The Traitors series 6: How to apply for the BBC show and what casting directors are looking for
Would you be a Faithful or a Traitor?The Traitors is on the hunt for a new batch of contestants for series 6 – and here’s how to apply.
The BBC has already confirmed another series is in the pipeline and they are looking for new Traitors and Faithfuls to take part.
Earlier this month, the new series of The Celebrity Traitors hit television screens and viewers are already completely captivated.
It’s likely the antics in Ardross Castle has now got you desperate to give it a go yourself.
If that is the case, then here’s how to apply for series 6 of The Traitors.
The Traitors UK: Series 6 confirmed
The most recent series of The Traitors UK began on New Year’s Day this year. Series 4 ran until January 23, with Traitors Rachel Duffy and Stephen Libby being crowned the winners.
At this time, applications were open for series 5 of the show. This will have now been wrapped and canned, with it airing in January 2027.
But series 6 is also now on the cards. And the BBC wants people to take part. Filming will take place in Scotland next year, usually in June, with the show expected to run in January 2028.
How to apply for The Traitors series 6
Applications for series 6 of The Traitors UK are now live. It coincides with The Celebrity Traitors returning to BBC One.
The news was announced on the Traitors UK Official Instagram account. A post reads: “Is it your turn to enter the castle? We’re thrilled to announce that casting is now open for series six of #thetraitors!”
In the application form, the producers ask: “The Traitors is back, and we are looking for fun, smart and strategic players to take part in the ultimate game of trust and treachery!
“The Traitors is a competition series built on strategy, suspicion and deception, filmed in the Scottish Highlands. A team of players will compete in a series of missions, the more missions they complete successfully, the bigger the prize pot.
“However, hidden amongst the players are the ‘Traitors’. The Traitors meet in secret and decide who to eliminate from their fellow players known as the ‘Faithful’.
“The aim for the Traitors is to stay undetected until the end, the aim for the Faithful is to banish all of the Traitors before the game ends. Throughout the series, there will be twists, turns, rigorous challenges, shocks and surprises for the players.
“Expect trickery, betrayal and backstabbing. Do you have what it takes to play?”
How old do you have to be?
The rules on this one are strict. Applicants have to be aged 18 or older. There are other rules too. Anybody applying are told they have to be free for up to four weeks in summer 2026 to film The Traitors. Applicants must also have the legal right to live in the UK.
There is also a section for diversity, equality and inclusion.
As well as all the bog standard questions, such as date of birth and address, applicants are asked at the end to state whether they want to be a Faithful or a Traitor. They must then give the reason why.
The box for this section is pretty small, so it needs to be a very good and stand-out reason to catch the eye of casting directors!
However, the application warns: “Please note that if selected to take part, we will determine, in our sole discretion, who will be a Traitor or a Faithful.”
When do you have to apply by?
Series 6 Traitors hopefuls still have a little while to apply for the show. The closing date for applications is May 31, 2027. The BBC does say the closing date “may be extended or closed, for any reason, at our discretion without notice.”
You have been warned. And good luck!
