The twenty-sixth season of the Dutch TV series Wie is de Mol? ("Who is the Mole?") premiered on AVROTROS on 28 February 2026, later than usual due to the 2026 Winter Olympics. The season, hosted by Rik van de Westelaken, was filmed in Tanzania and featured ten candidates, one of whom was the Mole.

On 3 January 2026, a short preview special called De Eerste Blik: Wie is de Mol? aired on AVROTROS (NPO 1) to reveal the candidates and location of the season. This season also saw the return of the Moltalk aftershow (changed to a preshow this season) on NPO 1, after a one-season hiatus during the preceding anniversary season.

The season finale saw Bram Krikke win the €13,280 prize pot by unmasking Daan Boom as the Mole, with Quinty Misiedjan finishing as the runner-up. Candidates The ten candidates were announced on 3 January 2026. CandidateOccupationResultBram KrikkeDJ and presenterWinnerDaan BoomPresenter and programme producerThe MoleQuinty MisiedjanPresenter and programme maker2nd placeMatteo van der GrijnActor3rd placeMilan van DongenSports reporter and presenter4th placeEveline StallaartSexologist and psychologist5th placeNienke van DijkActress and presenter6th placeDelilah Warcup-van EyckActress and food writer7th placeNasrdin DcharActor8th placeGeraldine KemperPresenter9th place

Candidate progress The order in which the candidates learned their results are indicated in the table below. + Summary of candidates progressCandidate Episode12345/6789FinaleBramWinnerDaan(1) QuintyRunner-UpMatteo(2)Milan(1) (1)(1)EvelineNienke(1)DelilahNasrdin(2)Geraldine For candidates who used Jokers to correct an incorrect answer on a quiz, the amount used are presented in parentheses. Key The candidate won the season. The candidate was revealed as the Mole. The candidate finished as the runner-up. The candidate saw a green screen, in the order stated, and therefore proceeded to the next episode. The candidate did not see a green screen before the eliminated player saw their red screen. Thus they proceeded to the next episode. The candidate was immune from elimination through an Exemption or other means. The candidate was eliminated.

Notes

Episodes Episode Air Date Title Amount in Pot Location Days Eliminated1'In het Duister Tasten' (Being in the Dark)€0 → €4,500Manyara1–22'Door het Oog van de Naald' (Through the Eye of a Needle)€4,500 → €5,800Arusha3–53'Door Andere Ogen Bekijken' (See Through Different Eyes)€5,800 → €6,5005–74'Blindelings Volgen' (Follow Blindly)€6,500 → €8,0507–85'Met Een Schuin Oog Kijken' (To Keep an Eye on)€8,050 → €6,500Arusha / Kilimanjaro9–106'Door De Bril Van Een Ander Zien' (Seeing Through Someone Else's Eyes)€6,500 → €8,460Kilimanjaro10–127 'Elk Paar Ogen Telt' (Every Pair of Eyes Counts)€8,460 → €9,100Zanzibar13–158'Doorzien' (See Through)€9,100 → €11,10015–169'De Ogen Niet Geloven' (Can't Believe My Eyes) €11,100 → €13,28016–18 10(Finale) 'De Ontknoping'Amsterdam, NetherlandsRunner-upWinner The Mole Notes

Season summary Episode 1 Episode 1 - In Het Duister TastenOriginal airdates: 28 February 2026Location: Manyara Assignment Money earned Possible earningsJij Bent ... de Molcolspan="2" Lodge Game €1,500 €3,500De Olifant van Tanzania €3,000 €3,000 €4,500 €6,500JokersMatteo, Milan and NasrdinLodge GameExemptionNienke and QuintyOlifant van TanzaniaEliminationEveline 1st player eliminated Jij Bent ... de Mol (You Are...the Mole) Upon arrival, each contestant sits at one of ten tables, each with the nametag of a candidate and a computer. Once sat, each contestant watches a video on that computer, showing the pre-season casting where the candidate named at the table was told whether or not they were the Mole. Afterwards, it was announced that contestants did not have to necessarily sit at the table with their name on it. Candidates are then informed to remember the number 26 which is meaningful to the season.

Lodge Game Contestants are split into pairs based on the rooms they selected for the night. Each pair is locked in a room, containing varying amounts of money.

Across two rounds, the group discuss via phone and votes for three pairs to leave their room (as individuals) and attempt to bring their money undetected to host Rik van de Westelaken at another cabin within 10 minutes, and must restart each time they are caught by patrolling rangers. Up to €3,500 can be earned, should the three pairs with the highest amounts of money successfully bring it to Rik.

However, pairs may lie about their amount of money in order to be chosen, as any pairs (or individuals) who make it to Rik can also open one of three chests for potential advantages: (1) one Joker if they take this episode's quiz; (2) two Jokers if they take this episode's quiz; and (3) information about the potential Exemption in the next assignment.

As they opened the Joker chests and later took the quiz, Matteo and Nasrdin received two Jokers and Milan received one.

Olifant van Tanzania (Elephant of Tanzania) The group have 30 minutes to move a large wooden elephant across a field using logs and rope. The further they move the elephant, the more money is earned, with the potential of €3,000 if they reach the end.

Along the field are also three poles. At each pole, the group can select one candidate to read the sign there, containing information that cannot be shared with the group during the assignment. Each sign states that the contestant has a chance to earn an Exemption if they decide to remain at the pole (instead of helping move the elephant).

After the 30 minutes, the group are given the choice of whether to keep the money they earned, or to forfeit the money and open the wooden elephant. Inside the elephant are ten chairs which would mean that all contestants would have had to take the elimination quiz. However, the group elected not to open the elephant, meaning that the contestants who remained at the poles, Nienke and Quinty, received an Exemption.

Episode 2 Episode 2 - Door het Oog van de NaaldOriginal airdates: 7 March 2026Location: ArushaAssignmentMoney earnedPossible earningsIn het Vizier€500€2,500Uniek€800€1,600 €5,800 €10,600JokersGeraldineUniekEliminationGeraldine2nd player eliminated In het Vizier (In the Spotlight) After each candidate selects one of ten keys, two candidates at a time search a Jeep depot for a Jeep their key unlocks, select one of the four envelopes inside and try to bring the envelope out of the depot without being photographed by "tourists" walking around the area. Candidates photographed by tourists forfeit any envelopes they hold and can no longer participate, and there is a 45-minute time-limit.

The envelopes in each Jeep contain different amounts of money (including negative) up to €250. Candidates can determine the €250 envelope by reading the Jeep's number plate to the rest of the group via radio, so they can then check papers which list the €250 envelope for each vehicle, and relay that information back.

Additionally, some Jeeps contain additional keys which unlock another Jeep with eliminated contestant Eveline inside. If any candidate opens this Jeep, Eveline returns to the game, and can participate in the assignment with the leftover tenth key; Nienke ultimately unlocked this Jeep, allowing Eveline to return to the game.

Uniek (Unique) Candidates are each given TSh 20,000 to spend at a market and divide into two groups of five. Each group has 15 minutes to buy five items across five given categories (such as vegetables), beginning with the letter spun on a wheel. For each item a group purchased which is different from the other group's for the category, €80 is added to the pot. The group then repeat this process once more with five different categories of items.

Additionally, in the market is also a stall selling Jokers, where candidates who notice can buy Jokers at the price of TSh 10,000 each; Geraldine bought one Joker.

Episode 3 Episode 3 - Door Andere Ogen BekijkenOriginal airdates: 14 March 2026Location: ArushaAssignmentMoney earnedPossible earningsJe Gaat Het Pas Zien Als Je Het Door Hebt€700UnknownIn Kaart Brengen€0€1,500Je Ogen De Kost Gevencolspan="2" €6,500 €12,100JokersDaan, Nasrdin, Nienke and MilanJe Ogen De Kost GevenEliminationNasrdin3rd player eliminated Je Gaat Het Pas Zien Als Je Het Door Hebt (You'll Only See It Once You Get the Hang of It) Seven candidates play a 30-minute football match against a local Tanzanian team. For every goal they score, €100 is added to the pot. Meanwhile, the remaining two candidates are taken to an apartment, where they attempt to throw balls from a bench and land them into various cups around the room. Each time a ball is landed, the Tanzanian team momentarily freezes during the football match, making it easier for the other candidates to score.

In Kaart Brengen (Mapping) At Lake Duluti, a lake resembling the shape of Tanzania, are ten signs of Tanzanian towns/cities on floating platforms. Two candidates are given a map of Tanzania and a birds-eye view of the lake. Via walkie talkie, they must direct the remaining seven candidates, who are spread across three boats, so they can paddle out and move the signs to their geographically correct platform (according to the lake shape). For each sign on the correct platform at the end of 45 minutes, €100 is added to the pot, with a bonus €500 awarded if all ten are correct.

Je Ogen de Kost Geven (A Feast for the Eyes) The group spend the evening at a local nightclub. Candidates who notice certain clubgoers wearing shirts with Swahili text can get the message translated to reveal a task. The first candidate to complete each task, such as finding a clubgoer's lost jacket, receives a Joker. Additionally, one candidate who notices a clubgoer wearing a shirt with an eye symbol (shown previously on the wheel from the "Uniek" assignment) can obtain an advantage allowing them to later watch the body camera footage of all candidates during the "In het Vizier" assignment from episode 2.

By the end of the night, Milan received two Jokers while Daan, Nasrdin and Nienke received one. Additionally, Quinty obtained the advantage to view the body camera footage.

Episode 4 Episode 4 - Blindelings VolgenOriginal airdates: 21 March 2026Location: ArushaAssignmentMoney earnedPossible earningsEyeopener€550€2,000Hulplijn€1,000€4,000€8,050€18,100JokersMilanHulplijnEliminationDelilah4th player eliminated Eyeopener Within a factory are eight safes containing varying amounts of money (distributed by the Mole beforehand, totalling €2,000), each of which can only be opened by a certain candidate. There are also four decoy safes anyone can open, which deduct money if opened.

Candidates divide themselves into two groups which start at different rooms in the factory. At each room are eight photos and a computer. Communicating via radio, groups must figure out eight passwords, which are compound words formed from one photo at each room. The passwords reveal the safe assigned to a certain candidate once entered into the computer.

To open the safes, candidates must search the factory for their safe and open it with an iris scan to obtain the money inside. However, around the factory are also guards attempting to shoot candidates with a laser gun. Candidates can no longer participate in the assignment if they are shot twice or have collected money from a safe. There is a 45-minute time limit overall, and only two candidates can search the factory at a time.

Hulplijn (Helpline)