Wie is de Mol? (Dutch season 22)
The twenty-second season of the Dutch TV series Wie is de Mol? ("Who is the Mole?") will air on 1 January 2022. This was the fifth season with Rik van de Westelaken as host. The candidates were announced on 28 August 2021 in a livestream on the Wie is De Mol website, during a live assignment in the first round of the season.[1][2] During the livestream, candidates also had to appeal to the public stating that they are not the mole. The least suspected candidate would receive two exemptions, all before the first execution of the season.[3]
| Wie is de Mol? | |
|---|---|
| Season 22 | |
| Presented by | Rik van de Westelaken |
| No. of contestants | 11 |
| Winner | TBA |
| Runner-up | TBA |
| Location | Albania |
| The Mole | TBA |
| Country of origin | The Netherlands |
| Release | |
| Original network | AVROTROS |
| Original release | 1 January 2022 – TBA |
| Additional information | |
| Website | https://wieisdemol.avrotros.nl/home/ |
| Season chronology | |
On November 15 2021, the location was revealed as Albania on the show's social media accounts.[4]
Format
Followed the same format as its Belgian predecessor, this season however, Eleven candidates were gathered to complete Assignments to earn money for the group pot. However, one of the eleven is the titular Mole (de Mol), the one designated to sabotage the assignments and cause the group to earn the least amount of money for the winner's pot as possible. Every few days, players would take a 20-question multiple choice test about the identity of the Mole. Once the test is complete, the candidates await their results in an Execution ceremony. The candidate with the worst score is executed from the game, while in the event of the tie the candidate who completed their test the slowest is executed. The season plays out until there are three remaining candidates, where they must complete a final test (consisting of 40 questions). The candidate with the highest score, or who had completed their test the fastest in a tie, is declared the winner and receives the group's pot.[5]
Candidates
| Name | Occupation | Day Exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arno Kantelberg | Magazine Editor | ||
| Everon Jackson Hooi | Actor | ||
| Fresia Cousiño Arias | Sports Presenter | ||
| Glen Faria | Rap Artist | ||
| Hila Noorzai | TV Journalist | ||
| Kim-Lian van der Meij | Actress | ||
| Laetitia Gerards | Opera Singer | ||
| Sahil Amar Aïssa | Actor | ||
| Suzanne Klemann | Singer | ||
| Thomas van Luyn | Cabaret Performer | ||
| Welmoed Sijtsma | Talk Show Presenter | ||
| the result in grey indicates the Mole | |||
Candidate progress
The order in which the candidates learned their results are indicated in the table below.
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Finale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arno | [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||
| Everon | |||||||||
| Fresia | |||||||||
| Glen | |||||||||
| Hila | |||||||||
| Kim-Lian | |||||||||
| Laetitia | |||||||||
| Sahil | |||||||||
| Suzanne | |||||||||
| Thomas | |||||||||
| Welmoed | |||||||||
- The candidate saw a Green Screen to proceeded to the next Episode.
- The candidate used Jokers for this test, and saw a Green Screen to proceed to the next Episode.
- The candidate used Jokers for this test, however, they did not see a Green Screen before the Executed player saw their Red Screen. Thus they proceeded to the next Episode.
- The candidate used a Black Exemption to nullify all Exemptions and Jokers for this test.
- The candidate did not see a Green Screen before the Executed player saw their Red Screen. Thus they proceeded to the next Episode.
- The candidate received an Exemption to automatically proceed to the next Episode.
- The candidate was executed from the game and sent home.
- Notes
- In the Candidates' Reveal, Arno was voted by the viewers as most likely to be the Mole, losing out on winning an Exemption for himself. The least suspected Candidate can still award Arno an Exemption.
Season Summary
Episode 1 - TBA
| Episode 1 - | ||
|---|---|---|
| Original airdates: 1 January 2022 Locations: TBA | ||
| Assignment | Money earned | Possible earnings |
| Assignment 1 | TBA | TBA |
| Assignment 2 | TBA | TBA |
| Assignment 3 | TBA | €5,000.- |
| Current Pot | TBA | €5,000.- |
| Exemptions | ||
| TBA, TBA | Assignment 3[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Jokers | ||
| TBA | TBA | |
| Black Exemptions | ||
| TBA | TBA | |
| Execution | ||
| TBA | 1st player executed | |
- 'Assignment 1 & 2'
These two assignments were teased in the Candidates Reveal Livestream. More details will be revealed when the season premieres in 2022.
- 'Livestream Appeal' (Title Pending) - Max. €5,000.-
An hour before the Execution, the Candidates were informed that their identities will be revealed to the public for a Livestreaming event. Each candidate must introduce themselves to the public and explain why they are not the Mole. The viewers are then asked to submit questions for the candidates to answer, before a vote for the first impressions by the viewers of who they think is the Mole. The Candidate who is voted for as the least suspicious will receive an Exemption, and will give another exemption to a Candidate of their choosing. If the Mole is voted as the least suspicious, the group will lose €5,000.- from the pot in the Finale. If the most suspicious Candidate makes it to the Finale, and is not the Mole, the group earns €5,000.- for the pot.
The Livestream ended with Rik revealing that Arno was the most suspicious Candidate by the Livestream audience.
Notes
- The Candidates announcement doubled as the third assignment of the season. In a Livestream to the public, each Candidate had to persuade the viewers that they were not the Mole. The Candidate voted the least suspicious by the viewers received an exemption to give themselves and one other candidate for the execution that was about to happen after the Livestream ended.
References
- "Wie Is De Mol 2022 - kandidaten". Wie is de Mol. AVROTROS. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- "Deze BN'ers doen mee aan het 22e seizoen Wie is de Mol?". NU.nl (in Dutch). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- Alie Siekstra (28 August 2021). "Kandidaten van Wie is de Mol? 2022 onthuld; vrijstellingen uitgedeeld". Superguide (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Jonk, Erik (15 November 2021). "Wie Is De Mol? speelt zich af in schimmig land: 'Kan niet wáchten'". Metronieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Info - Wie is de Mol?". Wie is de Mol. AVROTROS. Retrieved 2 August 2020.