Plot Synopsis

THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND is a one-hour reality series that follows Rick and Marty Lagina, two brothers from Michigan, as they search Nova Scotia's Oak Island for treasure and artifacts. In 1795, three teenage boys discovered a strange, man-made hole on Oak Island, and as they began to dig, they found artifacts, launching a treasure hunt that has spanned more than 200 years. Many men have since taken on this hunt with the best of intentions, only to be left with decimated fortunes, broken spirits and lost lives. An ominous legend says that seven people must die in pursuit of the treasure before Oak Island will reveal her secrets. So far, the body count stands at six, four of whom -- Bob and Bobbie Restall, Karl Grasser, and Cyril Hiltz -- died only 50 years earlier in a single incident. Now, Rick and Marty are chasing a childhood dream of Rick, who, at an early age, read an article about Oak Island and became obsessed with the legend of the Money Pit, the hole originally found by teenagers Daniel McGinnis, John Smith and Anthony Vaughan. Rick and Marty start their adventure by exploring an abandoned shaft called Borehole 10-X, a tube of steel located 180-feet northeast of the Money Pit, and they find something that gives them hope for the rest of their treasure hunt.

On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 9pm ET/PT, History premiered the second season of THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND. In Season 2, brothers Rick and Marty Lagina are ratcheting up their search for an elusive treasure that sits at the heart of a 200-year-old mystery. This time around, the brothers and their team of experts are digging deeper and pushing their search further. They will use new technology and explore new theories, hunting clues from around the world to find out what lies beneath Oak Island. In the season opener, "Once In, Forever In," Rick and Marty return to Oak Island and the strange triangle-shaped swamp to look for more clues after dating the Spanish coin they found last summer to 1652.

Season 3 of THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND premiered on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 9pm ET/PT on History, immediately following a brand-new special "Drilling Down" (8-9pm) and an all-day marathon (10am-8pm) of encore episodes. For the past two years, Rick and Marty Lagina's Oak Island treasure hunt has largely taken place above ground. Now, after two years of planning, the Laginas are taking their quest to get to the bottom of the mystery to the next level, as Rick, Marty and their partners use today's most advanced technology as well as heavy digging and drilling equipment to go deep inside the island. The Lagina brothers will be digging deep, launching a three-prong engineering assault on their top three findings from season two: the Money Pit, 10-X, and the Swamp. They also will welcome new researchers and explore intriguing theories as to what exactly is buried on Oak Island and where X marks the spot. The one-hour special "Drilling Down" is a studio talk show that serves as a crash course for new viewers and include a variety of special guests, interviews and in-depth, thought-provoking discussion of the series.

The fourth season of THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND premiered on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 9pm ET/PT on History. For Rick and Marty Lagina, their lifelong dream of solving the 221-year Oak Island mystery may be on the verge of the greatest breakthrough yet. After discovering a mysterious shiny gold object last season in a cavity of the island, the Laginas are going for broke. With over 450-tons of massive, state-of-the-art technology and heavy digging machinery, this season the Lagina Brothers and their partners are excavating the renowned Money Pit -- a manmade hole first discovered by three teenage boys in the late 1700s -- which is believed to be hiding a chest full of valuable items.

On Tuesday, November 7, 2017 from 9-11pm ET/PT, History premiered the two-hour Season 5 debut of THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND, immediately following a brand-new one-hour special. In this pre-season special (8pm), "The Journey So Far," Matty Blake treks to Oak Island to get new insight from the brothers Rick and Marty Lagina on the many highlights from the first four years of their quest, plus an exclusive look at the new season ahead. This season, armed with the knowledge gained and evidence gathered in their years on Oak Island, the Lagina's and their partners, are doubling down with new technology and heavy machinery as they go full bore into what they believe is the famed Money Pit - a 160 foot deep hole first discovered by three teenage boys in the late 1700's - which is believed to be hiding a cache of valuable items. This season, while specialized drilling rigs dig deeper than ever before, new artifacts, including a Pirate's chest and a set of keys for three other chests, surface that deepen the mystery. What the Lagina's will unearth this season may ultimately answer the question that hundreds of searchers - including President Franklin Delano Roosevelt - have been asking for over two centuries: what's really hidden at the bottom of Oak Island?

Season 6 of THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND premiered on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from 9-11pm ET/PT on History Channel. In the season opener, "Rick's Big Bang Theory," Rick, Marty, and the team return to Oak Island to follow up on last year's discoveries, and double down on their efforts to locate the elusive Oak Island Money Pit. A little later, Rick and Marty begin the biggest and most expensive operation undertaken in the 223-year-long treasure hunt. After years of searching, the brotherhood finally strikes gold.

THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND returned for its seventh season on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 from 9-11pm ET/PT on History Channel. Armed with new evidence suggesting a ship is buried in the swamp, Rick, Marty and the team return to Oak Island determined to honor Dan's legacy by solving the centuries old mystery once and for all. And after years of speculation, new scientific evidence suggests the swamp is manmade.

The eighth season of THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND premiered on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 9-11pm ET/PT on History Channel. In the two-hour season opener, "Remote Control," Rick, Marty and the team return to Oak Island in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. Armed with evidence of possible tunnels leading to the Money Pit, the fellowship is convinced they have the tools to solve the Oak Island mystery once and for all.

Season 9 of THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND debuted on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 from 9-11pm ET/PT on History Channel. In the two-hour season opener, "Going for the Gold," armed with scientific evidence that there are massive amounts of silver in the soil near the Money Pit, Rick, Marty and the team return to Oak Island, closer than ever to solving the centuries old mystery.

The tenth season of THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND premiered on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from 9-11pm ET/PT on History Channel. Season 10 kicks off with "On Their Marks," a two-hour episode. After a decade of searching, Rick, Marty, and the team return to Oak Island and immediately uncover evidence of a mysterious tunnel in the Money Pit. And for the first time ever, the Fellowship gets a clear look at an underground structure, getting them closer than ever to solving the 227-year-old mystery.

THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND returned for its eleventh season on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 with a super-sized episode from 9-11pm ET/PT on History Channel. With their boldest plans yet to solve the 228-year-old treasure mystery, Rick and Marty Lagina alongside their talented team are back like never before. This season, continued dig efforts take place within the infamous Money Pit, Lot 5 and beyond while stunning discoveries continue to be unearthed on Oak Island. Additionally, the team's research leads them to embark on the most monumental journey overseas yet that will offer new and shocking evidence that could finally connect the Knights Templar to this centuries long tale.
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Season 12 of THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND debuted on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from 9-11pm ET/PT on History Channel. Michigan born brothers Rick and Marty Lagina are back, alongside their talented team, and closer than ever to solving the 229-year-old treasure mystery. Using cutting edge technology, the team pinpoints evidence of a large source of precious metals deep within the Money Pit area, and executes a core-drilling operation to zero in on the legendary valuables already discovered during large-scale excavations. Additionally, new discoveries will shed light on the treasure mystery and new secrets will be revealed, corroborating the team's suspicion that Oak Island has been visited numerous times by medieval European cultures and may contain multiple treasures. Could it be that we're close to solving one of the greatest treasure mysteries of all time?

In the two-hour season opener, "The New Digs," after last year's devastating flood in the garden shaft, Rick, Marty and the fellowship return to Oak Island with renewed confidence and immediately discover a never before known shaft, which may finally lead them directly to the Money Pit.