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Maya has covered television and film for five years, starting as a recapper for a streaming fan site before moving into entertainment journalism. She watches an unreasonable amount of TV across every genre, which makes her the right person to tell you what is actually worth your time. At OpenThreadNews, she leads coverage of reality TV, scripted series, and film, with episode breakdowns, cast features, and industry analysis. Her approach is straightforward: no spoilers without warning, no hype without substance, and always an eye on the craft behind the entertainment.
Abby Lee is a 29-year-old astrophysicist from Saint Paul, Minnesota, now competing on The Traitors: New Blood. Her day job involves studying stars to reconstruct
Abbey Benjamin is one of the 22 civilians who walked into the Scottish castle for The Traitors: New Blood, the show’s first all-civilian American season.
Arisa Thomas is a Los Angeles dog groomer and pet-content creator, and one of 22 civilian contestants on NBC’s The Traitors: New Blood. She entered
Updated on September 29, 2026 Shane Beatty is a 32-year-old ironworker from Staten Island, New York, and one of 22 civilian contestants on NBC’s The
Tomica Adams is a United Airlines captain and one of 22 civilian contestants on NBC’s The Traitors: New Blood. She has spent nearly three decades
Joe Vanella is a 44-year-old funeral director from Wantagh, New York, and one of 22 civilian contestants on NBC’s The Traitors: New Blood. He entered
Sherry Claypool Kuehl, known publicly as Sherry Kuehl, is a Kansas City-area writer, content creator and podcaster best known for her Snarky in the Suburbs
Victor Vollbrechthausen is a 26-year-old former Tufts University swimmer who works in financial technology, and one of 22 civilian contestants on NBC’s The Traitors: New
Michael Foote is a New York immigration attorney, writer and legal commentator, not, as some entertainment coverage of The Traitors: New Blood has described him,
Jay Vinnedge, MD, is a family medicine physician, hospitalist and Oklahoma Air National Guard flight surgeon from Oklahoma City, and one of 22 civilian contestants
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