While hinting at the new season, he shared his “favorite bit” about picking the traitors this time around was one of the contestants started acting “like a weird owl” and was “staring at everybody” because the person was just so hungry for information. I can't wait to see who he's talking about.

The Emmy-winning host details how he's "even more naughty and like an old trickster than ever" selecting the Traitors for season 3 of his Peacock reality competition hit.

This story contains spoilers from the three-episode season 3 premiere of The Traitors. Boston Rob Mariano got his chance to serve revenge on The Traitors. At the beginning of the Jan. 9 premiere, host Alan Cumming gave the cast the chance to welcome Boston Rob,

“Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors murder the Faithful one by one in a treacherous spree, while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game. If the Faithful contestants banish all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund, but if a Traitor or Traitors makes it to the end, they will steal all the money.”

Alan Cumming talked about the new season of The Traitors. Here's a look at The Traitors US Season 3 and its cast.

Cumming was born not far from the Scottish Highlands filming location of TheTraitors in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, and grew up on the east coast of the country in a similarly expansive feudal estate, Panmure Estate, where his father was head forester.

"The Traitors" dropped the first three episodes of Season 3 on Peacock on Thursday night, giving viewers a taste of the treachery and murders to come.

Alan Cumming picks a treacherous trio to kick off the season. A fourth traitor joins the turret shortly after.

That's in addition to Survivor all-star "Boston" Rob Mariano's unconventional journey to officially joining the competition, being introduced in the premiere by host Cumming as a