Following the premise of other versions of De Verraders, the show features a group of contestants participating in a social deduction game similar to Mafia or Werewolf, as they stay in a historic manor. During their stay, a small group of contestants become the titular "Traitors," and must work together to eliminate the other contestants to win a grand prize, while the remaining contestants become "Faithful" and are tasked to discover and banish the Traitors by voting them out, to win a grand prize worth up to $100,000.
The English Canadian show is a sister show to the French-Canadian edition, titled Les Traîtres, with both being produced by Entourage for the CTV and Noovo. They share the same location, props, and missions, with Karine Vanasse hosting both editions.
In August 2024, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 23, 2024. In March 2025 the series was renewed for a third season.
Format
The series is filmed at Manoir Rouville-Campbell.
A group of contestants arrive at an historic manor, The Manoir Rouville-Campbell in Mont-Saint-Hilaire in the Montérégie région, with hopes of winning a share of the $100,000 prize. Among the group are the "Traitors" – a small group of contestants selected by the host on the first day, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithfuls and claim the prize for themselves. Should the Faithful contestants eliminate all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund. If a Traitor makes it to the end, they steal the money.[1]
Each night, the Traitors come together and decide upon one Faithful contestant to "murder" – and that person will leave the game immediately. The remaining Faithful contestants will not know who has been eliminated until the following day when they will not arrive for breakfast. The group then take part in a mission to win money for the prize fund.
Each Day, the group then takes part in a mission to add money to the prize fund. Some challenges also offer an opportunity for players to win a shield, which gives the player immunity from being murdered, but not from the banishment vote. An attempted murder on the shield holder will result in no player being eliminated.
At the end of each day, the group will participate in the Banishment Ceremony – where the players gather at the Round Table to discuss who they wish to vote out before individually voting for a player to banish. Players cast their votes privately before revealing their vote in turn to everyone. The person obtaining the most votes is banished from the game and must reveal their affiliation. In a tied vote, a run-off vote occurs between those tied with the highest vote tallies.
Occasionally, twists will impact the course of the game – most notably with Traitors being given opportunities to recruit new Traitors among remaining Faithful players.
End Game
On the final episode, the players will participate in the End Game. First, the players will participate in the final Banishment Ceremony to narrow down the game to four finalists. At this Banishment Ceremony, any banished person did not reveal if they were a Faithful or a Traitor.[2]
When four players remain, the players gather at the Fire of Truth. At the Fire, players are given a choice to "Banish Again" or to "End Game." A unanimous "End Game" vote concludes the game, while a single vote to "Banish Again" results in another banishment vote, followed by another choice between "Banish Again" or "End Game." In a season two, the banished players didn't reveal whether they were a Faithful or Traitor. When the game ends, if all remaining players are Faithful, then the prize money is divided evenly among them. However, if any Traitors remain, they win the entire pot.
Production
On June 6, 2023, it was announced that Bell Media had commissioned English and French language adaptations.[3]Karine Vanasse, the host of the show, would also present the French language version Les Traîtres, making her the first person to host multiple versions of the franchise.[3] Both versions slated to film back-to-back in Quebec over the summer.[4]
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