‘The Traitors’ Offers First Look at Season 3: Masks, Fire and the Ever Stylish Alan Cumming

Lest anyone think The Traitors will settle for an understated third season, a teaser for the upcoming run is here to disabuse people of that notion.

The minute-long teaser opens with host Alan Cumming carrying a torch through a forest and quoting Macbeth: “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” It then intersperses quick introductions of the reality stars and celebrities in its cast with some eye-popping visuals from the coming season — think fireballs, a phalanx of people in black robes and gold masks, a snake wrapping around someone’s wrist and a taste of Cumming’s amazing wardrobe. To wit:

The Emmy-winning competition series is set to premiere Jan. 9 on Peacock. The streamer has already picked up two more cycles of the show, taking The Traitors through its fifth season. The season three cast, announced in June, consists of Bob Harper (The Biggest Loser), Carolyn Wiger (Survivor), Britney Haynes (Big Brother), Bob the Drag Queen (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset), Tom Sandoval (Vanderpump Rules), actor/model/Britney Spears ex-husband Sam Asghari, Danielle Reyes (Big Brother), Gabby Windey (The Bachelorette), Chanel Ayan (The Real Housewives of Dubai), Ciara Miller (Summer House), Dolores Catania (The Real Housewives of New Jersey), Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewives of New York City), Zac Efron’s brother Dylan Efron (Down to Earth With Zac Efron), Jeremy Collins (Survivor), British royal Lord Ivar Mountbatten, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Garcia, Rob Mariano (Survivor, Deal or No Deal Island), Robyn Dixon (The Real Housewives of Potomac), Tony Vlachos (Survivor) and Wells Adams (Bachelor in Paradise).

Studio Lambert produces The Traitors. Stephen Lambert, Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones, Rosie Franks, Jack Burgess and Tim Harcourt are the executive producers.