Celebrity Traitors returns: what to know ahead of the new series' first episode

The BBC reality competition Celebrity Traitors is returning for a new series, with Maya Jama, Michael Sheen and Bella Ramsey among the celebrities confirmed to take part ahead of the first episode's broadcast.

The show follows the format of the original Traitors franchise, in which a group of contestants, some secretly designated as "traitors," compete in challenges while attempting to identify and eliminate the traitors among them before they themselves are eliminated through in-game banishments or secret "murders".

The celebrity edition has drawn significant attention since its initial series due to the added dynamic of contestants who are already familiar public figures, which showrunners and critics have suggested changes the group dynamics compared with the original civilian version of the show.

Maya Jama, known for her work as a television and radio presenter, joins Michael Sheen, an established film and television actor, and Bella Ramsey, recognised for prominent television roles, as part of the new line-up of celebrity contestants for this series.

The series is filmed in the Scottish Highlands, using a castle setting that has become closely associated with the show's visual identity and atmosphere. Viewers can expect the same blend of social deduction gameplay and dramatic challenge sequences that characterised previous series of the celebrity edition.