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march of traitor Television shows no signs of slowing down globally south korea Became the latest country to launch its own version of social-strategy reality show,
According to an announcement from All3Media International and Korean producers Luywerks Media and Something Special, the Korean adaptation will be produced by Luywerks Media and Something Special, with actor Cha Seung Won confirmed as the host. Diversity,
traitor Originally launched in the Netherlands in 2021 under the title traitorAnd was based on the popular party game Mafia. are competitors Divided into “traitors” and “loyalists”, and this The goal of the groups is to avoid detection by either Or Identify hidden saboteurs,
veteran dutch manufacturer Mark Paus originally conceived the idea for what would eventually become traitor in 2014the idea came later rebellion on batavia ,rebellion on batavia), according to veronica superguideThe book is a historical account of the brutal mutiny aboard a 17th-century Dutch East India Company ship that inspired rebel ,rebel) – Similar in concept to the current show structure, but taking place on a ship at sea.
However, the prohibitive cost proved a deterrent, and the idea for Pause was rejected more than 30 times before it was finally commissioned and broadcast on RTL4.
The show proved to be a hitAccording to RTL, the first season reportedly had around 1.6 million viewers per episode. Two separate Belgian versions were commissioned almost one after the other; french language traitor (2021) and the Flemish-language version, traitor (2022).
From there, the show’s international expansion grew rapidly. According to All3Media International, as of 2025, the franchise has over 35 adaptations that have been greenlit, and has broadcast or at least licensing deals in over 50 territories around the world.
International version of traitor It now spans continents, including but not limited to the UK, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Poland, Romania, and now South Korea.
The UK and US versions, in particular, have played a major role in turning the original format into a global television phenomenon. BBC‘Treason, Filmed at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands And hosted By claudia winkelmannIt premiered in December 2022 and immediately became a massive success.
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Its finale reached over 5.4 million viewers, and the series won major awards including the BAFTA, National Television Awards and Royal Television Society Awards.
After three civilian seasons, the BBC launched a celebrity editionwhich debuted in October 2025 with a high-profile cast including Stephen Fry, Tom Daley, Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church, Alan Carr, Kat Burns and Nick Mohammed.
American reruns of the show, hosted by alan cumming and broadcast on Peacock-NBC, took a different approach from previous editions. A celebrity cast member from American reality televisionWhile the first season mixed the celebrity group with civilian players, the second and third seasons eliminated the latter entirely,
The cast included former participants of Social Strategy reality television such as Parvati Shallow and Sandra Diaz-Twin. survivor, elder brother Alumni Dan Gheesling and Rachel Reilly, as well as reality television stars real housewives franchise, such as Brandi Glanville and Phaedra Parks.
The participants arrived with existing rivalries and alliances from their previous shows, as well as public reputations and history, all of which worked in the show’s favor. The adaptation to date has won five Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Outstanding Host for Cumming.
In India, the format arrived earlier this year in June and is hosted by Bollywood filmmaker and producer Karan Johar. The first season also followed the American format, featuring a celebrity-heavy cast that included television actor Jasmin Bhasin, social-media personality and reality-show regular Uorfi Javed, YouTube actor-comedian Purav Jha and film actor Ashish Vidyarthi.
The series, which ran for 10 episodes on Amazon Prime Video, was also a hit with viewers and was renewed soon after its conclusion.
South Korean version of traitor It is likely to be successful, as the country already has a long-established and globally influential variety-television ecosystem. like long lasting hits running man, 2 days and 1 night, I live alone, And new journey to the west Actors, comedians, and K-pop idols have helped become a regular feature of non-scripted TV.
In recent years, Korean formats have also begun to travel widely: Netflix’s competition series Physical: 100 Now it is being adopted pan-regionally as well as in America and Italy. Physical: Asia The version has already been released.