Like a certain arcade game foretold, if you whack a mole, another’s bound to pop up soon after. Yes, watch your back, because The Mole Season 2 is coming.  

The high-stakes competition series is back for another round with brand-new players to scrutinize and surveil. Each week, the contestants will work together on a series of missions testing their skills and endurance — be it breaking out of a locked prison cell or searching for sunken treasure — to add money to a collective prize pot. 

But within the cast lies a saboteur, aka the Mole, who’s secretly been tasked by the show’s producers to undermine the players’ efforts and keep the earnings as low as possible, all while staying under the radar and above suspicion. 

Ready for some next-level deception? Read on for everything you need to know about The Mole Season 2.

What is The Mole Season 2 release date? 

Starting on June 28, new episodes of the series will drop each Friday up until the finale.

• Batch 1: June 28 (Episodes 1–5)
• Batch 2: July 5 (Episodes 6–8)
• Batch 3: July 12 (Episodes 9–10)

Who is the host for The Mole Season 2? 

Award-winning journalist and host of NPR’s All Things Considered Ari Shapiro will take over hosting duties for Season 2. Since joining NPR in 2001, Shapiro has covered a wide range of topics at home and abroad. Early in his journalism career, he served as the media organization’s justice correspondent during the George W. Bush administration. Shapiro then covered President Barack Obama’s first and second terms as the White House correspondent, in addition to a stint as a London-based international correspondent. In 2015, Shapiro joined All Things Considered as one of a rotating group of anchors and has since become the host of NPR’s daily afternoon news podcast Consider This.

Over the course of his career, Shapiro has been honored with a slew of awards, including three national Edward R. Murrow awards, and was named Journalist of the Year in 2023 by the NLGJA. That same year, Shapiro published his New York Times bestselling debut memoir The Best Strangers In the World, chronicling his adventures as a journalist around the globe. Outside of his reporting work, Shapiro spends his time performing as a singer, having appeared alongside Alan Cumming and the band Pink Martini. 

Who is in the Mole Season 2 Cast?

Get to know the 12 people looking to add money to the pot — and the liar among them trying to ruin their plans — in our official cast guide here. The competitors share fun facts, their jobs, and even try to prove why they aren’t the Mole.

Where can I watch the Mole Season 2 trailer?

Sneak a peek at the treachery and cunning strategy to come during this season of The Mole in the trailer at the top of the page.

Can you remind me what happened in Season 1?

The reimagined version of the early aughts broadcast hit returned in 2022 after a 14-year hiatus. So, what went down? A dozen strangers from all walks of life competed to earn money in a jackpot that only one of them took home. And, of course, within their midst was a traitor, thwarting the group every step of the way. To catch up on the all the treachery, read our interview with the Season 1 winner and then a debrief with the Mole to learn how they stayed one step ahead of the competition. 

Who is the Mole Season 2 winner?

Learn who was able to clinch the prize pot and their strategy in our interview here.

Who is the Season 2 Mole?

We’ll let them tell you themselves.

Is there a Mole Season 2 reunion?

Yes. While heard a bit from the Mole and the Season 2 winner in the show’s shocking finale, but there’s still so much more to unpack. Watch host Ari join The Mole Season 2’s four finalists as they unravel the deception woven throughout the series and reveal where they are now in The Mole virtual reunion.

What are the Mole Season 2 easter eggs?

While the players did their best to suss out the Mole on their own, what they didn’t know was that producers hid a number of breadcrumbs to help them along the way. Below, check out some easter eggs that held clues to the Mole’s identity.

Episode 2

During the sunken ship challenge, the name of the boat from which players needed to grab items was called “Padang Rumput.” The Malay term translates to “the meadows,” which also happens to be what Las Vegas means in Spanish.

While the players were distracted by the dwindling pot, they missed a sign within the beach shack that read “Sting Warning” — a nod to the Mole’s former job.

Episode 3

During the apartment break-in challenge, the bowls containing batteries for the blacklight flashlights also held poker chips from Las Vegas.

Episode 7

That challenge where the players had to use scales to diffuse a bomb? Well, scales happen to represent the Mole’s zodiac sign — Libra.

Episode 9

In the museum, the competitors were tasked with looking for specific artifacts that had a certain monkey symbol. Conveniently, the Mole’s Chinese zodiac sign is the monkey. Additionally, one of the artifacts happened to be a cast of the Mole’s hands.