Casting Chaos on The Traitors Season 3
Casting for the upcoming third season of The Traitors has been thrown into chaos after potential contestants were caught conspiring. The hit BBC reality series first premiered at the end of 2022 with Claudia Winkleman at the helm. The most recent season saw British army engineer Harry Clark take home £95,150 after managing to make it all the way through as a Traitor and convince others he was a Faithful.
Conspiracy Unveiled
However, it appears wannabe stars of the show have already got a bit too excited at the prospect of taking home thousands and began working together even before being cast. It’s now been reported that producers discovered potential Traitors and Faithfuls were plotting on social media to bag the £120,000 jackpot as a group. After a second round of interviews, some hopefuls formed group chats and spoke in code about their plans, however one then spilled their secrets to producers Studio Lambert.
Plotting and Betrayal
The group chats spoke about using code words. If they were chosen as a Traitor, they were going to say, “I’m feeling hotter than usual today, anyone else?”. Traitors would answer ‘yes’ and Faithfuls, “no”. They agreed to split the prize pot. Some were just interested in fame and had fake arguments planned to get more airtime. A few were more interested in the show not for the money, but for the fame. But they gave so much personal information away, they could be pinpointed directly to their auditions. One was a surgeon, so it was easy for casting to pick out applicants by name and give them the boot. The group involved are definitely out of the running for series three.
Rising Popularity
The first season of The Traitors saw 3,000 people apply however following its success, a massive 130,000 then signed up for a chance at the second season. This time around, over 250,000 applications were made to take part in the third season, which is expected to air in 2025.
Producer’s Perspective
The Traitors executive producer Mike Cotton previously told Metro.co.uk they didn’t want people to sign up who were searching for fame. ‘We’re actively looking for people who have got a passion for playing that game, and potentially might come to it with a game plan or a strategy,’ he said. ‘But we’re also looking for people who can bring something from their own lives to it, whether that’s a skillset, whether that’s from a past job, whether that’s a hobby, or some sort of life experience that they’ve had.’ He added: ‘It’s a bit like when you’re putting together a jury I guess, in that we look for people from all sorts of different backgrounds and all walks of life that we can put together, that give us a diverse cross-section of the UK.’