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'The Traitors' is a must-binge for reality TV fans

New episodes of the reality competition TV show stream Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock.

INDIANAPOLIS — Are there any "Big Brother" fans out there? How about "Survivor?" "Real Housewives?"

In "The Traitors," reality TV stars compete for up to $250,000 in a game in which the Faithfuls must try to uncover and eliminate the Traitors in order to split the prize pot. If any Traitor is left standing at the end of the game, the Traitor takes home the money. 

"It's almost like a real-life game of Clue," said Shereé Whitfield, from "Real Housewives of Atlanta."

The second season's cast includes Peter Weber ("The Bachelor"); Marcus Jordan, son of basketball legend Michael Jordan; Johnny "Bananas," seven-time winner of "The Challenge;" and two-time "Survivor" champion Sandra Diaz-Twine.

"When we get there, we're so immediately involved in trying to play the game that we don't sit back and say, 'tell me about your show,'" Diaz-Twine said of the cast.

As a "Survivor" fan, it was iconic when the casting announcement for "The Traitors" revealed Diaz-Twine would be competing against Parvati Shallow, whom she beat in the finals of "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains." One would think either Diaz-Twine or Shallow has to be a Traitor to pit them against each other again!

"When I see Parvati, I'm like, 'OK, I'm the two-time champ.' If I'm not a Traitor, she's definitely not a Traitor," Diaz-Twine said.

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Kate Chastain, from "Below Deck," returns for the second season of "The Traitors," streaming on Peacock.

Also competing in the second season is the standout from Season 1, "Below Deck's" Kate Chastain, who infamously threw away money during missions and constantly complained about still being on the show.

"The minute I saw her, I was like, OK, we have someone who has played the game before, maybe knows a little more than we do," Diaz-Twine said.

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Alan Cumming hosts "The Traitors," streaming on Peacock.

No reality competition show is complete without its host — and in walks the fabulously-dressed Alan Cumming ("Cabaret," "The Good Wife"). 

"On TV, it looks great. In-person, it's impeccable," Whitfield said of Cumming's magnificent wardrobe throughout the season.

New episodes of "The Traitors" stream Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock.

   

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