The Traitors (British TV series) series 3

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The Traitors
Series 3
Presented by Claudia Winkleman
Companion showThe Traitors: Uncloaked
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)
Series chronology
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Series 2

The third series of The Traitors is set to premiere on BBC One on 1 January 2025. [1] Claudia Winkleman will return to present the series, which will again be accompanied by the spin-off show The Traitors: Uncloaked, presented by Ed Gamble. [2]

Production

In November 2023, prior to the beginning of the previous series, it was announced that The Traitors had been renewed for a third series. [3] [4] Applications for the third series opened in January 2024, before closing on 17 March 2024. [5] [6] It was confirmed that the BBC had received over 300,000 applications for the series. [7]

The first teaser trailer for the series aired on 29 November 2024, which featured clips from the previous two series' as well as reviews from news outlets. [8] Ahead of the series, host Claudia Winkleman teased "more knitwear", "quite a lot of tweed" and a twist that would "hopefully have viewers on the edge of their seat". [9] [10]

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