Channel 4 plans a savage cooking show in which contestants sabotage each other while drawing on betrayal from The Traitors

The success of The Traitors has seen the creation of a number of quizzes and reality shows where the contestants betray each other in an attempt to win.

Netflix enlisted Danny Dyer to present Cheat while Channel 4 aired Rise and Fall fronted by Greg James.

Bosses at ITV are also said to be developing a quiz show hosted by Rob Rinder called The Imposter.

It has now been reported that Channel 4 is also working on a project involving people going to war in the kitchen.

In Cutthroat Kitchen, hopefuls will try to come up with the best dish while also trying to sabotage their rivals’.

Merciless: Cutthroat Kitchen will see hopefuls trying to come up with the best dish while also trying to sabotage their rivals’ (TV host Alton Brown pictured for the US version of Cutthroat Kitchen)

That’s what a TV insider said The sun: “After seeing The Traitors (hosted by Claudia Winkleman), viewers were captivated by the deception, so that was a natural choice for TV execs looking for the next big thing.

“Of course they can’t just repeat the formula, so now they’re looking at different ways they can use that hunger for underhandedness across genres.

“Cooking shows have already evolved from Delia Smith’s two afternoon tutorials to Hell’s Kitchen-esque contests thanks to Gordon Ramsey, among others.

“So while it sounds like a bizarre combination, this would just take the genre to the next level.”

Cutthroat Kitchen is already a series in America, but channel executives would look into how it might work for a UK audience, with a series possibly airing next year.

MailOnline has contacted Channel 4 for comment.

In the American version, four talented chefs are awarded a cash prize before they have to compete against each other in the kitchen.

They have to cook three different dishes, but with each course they get the chance to spend some money to try and destroy the other contestants’ chances.

British debut? Cutthroat Kitchen is already a series in America, but channel executives are said to be looking at how it could work for a British audience (TV presenter Alton Brown pictured for the US version of Cutthroat Kitchen)

This may include putting rogue ingredients in meals or tampering with their kitchenware.

The person who manages not to run out of money and still produces the best food is crowned the winner.

It comes after it was revealed that the BBC could lose its hit show The Traitors to rival channel ITV.

The commercial broadcaster is about to strike a deal to buy the company making the Bafta-winning program – and when they do, they’ll be able to decide which network broadcasts it.

Bosses would be happy to deprive the BBC of one of its biggest ratings if they can close the £1 billion deal to buy All3Media.

When it launched last year, The Traitors – which is hosted by Claudia Winkleman – instantly became one of the jewels in the BBC’s crown.

Trouble coming? It comes after it was revealed that the BBC could lose its hit show The Traitors to rival channel ITV

The first series, created by All3Media subsidiary Studio Lambert, averaged 5.4 million viewers and encouraged more young viewers to sign up for iPlayer than any other show.

An industry insider told The Mail on Sunday earlier this month: ‘The Traitors is one of the biggest success stories on television in recent years. It’s also something ITV bosses think would fit so well on their own channel.

“Because they would own the company making it, they could do whatever they wanted with it.

“ITV knows exactly what damage it would do to the BBC, but they have a business to run and they want viewers to watch their channel.”