‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Trailer Offers First Glimpse Of Players Including Bella Ramsey & Maya Jama: “We’re In Game Mode Now” — SkimNews
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- The Celebrity Traitors Season 2 premieres October 1 on BBC One and iPlayer, a week later than the September 23 date previously speculated, with the BBC dropping a new trailer filmed in the Scottish Highlands.
- Host Claudia Winkleman tells the celebrity players in the trailer: "The game is on. There are now killers among you," setting the tone for the 22-person cast that includes Bella Ramsey, Maya Jama, Richard E. Grant, Michael Sheen, Miranda Hart, and Joe Lycett.
- BBC content chief Kate Phillips told the Edinburgh TV Festival the new season will feature "tears and surprises," flagging the editorial tone the broadcaster is marketing around the launch.
- Season 1 of The Celebrity Traitors was the most-watched show on British TV in 2025, averaging 14.9M viewers and hitting a 15.4M peak for the finale won by comedian Alan Carr alongside players Stephen Fry and Celia Imrie.
- Studio Lambert Scotland produces the series for the BBC, with All3Media International handling global format and tape sales; the format was originally created by IDTV and RTL Creative Unit as the Dutch "De Verraders."
Why it matters: BBC pushed the premiere from a speculated September 23 to October 1, giving the broadcaster an extra week of promo runway before dropping the follow-up to its biggest 2025 hit. With Season 1 averaging 14.9M viewers and peaking at 15.4M, the 22-name cast — spanning sitcom royalty (Miranda Hart), prestige drama (Michael Sheen, Bella Ramsey), music (Leigh-Anne Pinnock, James Blunt), and broadcast journalism (Amol Rajan) — is calibrated to defend those numbers against rival autumn launches.
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