The Traitors is a reality game show franchise created by the All3Media company IDTV which originally aired on RTL 4 in the Netherlands in 2021.

On most nights, the Traitors come together and decide upon one Faithful contestant to "murder" – and that person will leave the game immediately.

The remaining Faithful contestants will not know who has been eliminated until the following day when that person does not enter the room for breakfast.

Holding a shield awards a player immunity from being murdered, but not from the Banishment Vote.

During the game, if the number of remaining Traitors drops to two, they will be given the option to recruit a Faithful to join them in lieu of committing a murder.