Prime Video India has set a premiere date for “The Traitors,” the Karan Johar-hosted actuality sequence that marks the streamer’s greatest unscripted unique to this point.

The Indian adaptation of IDTV’s internationally acclaimed format will characteristic 20 celebrities competing in what the platform describes as “the last word take a look at of belief and betrayal.”

The sequence, produced by BBC Studios India Productions in collaboration with All3Media Worldwide, represents Prime Video India’s enlargement into high-profile actuality programming. New episodes will drop each Thursday on the platform.

“Prime Video has constantly been house to a few of the greatest and most beloved scripted exhibits within the nation. Now, we’re making a daring leap as we scale our unscripted content material slate with our greatest actuality sequence but – ‘The Traitors,’” stated Nikhil Madhok, head of originals, Prime Video India. “Filled with drama, manipulation, suspenseful gameplay, and sudden twists, the present is mounted on a grand scale with excessive manufacturing values.”

Madhok praised the selection of Indian media character Johar as host, noting his capacity to “stoke the fireplace on this unstable mixture of 20 celebrities, every vying for an enormous money prize and the title of final winner.”

“The Traitors” has turn into one of many fastest-growing actuality codecs worldwide, with over 35 variations throughout greater than 30 international locations. The BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning format challenges contestants to establish traitors amongst their group whereas competing for a big money prize.

Sabrina Duguet, government VP APAC at All3Media Worldwide, highlighted India’s receptiveness to actuality programming. “India is without doubt one of the most dynamic and thrilling markets on the earth, with an viewers base that’s extremely receptive to actuality exhibits,” Duguet stated. “The Indian adaptation of ‘The Traitors’ presents this viewers excessive calibre celebrities and intense drama, all wrapped up in a thriller-esque gameplay.”

BBC Studios India Productions government producer Neha Khurana emphasised the psychological parts which have made the format profitable globally. “‘The Traitors’ has captivated audiences worldwide throughout ages and languages with its daring, dramatic, and psychological gameplay,” Khurana stated. “With an all-celebrity solid and jaw-dropping twists, ‘The Traitors’ is an unmissable deal with for followers of high-stakes actuality leisure.”

The announcement alerts Prime Video India’s continued funding in native content material manufacturing, following profitable unique sequence together with “Paatal Lok,” “Mirzapur” and “The Household Man.”

The Indian adaptation of “The Traitors” streams from June 12.