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The Mole

★ 7.5 6K votes 2022–present 2 seasons · 20 episodes Returning Series Netflix
Reality competitionReal people competing under format rules.This show: 10/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Intellectual challengeRewards close attention and theorizing.This show: 7/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 7/10
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About

"A trust game where everyone is a suspect"

A group of strangers travels together completing challenges to build a shared prize pot, but one player among them is secretly "the mole," working to sabotage the group's success. After each round, everyone takes a quiz trying to identify the saboteur, and the person with the worst score is eliminated. The tone is tense and cerebral rather than flashy, built on paranoia, misdirection, and slow-burn suspicion instead of physical competition. It rewards viewers who like puzzling out lies and reading people rather than watching big dramatic blowups.

Watch it for

the slow-building paranoia as you try to out-guess everyone else watching too.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced drama rather than patient, cerebral deduction.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Season 12022
7.32K107h 13m
Season 22024
7.31K107h 40m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Alex Wagner Self - Host
Ari Shapiro Self - Host
William James Richardson Self - Contestant
Joi Schweitzer Self - Contestant
Kesi Neblett Self - Contestant
Avori Strib Self - Contestant, Self
Jacob Hacker Self - Contestant, Self
Deanna Thompson Self - Contestant
Sean Patrick Bryan Self - Contestant
Hannah Burns Self - Contestant

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