ABC has given a 10-episode order to Stone & Co. Entertainment to revive reality competition "The Mole," which hasn\'t aired in four years.

Casting and pre-production have begun on the show, which will likely start shooting later this spring. ABC is looking to run "The Mole" this summer, reports Variety.

"This is a show we honestly love and people ask us about all the time," said ABC Entertainment alternative series senior VP John Saade, who added that plans were afoot to dig out "The Mole" even before the writers strike.

The first two editions of "The Mole," which aired in 2001 and 2002, earned ABC\'s top marks among adult 18-34 auds in both of those years. ABC then ran two seasons of "Celebrity Mole," in midseason 2003 and 2004.

The revived "Mole" will revert back to the original format, sans celebrities.

The show features contestants traveling across a foreign country completing tasks and solving puzzles in order to add money to the winner\'s pot. At the same time, they\'re trying to figure out which of their competitors is actually "The Mole" -- a player planted to sabotage the game and limit the money won.

At the end of each episode, players take a quiz; lowest-score sends someone packing. Person who\'s left standing alongside the Mole wins the money pot -- which could be as much as $1 million, but ultimately came to $510,000 in season one and $636,000 in season two.

The new version has been simplified, but hasn\'t been dumbed down. "We simplified it to where the people at home can play along," Stone Stanley Productions principal Scott Stone said. "And the quiz will be much shorter than in the past."

Anderson Cooper, who hosted the first two editions, remains at CNN and isn\'t available to host; Ahmad Rashad, who hosted the celebrity editions, hasn\'t been asked to return. Stone said he\'s scouting for a host in Cooper\'s vein.

"We\'re looking for someone in the Anderson mode, a little mysterious but full of comedy," he said. "It could be a breakout role for someone."

Source: Comingsoon.net

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