiace
					Colton
					Dorinda
					Eric
					Kristen
					Mark
					Natalie
					Rob R

5	If You're Gonna Come for Me, I'll Finish You	$16,000	$16,000	$106,000	Candiace
					Colton
					Dorinda
					Eric
					Johnny
					Kristen
					Lisa
					Mark
					Maura
					Natalie
					Rob R.
					Ron
					Stephen
					Tara
					Yam Yam

6	Planning a Coup	$18,000	$15,000	$121,000	N/a

7	The Black Banquet	$25,000	$17,800	$138,800	N/a

8	A Queen Never Comes Off Her Throne	$18,000	$12,000	$150,800	Kristen

9	Think Outside the Box	$18,000	$5,500	$156,300	N/a

References

^ Dodge, Jeff (August 14, 2024). "The Traitors Seasons 4 & 5 Renewed Amid Growing Concerns Over Controversial Season 3 Cast Member". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
^ Jean-Philipee, McKenzie (November 10, 2025). "The Traitors Season 4 Has a Release Date on Peacock — and It's Sooner Than You Think". NBC. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
^ "Where Is The Traitors Filmed?". Condé Nast Traveler. November 11, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
^ "All About The Traitors Season 4 Cast: The 23 Celeb Players (DETAILS)". Peacock. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
^ "The Traitors season 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
^ "Shows A-Z - traitors peacock". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 8, 2026.

External links

Official website
The Traitors at IMDb

[5] In Episode 1, Kelce was selected as the Secret Traitor. This was hidden from both the Traitors and the viewers until Episode 3, when she was banished.

[6] Stanbury was credited on the show as being from The Real Housewives of Dubai.

[7] Colletti was credited on the show as being from One Tree Hill.

[8] Anderson was credited on the show as being from Survivor.

[9] Nam was recruited as a Traitor in Episode 9 following an ultimatum.

[secret-12] The Secret Traitor shortlisted these contestants for murder. The Traitors could only select one of these to be murder during the night.

[13] In the daily mission, the contestants paired up and had to choose one to be caged while the other attempted to free them. Any remaining caged contestant was shortlisted for murder. As Ron did not have a partner, he was shortlisted by default.

[14] In the daily mission, the Traitors were tasked to shortlist four players for possible murder. At night, the shortlisted players were summoned to the dungeon where each were given a jack-in-a-box. The player who had a Traitor inside meant they were murdered by the Traitors.

[15] The Traitors were tasked to murder one of the Secret Traitor's shortlist in plain sight, by burning one of the faithful's cards in the fireplace inside the breakfast room. If successful, they would be able to meet the Secret Traitor face-to-face the following night. Although the Traitors were successful in their mission, Donna was banished and revealed as the Secret Traitor before their appointed meeting.

[NoMurder-16] The players successfully completed the mission without obtaining a shield, preventing the Traitors from committing a murder.

[17] The Traitors were tasked to murder in plain sight, by selecting a Traitor to wear a cursed amulet. At the banquet, the first faithful to touch the amulet would be murdered. Yam Yam was the first faithful to touch the amulet and was cursed for death. The players were presented with two antidotes to save the cursed player. As Kristen and Natalie were chosen, they were unsuccessful and Yam Yam was still murdered.

[18] Following Candiace's banishment, Rob R. was offered the chance to meet a Faithful face-to-face and offer them an ultimatum: become a Traitor or be Murdered. He chose Eric, who accepted the offer.

[1] Dodge, Jeff (August 14, 2024). "The Traitors Seasons 4 & 5 Renewed Amid Growing Concerns Over Controversial Season 3 Cast Member". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 13, 2025.

[NBC-2] Jean-Philipee, McKenzie (November 10, 2025). "The Traitors Season 4 Has a Release Date on Peacock — and It's Sooner Than You Think". NBC. Retrieved November 10, 2025.

[3] "Where Is The Traitors Filmed?". Condé Nast Traveler. November 11, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2026.

[4] "All About The Traitors Season 4 Cast: The 23 Celeb Players (DETAILS)". Peacock. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.

[10] "The Traitors season 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 22, 2026.

[11] "Shows A-Z - traitors peacock". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 8, 2026.

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