In its first season, 10 contestants travel through France, Monaco, and Spain. It’s very dramatic and a bit complex, but it’s precisely this committed mood and spirit that makes the show fun to watch.Īdapted from the still-running Belgian series De Mol, each season of The Mole sends American contestants globe-trotting as they compete. At the game’s end, one player will be named the show’s winner - and one will be revealed as the Mole.
The player who performs worst on the quiz is eliminated. Thus, every contestant is a suspect, and each week the contestants must take a quiz with questions about the identity of the Mole. But, he notes, there’s a traitor among them who must be found out: One of the players has been selected as the titular “Mole” and must work as “a double agent,” deceiving the other players, disrupting their efforts, and moving in secret. As host, a young Anderson Cooper (decked out in moody, all-black “espionage” attire) explains that players will compete in a series of challenges to add money to a growing pot of up to $1 million. It’s now streaming on Netflix, ready for an entirely new audience to discover it.Įach episode begins with an explanation of the game’s rules. Even better, it’s one of the few reality shows that let the viewer feel like they’re playing along with it. Airing for four consecutive seasons on ABC from 2001 to 2004 (with a fifth and final season in 2008), the mystery competition show worked to create a spirit of spy-like thrill and adventure. The Mole is a gem of reality TV past, with an essence that other series have never quite been able to recapture.
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