New year, new season of The Traitors UK to obsess over. The extremely popular (and extremely intense) reality TV series returns in the U.K. on Jan 1, 2026. If you’re an American fan waiting patiently to watch your favorite British reality series from the U.S., you might not need to wait at all. While Seasons 1-3 of The Traitors U.K. are now available to stream on Peacock in the U.S., they didn’t arrive there until long after airing live in the U.K. But if you’ve got a VPN handy (or you plan on being in England or New Zealand in the next few weeks), then keeping up with The Traitors Series 4 should be easy (and free!). Here’s how to watch The Traitors U.K. live for free from the U.S.

When does The Traitors U.K.'s new season come out?

The Traitors U.K. Season 4 release date is Jan 1, 2026. There will be three consecutive nights of new episodes to kick off the new year, meaning you can catch new episodes this week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday on BBC One, and streaming after the fact via BBC iPlayer. After this week, the show returns to its usual Wednesday, Thursday, Friday episode release schedule.

Note: If you’re planning to stream via BBC iPlayer, allow 15 minutes after each episode ends before you panic that it hasn't become available online yet!

What time is The Traitors U.K. on in the U.S.?

New episodes of The Traitors will premiere at 8 p.m. GMT. That’s 3 p.m. ET and 12 p.m. PT for those in the U.S.

How to watch The Traitors U.K. Series 4 from the U.S.?

How to watch past seasons of The Traitors U.K. in the U.S.?

You can stream Seasons 1-3 of The Traitors UK on Peacock alongside The Traitors U.S.But if you don’t have Peacock, you can also stream the show on-demand via New Zealand's free streaming platform ThreeNow with the help of a VPN.

What is The Traitors about?

Set in the Scottish Highlands, The Traitors brings together a group of strangers divided into two groups: “Traitors” and “Faithfuls.” The three Traitors know who the others are, but the Faithfuls are left in the dark with the task of trying to figure out who is trying to betray the group, all while participating in a series of absurd challenges, and trying not to get “murdered” by the Traitors.

Are The Traitors (U.S.) and The Traitors (U.K.) different?

To some extent, yes! While both versions of the show have found great success, the U.S. show draws the majority of its contestants from popular American reality shows like The Bachelor, Survivor, The Challenge and the Real Housewives franchise, while the U.K. version pulls its contestants from the civilian population (though they have done separate celebrity seasons in the past). The Traitors (U.S.) is hosted by Alan Cumming, while Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman stands at the helm of the U.K. version.