The Traitors UK host Claudia Winkleman

The Traitors is undoubtedly the watercooler show of the 2020s.

Very few, if any, TV series have united the nation like the turret backstabbing, explosive roundtables and chaotic missions that The Traitors has delivered over the last four seasons.

While it’s now a hit around the world, The Traitors was originally masterminded by the Dutch TV executive Marc Pos, who explained the show’s surprising origins in a new interview with The Telegraph.

He revealed that he was initially inspired to create the show after reading about Batavia, an infamous 1628 Dutch ship that wrecked off Australia, leading to a brutal mutiny.

The real-life maritime horror saw the crew split into rival factions after the ship crashed, with the crew turning on each other after tensions........

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