De Verraders

De Verraders (Dutch for: The Traitors) is a Dutch television show broadcast by RTL 4 which premiered in 2021.[1][2][3] The format of the show is similar to the card game The Werewolves of Millers Hollow and it takes place at and around Castle Erenstein in Kerkrade, Netherlands. The show is presented by Tijl Beckand.

De Verraders
Presented byTijl Beckand
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes8+
Production
Producers
  • IDTV
  • PosVideo
  • RTL Nederland
Release
Original networkRTL 4
Original release13 March 2021 (2021-03-13)

Overview

In the show, three out of eighteen contestants take on the role of 'Verrader' (Traitor/Betrayer) and all other contestants take on the role of 'Getrouwe' (Faithful). The faithful don't know who the traitors are but viewers of the show are made aware in the first episode. Each night, the traitors gather in secret to decide who they wish to eliminate from the game; this contestant is said to have been killed and doesn't show up at the next day's morning breakfast.[3] In each episode, the contestants take part in a challenge to earn silver bars which can be won in the end. In some challenges, contestants can also win a shield which protects them from elimination by the traitors that night. After completing a challenge, the contestants return to the castle to take part in the 'Raad' (Council) – a voting round in which all contestants cast a vote on who should be eliminated from the game. In this round, the faithful hope to eliminate a traitor from the game.[3] The eliminated person reveals, before leaving, whether they were either a traitor or a faithful contestant.

In the first season of the show, the contestants played a game to decide the winner of the silver bars in the last episode.[4] The two finalists independently wrote down either the word 'Verraad' (Betrayal) or 'Trouw' (Faithful). If both chose 'Trouw' then they split the prize but if one person chose 'Verraad' then that person won all the silver bars. If both chose 'Verraad' then the runner-up won all the silver bars. In the second season of the show, the team with the most players remaining wins the silver bars.[4]

Diederik Jekel, Kees Boot and Holly Mae Brood played the role of traitor in the first season of the show.[5] In the first season, contestants managed to accumulate a total of 22 silver bars over the course of the show.[6] In the final, Samantha Steenwijk and Chatilla van Grinsven ended up splitting the silver bars.[6] After the show, they decided to share their winnings with the runner-up Loiza Lamers.[7] Stefano Keizers, Ortál Vriend and Jamie Westland play the role of traitor in the second season of the show.

Contestants need to complete a psychological test before participating and the show also offers psychological help afterwards.[8]

The show is produced by IDTV and PosVideo in collaboration with RTL Nederland.[9]

Seasons

Season one

The show takes place at and around Castle Erenstein in Kerkrade, Netherlands.

The first episode of season one aired on 13 March 2021.

Name Occupation Outcome Left show in episode Role
Chatilla van GrinsvenBasketball playerWinnerEpisode 8Faithful
Samantha SteenwijkSingerWinnerEpisode 8Traitor[lower-alpha 1]
Faithful
(episodes 1–4)
Loiza LamersModel, BusinesswomanRunner-upEpisode 8Faithful
Francis van BroekhuizenOpera singerEliminated by groupEpisode 8Faithful
Loek PetersActorKilled by traitorsEpisode 8Faithful
Holly Mae BroodActressEliminated by groupEpisode 7Traitor
Barbara SloesenActressKilled by traitorsEpisode 7Faithful
Kees BootActorEliminated by groupEpisode 6Traitor
Abbey HoesActressKilled by traitorsEpisode 6Faithful
Steven KazànMagicianEliminated by groupEpisode 5Faithful
Diederik JekelScience journalistEliminated by groupEpisode 4Traitor
Kim LammersHockey playerKilled by traitorsEpisode 4Faithful
Sinan CanJournalistEliminated by groupEpisode 3Faithful
Jörgen RaymannComedian and presenterKilled by traitorsEpisode 3Faithful
Edson da GraçaPresenterEliminated by groupEpisode 2Faithful
Gertjan VerbeekFootballer and managerKilled by traitorsEpisode 2Faithful
Daan NieberPresenterEliminated by groupEpisode 1Faithful
Gaby BlaaserActressKilled by traitorsEpisode 1Faithful

Season two

The first episode of season two aired on 1 April 2022.

Name Occupation Outcome Left show in episode Role
Steven BrunswijkComedianFaithful
Frank EvenblijPresenterFaithful
Sylvia GeersenModelFaithful
Stefano KeizersComedianTraitor
Frank van der LendeRadio DJFaithful
Toine van PeperstratenJournalistFaithful
Dionne SlagterYouTuberFaithful
Babette van VeenActressFaithful
Ortál VriendActressTraitor
Jamie WestlandDrummerTraitor
Irene MoorsTelevision personalityEliminated by groupEpisode 5Faithful
Esmée van KampenActressKilled by traitorsEpisode 5Faithful
Robbie KammeijerNews reporterEliminated by groupEpisode 4Faithful
Carolina DijkhuizenSingerKilled by traitorsEpisode 4Faithful
Aran BadeReporterEliminated by groupEpisode 3Faithful
Joep SertonsActorKilled by traitorsEpisode 3Faithful
Stella BergsmaSingerEliminated by groupEpisode 2Faithful
Giel de WinterYouTuberKilled by traitorsEpisode 2Faithful

Videoland season

In December 2021 and January 2022, Art Rooijakkers presented a season of De Verraders which aired on Videoland.[10] This season of the show was filmed at De Havixhorst in De Schiphorst, Meppel, Netherlands.[11]

International versions

The format was optioned by Studio Lambert Scotland for the British and American markets under the name The Traitors.[12] On 5 October 2021,[13] the BBC announced that they were making a version of the show in the Scottish Highlands[14] with filming due to commence in 2022. The American version[15] will also be filmed in the Scottish Highlands, with NBCUniversal Television and Streaming announcing that the show will be a Peacock original series, and Alan Cumming will serve as host.[16][17]

In early 2022, Network 10 announced an Australian version to be produced by Endermol Shine.[18]

See also

Notes

  1. After Diederik's elimination in episode 4, the traitors were given the opportunity to ask a faithful contestant to become a traitor. Samantha accepted this offer and she became a traitor in episode 5. No contestant was killed by the traitors this night.

References

  1. "Tijl Beckand presenteert nieuw programma van WIDM-makers bij RTL". NU.nl (in Dutch). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Dit zijn de eerste zes deelnemers van De Verraders". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Loiza Lamers uitgeput na opnames De Verraders: 'Je kunt niemand vertrouwen'". NU.nl (in Dutch). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Bedenker van De Verraders komt met nieuwe spelregels". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. "RTL bestelt na twee uitzendingen een nieuw seizoen van De Verraders". NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "De Verraders beleeft zijn ontknoping: 'Heb een blinde vlek gehad'". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. "Plottwist: zilverschat De Verraders niet door twee maar tóch drie kandidaten gedeeld". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. "Deelnemers De Verraders kregen na afloop psychische hulp". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  9. "Scheming, manipulation and mind games". RTL Group. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. "RTL-spelshow De Verraders wordt ook gemaakt in Engeland en Amerika". NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  11. Benthem, Bram (8 December 2021). "Dit bijzondere landgoed bij Meppel was het decor voor de populaire RTL-serie 'De Verraders'". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  12. "BBC Orders UK Version of Adventure Format 'The Traitors' - Casting Open". 16 January 2022.
  13. "BBC and NBCUniversal order hit format the Traitors from Studio Lambert". 5 October 2021.
  14. "The Traitors | Shows and tours".
  15. "NBCUniversal, BBC Order U.S., U.K. Adaptations of Studio Lambert Format 'The Traitors'". 5 October 2021.
  16. "BBC and NBCUniversal Partner on Adaptation of Dutch Psychological Adventure Format 'The Traitors' from Studio Lambert". 5 October 2021.
  17. Weiss, Josh (29 April 2022). "Peacock nabs psychological thriller competition 'The Traitors' hosted by 'Bond' vet Alan Cumming". Syfy Wire.
  18. "10 announces the Traitors for 2022 | TV Tonight".
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