Inside The Traitors Live Experience: From TV Hit to Living World with Neil Connolly

A rare behind-the-scenes look inside The Traitors Live Experience in London.

Creative Director Neil Connolly at Immersive Experience reveals what it really takes to turn a hit TV show into a living, breathing world, from designing a game with 475 possible outcomes, to building a four-storey immersive venue in just four months.

This episode explores how the live experience extends the Traitors universe, how emotion and tension are designed into every moment, and why the audience always comes first. Whether you’re a fan of the show or fascinated by immersive experiences, this gives you a whole new appreciation of what’s really going on behind the roundtable.

00:00 – Welcome to The Traitors Live | What this experience is and why it’s unlike anything else

04:00 – From TV Show to Living World | How the Traitors universe was extended, not copied

10:00 – Designing the Game & the Tension | Turning the TV format into a live, emotional experience

18:30 – 475 Possible Outcomes | Why no two games are ever the same

25:00 – Inside the Machine | The building, technology, and operational scale behind the scenes

46:30 – Emotion First, Business Second (But Both Matter) | Why audience feeling, design, and commercial reality must work together

Immersive Everywhere Company Bio

An award-winning live entertainment producer on a mission to transform the world’s biggest entertainment brands into extraordinary immersive experiences. They specialise in bringing storytelling to life through interactive, play-based theatrical events that allow audiences to step directly into the worlds they love. The company has produced critically acclaimed experiences, including Doctor Who: Time Fracture, Peaky Blinders: The Rise, and The Great Gatsby — one of the longest-running immersive shows in the world. 

Immersive Everywhere is behind The Traitors: Live Experience in London’s West End, a fully playable adaptation of the hit TV series created under licence from All3Media International. The company’s vertically integrated model spans creative development, production, ticketing, marketing, and operations, enabling cohesive execution of complex, large-scale experiences that blur the line between spectator and participant.

More information - https://www.immersiveeverywhere.com

Neil Connolly - Guest & Creative Director

Creative Director at Immersive Everywhere and the visionary behind some of the company’s most ambitious IP-based experiences. With a prolific career in immersive design, Neil has led creative work on live attractions such as The Crystal Maze Live, The Tomb Raider Live Experience, and other major branded events. 

In his work, Neil focuses on extending beloved universes into physical, interactive experiences — always with the audience front of mind. His role on The Traitors: Live Experience involved shaping a dynamic, player-driven adventure that honours the essence of the TV format while adding depth, narrative, and emotional engagement for participants.

Connect with Neil
https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-connolly-499054110/

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