The Traitors Cast: Who Is in New Blood, and What Does Season 5 Mean?
The cast answer depends on which official Season 5 reference you mean: Peacock’s page features The Traitors: New Blood, while another announcement discusses a future Peacock season without naming contestants.
The short answer is the named U.S. roster for The Traitors: New Blood: 22 civilian contestants. The phrase Season 5 needs more care, though. Peacock currently places New Blood on its Season 5 page, while a separate Peacock announcement says the celebrity edition was renewed through Season 5. Those references should not be collapsed into one unqualified cast list. Peacock’s Season 5 page and Peacock’s civilian-edition announcement show why the label matters.
Who is in the officially named New Blood cast?
NBCUniversal’s official announcement identifies 22 civilian players selected from more than 80,000 applicants. The published names are:
- Abbey Benjamin
- Abby Lee
- Arisa Thomas
- Ben McDonnell
- Clyde Moser
- Jay Vinnedge
- Joe Vanella
- Katie Fites
- Kim Daily
- Kriste Lewis
- Logan Smith
- Madeline Kostopulos
- Mark Zgoda
- Michael Foote
- Morgan Cook
- Niyyah Bilal Hayes
- Shane Beatty
- Sherry Kuehl
- Tomica Adams
- Victor Vollbrechthausen
- Wyatt Gillespie
- Xavier Scruggs
Peacock describes the format as 22 Americans competing in the Scottish Highlands, with Alan Cumming as host and a prize of up to $250,000. That context is useful because it identifies this roster as the civilian edition rather than the celebrity cast associated with the main Peacock format. (NBCUniversal’s cast announcement, Peacock’s Season 5 page)
Why can Season 5 produce two different cast answers?
The official pages establish two related but separate facts:
- Peacock’s Season 5 page features The Traitors: New Blood and its 22-player civilian setup.
- Peacock describes New Blood as a civilian version headed to NBC, while also referring to the celebrity edition as renewed through Season 5.
- NBCUniversal’s later renewal announcement says Peacock ordered three additional seasons and that an upcoming season returns in 2027. It confirms Alan Cumming’s return but does not publish a contestant roster. (NBCUniversal’s renewal announcement)
So this is a naming problem, not a reason to fill gaps with speculation. One official page provides a complete, named civilian roster; the renewal announcement provides future-season status without contestant names.
What should a cast search call it?
Use The Traitors: New Blood when referring to the 22 names listed above. Use the future Peacock return when discussing the separately announced upcoming season, for which the cited official announcement confirms the host but not the contestants.
The practical takeaway is to attach the edition name to every cast claim. That small distinction keeps a confirmed civilian lineup separate from an as-yet unnamed future roster.