National online cinema SWEET. TV began production of the second season of the detective reality show " Filming started in the legendary Schonborn Castle in Transcarpathia, which will again become an arena of intrigue, manipulation and struggle for the main prize. This time the stakes have increased - a million hryvnia is at stake.

Among the participants, viewers will see many famous people - several million-dollar bloggers, a famous detective writer, political strategist, interviewer and model. There are many new faces: a polygraph examiner, a veteran, a retired lieutenant colonel, a rural teacher, a farmer and many other people with interesting stories..

“This year, an incredibly colorful group of bright and completely different people from so many industries and spheres gathered in our castle. They are all radically different in temperament, character, background, but they have one thing in common - they really want to play and win. For some of the participants, this is the biggest adventure in life,” comments Elena Krichkovskaya, Head of Originals SWEET. TV. The second season will bring many innovations to viewers. The game universe will expand thanks to a new character - an assistant presenter, who will add even more mysticism, mystery and intrigue to the show.. Also, for the first time, the creators will open additional locations of Schonborn Castle, specially restored for filming the show.

" We will also show unknown corners of the castle’s surroundings, which even local residents did not know about before,” adds Head of Originals SWEET. TV, Elena Krichkovskaya. “Traitors” is the only reality show in Ukraine where the film crew does not influence the thoughts and decisions of the participants, because they have no contact with them at all. The game has no script. For complete immersion, during the entire filming, no one except the host is allowed to communicate with the participants or even meet their gaze. Players during the show are left without phones and any connection with the outside world. Participants do not communicate outside the cameras.

The first season of " TV has already gained more than 12 million views. Host Alexey Gnatkovsky explains the phenomenon of the show’s popularity as follows:.

“This is the only Ukrainian show where you think, how would I behave in the place of this or that character. You associate yourself with them. These are mind games, this is a real detective story. This show can be used to explore the psychology of the crowd and the individual.. This is a show our country can be proud of. This is real reality - not a single moment of staging, not a single second take. It is full of intrigue and unpredictable plot twists. The band and I are amazed at how the game is changing. In the second season there will be even more unexpected stunning twists, interesting missions and treacherous intrigues." The premiere of the second season of “Traitors” is expected on SWEET. TV in autumn.