The Traitors NZ
| The Traitors NZ | |
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| Also known as | The Traitors |
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| Presented by | Paul Henry Madeleine Sami |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Production locations | Woodhouse Mountain Lodge, Warkworth, Auckland (season 1) Castle Claremont, Timaru, Canterbury (season 2) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 59 minutes |
| Production company | South Pacific Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Three |
| Release | 7 August 2023 – present |
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The Traitors NZ is a New Zealand reality television series broadcast on Three, based on the Dutch series De Verraders.
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 luxurious heritage 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 the grand prize.
The show premiered in 2023 and was originally hosted by Paul Henry for two seasons. After a year hiatus, the series is set to return in 2026 with comedian Madeleine Sami was announced as the new host.
The third season coincided with a revival of the Australian version, also produced by South Pacific Pictures. It is set to share the same location, props, and feature missions as the New Zealand version, with the main difference being the hosts and the cast.