Let's be honest, The Traitors US will never be as good as the British version
hardcore Traitors fans were delighted: already we could get another fix of the best new reality TV show format in decades. Weekend plans duly cancelled, anyone who's already jumped into the American version will know it's pretty much identical to the UK version - even the challenges are the same. But there are two key differences: there's no and some of the US contestants, unlike in the UK version, are 'celebrities' rather than 'civilians'.
Of course, it was going to be hard to live up to the sheer joy of watching The Traitors the first time - the format twists, the camp-ness, the set-pieces, aren't new to us anymore. There's no novelty factor.
Still, some Traitors is better than no Traitors. And by the end of the series, we'll probably be as over-invested as before. If you're just going in, here's your guide to the celebrities to look out for...
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