![]() Unlike The Amazing Race, which was an original idea and is still being produced, The Mole was an existing Belgian series, so its format and even challenges were imported by American producers, who’ve since scattered inside and outside of Hollywood. While The Mole has been fondly remembered by many of us, its shorter life meant that it’s sometimes forgotten in the history of the genre-despite the the copycats and even attention from Netflix, which streamed four of the five ABC seasons over the past year. ![]() Who is The Mole? With those words, Anderson Cooper-clad in a leather jacket and standing in a white void, increasingly urgent music playing in the background-opened ABC’s first reality competition, and ignited a fervent passion for The Mole that continues to this day.Īs Netflix revives the series, and its format and key concepts are repeatedly and shamelessly borrowed by cooking shows, game shows, and survival competitions, I thought it’d be the perfect opportunity to look back at the seasons that started it all, and how those came to be.
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