The third season of the Australian television series The Traitors premiered on Network 10 on 4 August 2026. The premiere episode of the season was released early on the network's streaming service on 2 August 2026.
Production In August 2025, rumours surfaced that Network 10 were considering reviving the series for 2026, based on the continued international success of the The Traitors franchise. The new season featured a cast of reality television personalities (much like the American series) and was filmed in New Zealand with South Pacific Pictures, the production team behind The Traitors NZ, producing the new season. The series was later confirmed by the network in September 2025, with Gretel Killeen announced as host.
The first trailer for the series aired on 1 June 2026, during series 18 of MasterChef Australia.
Format The contestants arrived at the manor and are referred to as the "Faithful". Among them are the "Traitors", a group of contestants secretly selected by the host, Gretel Killeen. Each night, the Traitors would decide who to "murder" and that same contestant would leave the game. After the end of each day, where the contestants participated in various challenges to add money to the prize fund, they would participate in the Round Table, where they must decide who to banish from the game, trying to identify the Traitor.
If all the remaining players are Faithful, then the prize money is divided evenly among them. However, if any Traitors remain, they win the entire pot.
Contestants
The cast was announced in October 2025, shortly after filming was completed. Similar to the American edition and unlike the earlier seasons, this season's cast was composed entirely of reality show participants and public figures.
Notably, this is also the first season to feature a personal relationship, with twin brothers Josh and Luke Packham both featured in the show. The brothers both participated on Love Island Australia 2 and as a team on The Block: Fans V Faves 2.
+List of The Traitors contestantsContestantAge FromNotability / Original seriesAffiliationFinish 42 Sydney,New South Wales Married at First Sight Australia 6 rowspan="1" Eliminated(Episode 1) 33 Adelaide,South Australia Drag Race Down Under 2FaithfulMurdered(Episode 2) 68 Bicheno,Tasmania Australian Survivor: Champions V ContendersFaithfulBanished(Episode 2) 23 Melbourne,Victoria Aussie ShoreFaithfulMurdered(Episode 3) 48 Sydney,New South Wales Australian Idol 1FaithfulBanished(Episode 3) 34 Adelaide,South Australia Australian Survivor 2017FaithfulBanished(Episode 4) 53 Melbourne,Victoria The Real Housewives of Melbourne FaithfulMurdered(Episode 5) 62 Sunshine Coast,Queensland Australian Idol judge FaithfulBanished(Episode 5) 44 Sydney,New South Wales Musician / son of John Farnham FaithfulMurdered(Episode 6) 50 Sydney,New South Wales MasterChef Australia 2 TraitorBanished(Episode 6) 36 Sydney,New South Wales Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn IIFaithfulMurdered(Episode 7) 34 Melbourne,Victoria The Bachelor Australia 4TraitorBanished(Episode 7) 26 Adelaide,South Australia Love Island Australia 4FaithfulBanished(Episode 8) 30 Sydney,New South Wales Love Island Australia 2FaithfulMurdered(Episode 9) 25 Brisbane,Queensland Love Island Australia 3FaithfulBanished(Episode 9) 23 Sydney,New South Wales Made in Bondi FaithfulBanished(Episode 10) 37 Melbourne,Victoria Big Brother Australia 2013FaithfulMurdered(Episode 11) 30 Sydney,New South Wales Love Island Australia 2FaithfulBanished(Episode 11) 35 Melbourne,Victoria Comedian / Drag Race Down Under judge TraitorBanished(Episode 12) 53 Sydney,New South Wales The Real Housewives of SydneyFaithfulBanished(Episode 12) 39 Brisbane,Queensland The Bachelor Australia 4 Faithful (Episode 12) 40 Melbourne,Victoria Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels TraitorWinner Notes
Elimination history Key The contestant was a Faithful. The contestant was a Traitor.
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Missions +EpisodeMission descriptionMoney availableMoney earnedTotal potShield winner(s) 1 Gretel's "lions" dug up one of her exes skeletons and hid them around the property. Players must go find its bones. If it is the wrong one players must go back and look for a different one. For each correct bone the players can win up to $15,000. They can also find shields on the way. They also must do this in a time limit. $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 Josh Rachael Rob 2 Players must get into groups of three for today's game of true or false. Yesterday the traitors were asked to put answers to questions. They could either make an answer completely wrong to make the contestants heads spin or just answer truthfully. Player one must go up to the planks, players 2 and 3 get asked a question and have to guess what the traitors would say. If they get it correct the plank doesn’t move, if they are standing on the wrong plank Gretel will pull a lever and they will fall into a massive pool of slime. $18,000 $7,500 $22,500 3 Players must carry a palanquin along a path collecting money at various points. They must return it within the timeframe and leave players behind. The players who return earned shields. $20,000 $10,000 $32,500 AJ Henry Josh Keira Kirby Lawson Luke Rob 4 In the previous night the traitors assigned 4 contestants to be on death row who didn’t have shields. The competed in multiple races to win the shield and not be on death row. Whilst the rest of the contestants put bets on who they think would win. Rhys won the shield which meant gamble, Rachael and Claudia must die that night. But who dies is the traitors decision. $21,000 $6,000 $38,500 Rhys 5 The previous night, the Traitors assigned seven players a "deadly sin". The players must try to predict who the Traitors picked for each "deadly sin". The group gets $3,000 for each correct answer. The previous night murdered player Gamble, gave three players a shield if they matched the selections. The group picked three players by telling them to stay in the church. $21,000 $0 $38,500 Keira 6 Contestants climbed a steep hillside to retrieve three separate pieces of scattered effigies (legs, torso, head) and assemble them on posts at the top, carrying only one piece per trip. Each completed effigy earned $2,000, with a maximum of $26,000 for all 13. Shields were awarded to the players whose effigies were completed first, third, and twelfth. After awarding the three shields, Gretel offered each shield-holder an extra $15,000 added to the prize pot in exchange for returning their Shield. $71,000 $41,000 $79,500 Claudia Tully Krissy 7 $18,000 $18,000 $97,500 Claudia Krissy 8 $20,000 $20,000 $117,500 rowspan="2" 9 $18,000 $9,000 $126,500 10 $41,100 $11,100 $137,600 Josh Lawson 11 $27,000 $27,000 $164,600 rowspan="2" 12 $36,000 $36,000 $200,600
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Ratings {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; line-height:16px; width:99%;" |- ! scope="col" style="background:#550424; color:white;" | No. ! scope="col" style="background:#550424; color:white;" | Title ! scope="col" style="background:#550424; color:white;" | Air date ! scope="col" style="background:#550424; color:white;" | Timeslot ! style="background:#550424; color:white;"| viewers ! style="background:#550424; color:white;"| viewers ! style="background:#550424; color:white;"| Night rank ! scope="col" style="background:#550424; color:white; width:05%;"| Ref(s) |- | 1 | Episode 1 | 4 August 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,374,000 | 636,000 | 9
| 2 | Episode 2 | 5 August 2026 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 957,000 | 539,000 | 14
| 3 | Episode 3 | 11 August 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,049,000 | 561,000 | 12
| 4 | Episode 4 | 12 August 2026 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 893,000 | 515,000 | 14
| 5 | Episode 5 | 18 August 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,042,000 | 561,000 | 12
| 6 | Episode 6 | 19 August 2026 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 935,000 | 543,000 | 14
| 7 | Episode 7 | 25 August 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,020,000 | 574,000 | 12
| 8 | Episode 8 | 26 August 2026 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 943,000 | 565,000 | 15
| 9 | Episode 9 | 1 September 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,097,000 | 630,000 | 11
| 10 | Episode 10 | 2 September 2026 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 970,000 | 596,000 | 14
| 11 | Episode 11 | 8 September 2026 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 1,101,000 | 665,000 | 12
| 12 | Grand Finale | 9 September 2026 | Wednesday 7:30 pm | 1,069,000 | 668,000 | 13
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