‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Teaser Trailer: BBC Promises Tears & Shocks As Stars Like Bella Ramsey & Richard E. Grant Do Battle In Season 2
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- BBC released a teaser trailer for Season 2 of The Celebrity Traitors, with content chief Kate Phillips telling the Edinburgh TV Festival the new run would deliver "tears and surprises," hosted again by Claudia Winkleman.
- The Celebrity Traitors Season 2 cast includes Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Michael Sheen (Good Omens), Richard E. Grant, Myha'la (Industry), Sharon Rooney (Barbie), Maya Jama (Love Island), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Broadchurch), and Jerry Hall.
- Ed Havard, the BBC's head of entertainment, said the celebrity contestants became so invested in the game they are already asking to be cast in an all-star special.
- Season 1 debuted on BBC One and iPlayer in October 2025 and was the most-watched show on British TV last year, averaging 14.9M viewers and peaking at 15.4M for the finale, won by Alan Carr.
- The Celebrity Traitors is produced by Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC One and iPlayer; the format was created and developed by IDTV with RTL Creative Unit, with All3Media International as global format and tape-sales partner.
- Season 2 will debut later this year, commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment Commissioning for the BBC.
Why it matters: With Season 1 averaging 14.9M viewers — the most-watched show on British TV in 2025 — Season 2's star-studded cast reinforces the BBC's biggest current franchise, while the early appetite from contestants for an all-star special signals the format is already being positioned as a recurring tentpole rather than a one-off event.
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