Die Verräter 2026: Season 4 Cast, Traitors and Finale
Season 4 of Die Verräter, the German version of The Traitors, airs August 17 to 27, 2026 on RTL, Monday to Thursday at 8:15 pm, with episodes released early on RTL+. Sonja Zietlow hosts, 18 celebrities live at Château de Mielmont in Belgium, and up to 50,000 euros is at stake. The traitors are Marijke Amado, Max Kruse and Ralph Morgenstern.
The context
Die Verräter, the German edition of The Traitors, reached its fourth season in August 2026 and is now a fixture of the RTL late-summer schedule. The eight episodes ran from August 17 to 27, Monday to Thursday at 8:15 pm on television, after arriving on the RTL+ streaming service from August 3 on Mondays and Wednesdays. That two-speed release is why German social media was already arguing about banishments a week before they aired on the main channel.
The rules are simple enough to explain in a sentence and cruel enough to sustain eight hours of television. Eighteen celebrities live in a castle, three of them secretly designated traitors. Every night the traitors murder one player. Every day the group completes missions to build a prize pot worth up to 50,000 euros. Every evening the round table banishes one suspect by majority vote. An armoury hands out shields that block a murder and daggers that add weight to a vote.
Season 4’s traitors are Marijke Amado, Max Kruse and Ralph Morgenstern. The audience knows from minute one, which is the format’s engine: the pleasure is watching the loyal players get it wrong. Through episode 6 the show had removed Alexa Maria Surholt, Ania Niedieck, Joelina Drews, Marcel Nguyen, Tine Wittler, Hardy Krüger jr., Julia Meise, Papis Loveday, Philipp Fleiter, Cathy Hummels and, at last, Kruse himself, the only traitor unmasked at the table by that point.
Filming took place again in Belgium, at Château de Mielmont between Charleroi and Namur, with Sonja Zietlow hosting for the fourth time. The winner was not public knowledge as of August 25: the final episode was set for August 26 on RTL+ and August 27 on RTL. Sources: RTL, RTL+, Ruhr Nachrichten, prisma.de, fernsehserien.de.
People also ask
True or false?
Season 4 was shot at Château de Mielmont in Belgium. Scotland's Ardross Castle is the home of the British version. (RTL, Ruhr Nachrichten)
Confirmed on screen: he was cast as a traitor alongside Marijke Amado and Ralph Morgenstern, and was banished in episode 6. (RTL)
Filming wrapped long ago, but the result was not public: the finale landed on RTL+ on August 26 and on RTL on August 27. Names doing the rounds before that are fan guesswork. (RTL+, prisma.de)
The pot is capped at 50,000 euros and has to be earned through the missions first. (RTL)
Streaming started August 3, Mondays and Wednesdays, while the RTL broadcast only began on August 17. (RTL+)
She has hosted all four seasons and is not a contestant. (RTL)
Eighteen players entered the castle, from footballer Max Kruse to gymnast Marcel Nguyen and presenter Cathy Hummels. (RTL, prisma.de)