‘The Traitors: New Blood’ Season 1 Cast: Meet the 22 Civilian Contestants

Live Feed Home TV TV News The NBC reality competition series, hosted by Alan Cumming, premieres Sept. 17. Published on August 12, 2026 'The Traitors: New Blood' cast. NBCUniversal Logo text NBC has revealed the cast for The Traitors: New Blood. The show, a spinoff of Peacock’s hit competition reality series The Traitors, follows an all-civilian cast instead of celebrities and socialites. Host Alan Cumming will open the doors to the Scottish Highlands castle for 22 everyday Americans who were hand-selected from a nationwide search. He will choose who will play as Traitors and Faithfuls. The Traitors: New Blood will premiere with a two-hour episode Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and will be available to stream the following day on Peacock. Additional episodes will air on Thursdays. The Traitors is produced by Studio Lambert. Cumming also serves as an executive producer in addition to Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones, Rosie Franks, Jack Burgess, Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt and Doran Azouelos. Meet the full cast — with bios provided by NBC — for the show’s first season below. Xavier Scruggs Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Wesley Chapel, FloridaOccupation: MLB AnalystSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Infectious Smile Wyatt Gillespie Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Ligonier, PennsylvaniaOccupation: DesignerSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Laugh in Serious Moments Victor Vollbrechthausen Image Credit: NBC Hometown: New York CityOccupation: Business ExecutiveSelf-Declared Superlative: Biggest Flirt Tomica Adams Image Credit: NBC Hometown: BostonOccupation: PilotSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Cry When Laughing Sherry Kuehl Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Leawood, KansasOccupation: WriterSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make You a Character in My Next Book Shane Beatty Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Staten Island, New YorkOccupation: IronworkerSelf-Declared Superlative: Tallest in the Castle Niyyah Hayes Image Credit: NBC Hometown: IndianapolisOccupation: TherapistSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Say What Everyone’s Thinking Morgan Cook Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Midland, MichiganOccupation: Content CreatorSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Get Lost in the Castle Michael Foote Image Credit: NBC Hometown: New York CityOccupation: LawyerSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Stand on Business Mark Zgoda Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Phillipsburg, New JerseyOccupation: Personal TrainerSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Forget They Are on a TV Show Madeline Kostopulos Image Credit: NBC Hometown: San DiegoOccupation: Construction ManagerSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make Too Many Jokes Logan Smith Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Gatlinburg, TennesseeOccupation: RealtorSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Sell You Something Kriste Lewis Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Hattiesburg, MississippiOccupation: RealtorSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Have Treats for Lala Hidden in Her Coat Pocket Kim Daily Image Credit: NBC Hometown: HoustonOccupation: LawyerSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Break Out in Song or Dance Katie Fites Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida Occupation: Marketing ManagerSelf-Declared Superlative: Tiniest But Mightiest Joe Vanella Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Wantagh, New YorkOccupation: Funeral DirectorSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to be the Loudest Person in the Room Jay Vinnedge Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Oklahoma CityOccupation: PhysicianSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Organize a Flashmob Clyde Moser Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Charleston, South CarolinaOccupation: TeacherSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Make a Dramatic Entrance Ben McDonnell Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Granbury, Texas Occupation: Barrel RacerSelf-Declared Superlative: The Social Butterfly Arisa Thomas Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Los AngelesOccupation: Dog GroomerSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Overpack Abbey Lee Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Saint Paul, MinnesotaOccupation: AstrophysicistSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Likely to Actually Read One of the Books in the Castle Library Abbey Benjamin Image Credit: NBC Hometown: Mangham, LouisianaOccupation: NurseSelf-Declared Superlative: Most Mikely to be Smiling 24/7 THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up