Warning: This article contains spoilers about the three-episode season 3 premiere of The Traitors. Apparently, 21 contestants simply were not enough. The Traitors season 3 cast expanded beyond maximum capacity during Thursday’s three-episode premiere on Peacock when two more reality TV veterans were revealed in dramatic,

“Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors murder the Faithful one by one in a treacherous spree, while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game. If the Faithful contestants banish all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund, but if a Traitor or Traitors makes it to the end, they will steal all the money.”

[Warning: The following post contains major spoilers about The Traitors Season 3’s first three episodes, “Let the Battle Commence,” “Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold,” and “Nail in a Coffin.”]

"The Traitors" dropped the first three episodes of Season 3 on Peacock on Thursday night, giving viewers a taste of the treachery and murders to come.

The Traitors is back for a third season - and this time 25 strangers are in the running to lie their way to a £120,000 top prize - although in an early plot twist only 22 made it to the spooky castle to be split into Traitors and Faithfuls.