Prime Video India has greenlit a second season of “The Traitors,” following the breakout success of the Indian adaptation of the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning international format.

Season 2 is being developed in the mean time.

Set in opposition to the backdrop of a palace in Suryagarh, Rajasthan, and hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar, the primary season brings collectively 20 well-known personalities from throughout the leisure spectrum in what the community describes as “the last word recreation of belief and deception.” The forged consists of Anshula Kapoor, Ashish Vidyarthi, Elnaaz Nourouzi, Harsh Gujral, Jannat Zubair, Jasmin Bhasin, Karan Kundrra, Lakshmi Manchu, Maheep Kapoor, Mukesh Chhabra, Raftaar, Raj Kundra, Sudhanshu Pandey, and Uorfi Javed, amongst others.

Within the recreation, traitors are secretly chosen on the outset whereas the remaining contestants should work collectively to unmask them earlier than being eradicated themselves.

The unscripted sequence, which premiered June 12 with new episodes dropping each Thursday, has rapidly turn out to be a popular culture phenomenon, reaching viewers throughout 88% of India’s publish codes and producing social media buzz with fan reactions and theories, per Prime Video.

“It’s been extremely rewarding to see ‘The Traitors’ strike such a strong chord with audiences throughout India,” mentioned Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals at Prime Video India. “With its distinctive mixture of pressure, technique and emotional honesty, dropped at life by our versatile host, Karan Johar and a stellar line up of gamers who’ve introduced their A-game to the present, the sequence has emerged as a real breakout.”

The Indian model of “The Traitors” is produced by BBC Studios India Productions in collaboration with unbiased distributor All3Media Worldwide. The format, initially created by IDTV, has turn out to be one of many fastest-growing actuality present codecs worldwide, with over 35 native variations throughout greater than 30 nations.

Sabrina Duguet, government VP APAC at All3Media Worldwide, mentioned: “We’re thrilled with the overwhelming reception and viewers response to the Indian adaptation of ‘The Traitors.’ Our unbelievable collaboration with Prime Video resulted in delivering a model of the format that feels each recent and true to its core.”

The format was named K7’s format of the 12 months in 2024, with over 30 territories commissioning native variations and greater than 50 territories broadcasting episodes through tape gross sales.

Madhok mentioned: “As we proceed to form a daring and numerous unscripted slate at Prime Video, ‘The Traitors’ stands out as a marquee title that pushes the boundaries of the fact style. Buoyed by the overwhelming response, we’re thrilled to start work on Season 2 and take the expertise to the subsequent stage.”