Summary
The Traitors panel event will take place at Aviva Studios, home of Factory International, on Thursday 20 August. Confirmed guests include Amanda Collier, Maddy Smedley and Wilf Webster, with additional cast members to be announced. The event will be hosted by TV journalist Scott Bryan and will see panellists discuss the show's betrayals, banishments and twists.
The opening will be followed by a Traitors-themed party featuring music, cocktails and celebrations. The event forms part of SCENE: Manchester's biggest programme to date, which also features Russell T Davies, Nicola Shindler and Alice Oseman, alongside preview screenings of films including Pedro Almodóvar's Bitter Christmas.
The Traitors has become a cultural phenomenon, with series three averaging nearly 10 million viewers for its finale and the celebrity version drawing 14.8 million viewers per episode. The format has been syndicated globally and was named format of the year at the 2024 MIPTV Festival.
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Common questions
- What is this article about?
- The Traitors will officially open SCENE: Manchester's LGBTQIA+ Film and TV Festival with an exclusive live event at Aviva Studios on 20 August, hosted by TV journalist Scott Bryan and featuring cast members from the BBC phenomenon.
- When was this published?
- This article was published on 28 July 2026.
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- This article was published by Prolific North.