Peacock Books a January Return to Scotland for 'The Traitors' Season 3

With Halloween in our collective rearview mirror, most have turned their eyes toward the holiday season and the impending delights of Thanksgiving and Christmas. (Heck, a disturbing number of stores had festive decor on display last week.) But for those of us who are television fans, we're looking toward something greater --- the return of Peacock's The Traitors. And it's so much closer than most of us had anticipated.

The reality TV juggernaut, which features nearly two dozen reality stars descending upon a Scottish castle where Masterpiece Myster's Alan Cumming encourages them to lie, betray, and (metaphorically) murder one another for money, has been an incredible success for NBC, and one of Peacocks's few genuine breakout hits. Season 2 became the No. 1 unscripted series in the U.S. during the week of its release and maintained high viewership numbers throughout its run. Cumming himself just won an Emmy for his hosting duties, which largely consist of wearing a series of fabulous outfits and occasionally quoting Shakespeare as he bemusedly watches the cast compete in a variety of increasingly ridiculous challenges.

During an appearance on The Today Show,  Cumming announced that the series would return for its third season in January.