The Traitors winner Alan Carr offers his successors a cryptic warning in first take a look at collection 4

Alan Carr has given the new traitors a cryptic warning in the first look of season four.

In the teaser trailer, the Celebrity Traitors legend walked a hallway wearing the iconic green robe and held a lantern as he makes his way through the Traitors’ castle.

Picking up his note he said: ‘Dear new traitors look after the place won’t you because you’ll never guess what Claudia’s got planned this time. It’s big.

‘Good luck, you’re definitely gonna need it.’ 

The comedian, 49, signed his name to the letter before sealing it with a red wax stamp. He then walked off and cackled into the dark. 

Alan Carr has given the new traitors a cryptic warning in the first look of season four

 In the teaser trailer, the Celebrity Traitors legend walks through wearing the iconic green robe and holding a lantern as he makes his way through a mysterious building

The clip concluded by telling fans the new season will premiere on BBC one on January 1.

Below the clip, it was captioned: ‘It’s time for #AlanCarr to pass the cloak… #TheTraitors #Traitors #ClaudiaWinkleman

‘Get them before they get you. 22 strangers, one castle, £120k – Claudia Winkleman hosts the ultimate reality game of trust and treachery. Let the mind games begin.’

Delighted fans rushed to the comments section to share their excitement.

One said: ‘Let’s gooooooooooo!!!!’

Another said: ‘Best show on TV.’

While third wrote: ‘On New Year’s Day as wellll I’m so stoked!’ 

The hit reality series, which has so far three series and launched its first ever spin-off with famous faces earlier this year, will welcome in a batch of new contestants to battle it out in the ultimate game of trust and treachery.

Claudia Winkleman will be back hosting the action, which kicks off on New Years Day on BBC One at 8pm, and will be followed by a second episode on January 2.

The Youtube video concluded by telling fans the new season will premiere on BBC one on January 1

Picking up his note he said: ‘Dear new traitors look after the place won’t you because you’ll never guess what Claudia’s got planned this time. It’s big’

Twenty two players will be pit against each other – facing backstabbing and betrayal – as the ‘Faithful’ try to vote out the ‘Traitors’ selected amongst them, all in the name of winning the up-to £120,000 prize pot.

Along the way, they will have to face a series of missions, with the BBC promising ‘more twists, turns, secrets, deception, banishments and of course, murders aplenty’.

The fourth series will also see the return of The Traitors: Uncloaked, which airs on immediately after the main show has hit screens.

It’s first episode will air as normal on BBC Two, with the spin-off then heading over to BBC One for the remainder of the series, including the second and third episodes, in the prime-time slot.

Host Ed Gamble will be joined by a series of familiar faces, both celebrity and civilian players, to analyse and react to the scenes inside the castle.

The new series will play out across 12 one-hour long episodes.

It comes after the BBC confirmed Celebrity Traitors would be renewed for a second season just days after the record-breaking first series saw more than 14 million viewers tune in to see Alan Carr win.

Claudia Winkleman will be back hosting the action, which kicks off on New Years Day on BBC One at 8pm, and will be followed by two more episodes on January 2 and 3

The BBC One series, which is a spin-off of the regular format of The Traitors, launched in October with a star-studded line-up of famous faces.

While rumours had been circulating that celebrity names were already being thrown into the hat for a second series, the broadcaster has now confirmed it’ll be back on screens in 2026.

Host Claudia Winkleman will once again be back as host as a new group of contestants take on the game of trust and treachery.

Brand new episodes of spin-off series Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked will also return to BBC Two and BBC Sounds.