Peacock has revealed the full 23-strong celebrity cast for The Traitors US season 5, with Love Island narrator Iain Stirling, Wicked star Kristin Chenoweth and drag icon Bianca Del Rio among the players heading to the Scottish Highlands.
Alan Cumming returns as host for the round of murder, mind games and back-stabbing, which Peacock has confirmed will launch in 2027. No exact premiere date has yet been set.
The season 5 line-up features a variety of reality TV faces alongside actors, musicians and sports stars. In full, the cast is confirmed as:
- Bianca Del Rio (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
- Boman Martinez-Reid (content creator)
- Bronwyn Newport (The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City)
- Casey Wilson (actress)
- Chloe Kim (Olympic snowboarder)
- Cody Simpson (singer)
- Craig Conover (Southern Charm)
- Cynthia Bailey (The Real Housewives of Atlanta)
- Dominic Monaghan (actor)
- Emira D’Spain (Next Gen NYC)
- Gizelle Bryant (The Real Housewives of Potomac)
- Iain Stirling (comedian / Love Island)
- Jag Bains (Big Brother / The Amazing Race)
- JaNa Craig (Love Island USA)
- Joey Graziadei (The Bachelor)
- Johnny Sibilly (actor)
- Kristin Chenoweth (actress / singer)
- Michele Fitzgerald (Survivor / The Challenge)
- Q Burdette (Survivor)
- Rachel Robinson (The Challenge)
- Rashad Jennings (NFL star)
- Taylor Hale (Big Brother / The Amazing Race)
- Whitney Leavitt (The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives)
Iain Stirling is a Scottish comedian best known to viewers as the voiceover narrator of Love Island’s various iterations. He recently returned to TV screens in BBC Scotland’s Race Against the Tide.
Other names include Bianca Del Rio, the New Orleans-born drag queen, comedian and costume designer who won season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and has since built a career in stand-up comedy and acting.
Elsewhere is TV personality Whitney Leavitt who rose to fame on Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and has since made her Broadway debut in Chicago following her stint on Dancing with the Stars.
Among the big names taking part is Kristin Chenoweth, a Tony and Emmy-winning stage and screen star known for Wicked, Pushing Daisies and Glee.
There is a strong UK flavour to the mix. Iain Stirling is best known to British viewers as the narrator of Love Island, while Dominic Monaghan starred as Merry in the Lord of the Rings films and Charlie in Lost.
The cast reveal comes just days after Peacock renewed the show for a further three seasons, guaranteeing its future until season 8. The renewal news followed a dominant awards run, with the series winning all seven of the Emmys it was nominated for, including a third consecutive win for outstanding reality competition programme.
Host Alan Cumming also took his third straight Emmy for outstanding host for a reality or reality competition programme.
Previous seasons of The Traitors US is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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