The Traitors (Laiorian TV series)

The Traitors is a Laiorian-Dryicoran reality television series broadcast on Tyla'agegar 1 and DLO 1 (with Finnish subtitles), based on the Dutch show . It premiered in November 2023, being filmed in July of that year. It is hosted by Alma Linnomaa.

The show is unusual due to being a co-production between three production companies, from two countries halfway across the world from each other.

After being stuck in development hell, having been cancelled by DTV and LTV the previous year, the DLO and Tyla'agegar quickly snapped up the show after the success of the British version. After the show was a hit, the DLO and Tyla'agegar announced a second series in December 2023, to premiere in late 2024.

Format
22 strangers arrive at a castle in the north of Dryicor as "Faithful" contestants – hoping to share a prize fund worth up to KR 250.000. Amongst them are the "Traitors" – a 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, but if any Traitors make it to the end, they steal the money. Unlike most versions of the format, the contestants are not celebrities.

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 enter the Castle for breakfast. The group then take part in a mission to win money for the prize fund. Some challenges will also offer an opportunity for players to visit the Armoury - during which one player will randomly and secretly be awarded the Shield - which awards 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 by Murder. At the end of each day, the players will participate in a Round Table, where the players discuss who to vote out before individually voting for a player to be banished. Players cast their votes privately before revealing their votes in turn to everyone once all votes are locked-in, and may give a brief rationale for the vote. The person who received the most votes for banishment is banished from the game and must reveal their affiliation. If a Traitor is eliminated, the remaining Traitors may be given the option to recruit a Faithful to join them. If the Faithful accepts, they become a Traitor from that point on.