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KEEPING THE FAITHFUL

Thrilling TV shows to fill The Traitors void – from a horror whodunnit to Big Brother-style game with a sinister twist

Plus how Netflix revamped a Noughties US classic

TRAITORS fans are in mourning after the epic series finale on Friday which saw Traitor Harry Clark beat Faithful Mollie Pearce to win the £95,000 prize.

The third series of the hit BBC game show is rumoured to be released early in 2025.

Traitor Harry Clark beat Faithful Mollie Pearce to win The Traitors' £95k prize
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Traitor Harry Clark beat Faithful Mollie Pearce to win The Traitors' £95k prizeCredit: BBC

But you don’t have to wait until host Claudia Winkleman returns to get your fix of TV psychological warfare.

From wilderness challenges to a Big Brother-style game of trust with a £200,000 jackpot, and a horror whodunnit, here Jess Lester reveals the best shows available to binge now . . . 

The Trust: A Game Of Greed

The Trust: A Game Of Greed gives strangers in a secluded villa a £200,000 prize pot
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The Trust: A Game Of Greed gives strangers in a secluded villa a £200,000 prize potCredit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX

IN this Netflix format, strangers in a secluded villa are handed a £200,000 prize pot, which they must allocate among themselves.

They can vote each other out anonymously, to potentially increase their individual share, while facing a series of tests.

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At the end of each episode, a trust ceremony reveals all.

Bullsh*t: The Game Show

Bullsh*t: The Gameshow contestants answer a series of trivia questions to move their way up a money ladder
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Bullsh*t: The Gameshow contestants answer a series of trivia questions to move their way up a money ladder

IN this Netflix show, players answer a series of trivia questions to move their way up a money ladder to reach the £785,000 pot.

But their answers do not have to be correct – they just can’t get called out for lying.

If fellow players correctly call out a contestant for “bullsh*t”, they are ­eliminated from the game.

The Devil's Plan

The Devil's Plan pits 12 contestants against each other in a battle of brains
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The Devil's Plan pits 12 contestants against each other in a battle of brainsCredit: NETFLIX

TWELVE contestants on this Netflix show face off in games of strategy, knowledge and wit to determine who is the brainiest.

Players decide who goes to “prison”, with bedrooms doubling as cells, stopping them from competing in further games.

Those with the most “pieces”, or bargaining chips, make it through to the final.

The Circle

The Circle players communicate solely through messaging devices to win popularity points
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The Circle players communicate solely through messaging devices to win popularity pointsCredit: © 2023 Netflix, Inc.

IN this Netflix strategy game, first shown on Channel 4, players living in a block of flats compete as themselves or with a fake persona to befriend and/or catfish their way to the prize.

They communicate solely through messaging devices to win popularity points, with the lowest-rated stars facing elimination.

Outlast

Netflix's Outlast sees 16 survivalists – split into four teams – compete to win a £785,000
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Netflix's Outlast sees 16 survivalists – split into four teams – compete to win a £785,000Credit: © 2023 Netflix, Inc.

SHOWING on Netflix, 16 survivalists – split into four teams – compete to win a £785,000 prize after being stranded in the wilds of Alaska with meagre supplies.

There are no rules and no end date, but ­the players must be part of a team to win.

As contestants drop out, the last two teams race for the big prize.

Squid Game: The Challenge

Squid Game: The Challenge is based on Netflix's hit Korean drama
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Squid Game: The Challenge is based on Netflix's hit Korean dramaCredit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX

A REALITY take on Netflix’s hit Korean drama Squid Game, this sees 465 players compete to win £3.6million through a series of games and tests of popularity and loyalty.

Contestants are given the chance to kill off other hopefuls and the games continue until just one player is left standing, taking home the epic jackpot.

The Mole

The Mole sees 12 contestants compete to collect money, while trying to detect saboteurs
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The Mole sees 12 contestants compete to collect money, while trying to detect saboteursCredit: JAMES GOURLEY/NETFLIX

NETFLIX revamped this Noughties US format, which sees 12 contestants compete to add money to a group pot, all while trying to discover the saboteur among them.

The ­contestant who successfully guesses the identity of the Mole at the end of the season wins the accumulated prize.

Killer Camp

Killer Camp sees strangers stuck in a 'horror whodunnit' at an Eighties-inspired camp
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Killer Camp sees strangers stuck in a 'horror whodunnit' at an Eighties-inspired campCredit: ITV

THIS ITV series sees strangers stuck in a “horror whodunnit” at an Eighties-inspired camp, Mount Pleasant.

The gang have to figure out who among them is the secret murderer before they end up “dead”.

If the survivors reveal the killer, they win the prize, otherwise the murderer takes it all.

The Bridge: Race to a Fortune

Hosted by AJ Odudu and Aldo Kane, The Bridge: Race to a Fortune sees two teams race to build a 1,000-foot bridge in just 12 days
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Hosted by AJ Odudu and Aldo Kane, The Bridge: Race to a Fortune sees two teams race to build a 1,000-foot bridge in just 12 daysCredit: Channel 4

THIS Channel 4 show, set in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and hosted by AJ Odudu and former Royal Marines commando Aldo Kane, sees two teams race to build a 1,000-foot bridge in just 12 days.

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Contestants can bow out early and steal some cash.

But only one person from the winning team takes home the prize.

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