The Curse of Oak Island Season 13: Release Date, Cast, and What to Expect
Few mysteries have gripped television audiences quite like The Curse of Oak Island.
For over a decade, the Lagina brothers and their team have dug, drilled, and debated their way across Nova Scotia’s most enigmatic island — a place said to hide everything from pirate treasure to sacred relics.
Now, with Season 13 officially confirmed, the search continues. Here’s everything we know about the new season — from premiere details and returning faces to the latest theories shaking up the dig.
When Does The Curse of Oak Island Season 13 Premiere?
Treasure hunters, mark your calendars.
The Curse of Oak Island Season 13 premieres on November 4, 2025, airing Tuesdays at 9/8c on the History Channel.
Episodes will also stream the following day via the History Channel app and website for on-demand viewing.
Filming wrapped earlier this year, with production crews spotted hauling equipment onto Oak Island as early as June. The new season promises bigger machinery, deeper digs, and — as always — more questions than answers.
Who’s Returning for Season 13?
The core team remains intact, bringing their trademark mix of optimism, expertise, and occasional chaos.
- Rick Lagina continues to lead the charge, armed with endless curiosity and a firm belief that the next dig could change history.
- Marty Lagina, his brother and business partner, balances Rick’s enthusiasm with logic, funding, and a steady dose of skepticism.
- Craig Tester oversees the engineering, crunching the numbers and keeping the massive equipment in check.
- Gary Drayton, the fan-favorite metal-detecting expert, is back with his catchphrases and “top pocket finds.”
- Alex Lagina, Jack Begley, and Charles Barkhouse return to handle research and excavation.
- Archaeologist Laird Niven and scientist Emma Culligan round out the technical side — Emma’s handheld XRF scanner continues to provide chemical insights into mysterious artifacts.
No new cast members have been officially announced, though History often introduces visiting experts — from European historians to ancient cartography specialists — as the plot demands.
What Will Season 13 Be About?
Season 12 left fans with tantalizing discoveries — fragments of oak beams 90 feet below the Money Pit, more signs of ancient tunneling, and another battle with the island’s notorious flood systems.
In Season 13, the Lagina team plans to go bigger and deeper. Massive steel caissons — each the size of a grain silo — will be deployed to penetrate the most promising shafts. Advanced imaging technology, including muon tomography, returns to help map potential underground chambers thought to exist beneath the Money Pit area.
The Templar Trail Deepens
The long-running Templar Knights theory gains new traction this season.
A medieval coin discovered last year dated back to the 1300s — a clue that reignited speculation that European explorers or religious orders may have reached the island long before Columbus.
In Season 13, the search reportedly expands to Portugal, where the team will investigate centuries-old sea charts and architectural parallels that appear to align with Oak Island’s unique geography.
The swamp also remains a focal point. Recent finds — including ox shoes, ship timber fragments, and coconut fiber — continue to suggest that the area may once have been a man-made harbor or staging ground for ancient expeditions.
The Curse Remains
Of course, the show’s haunting namesake still lingers.
According to legend, seven men must die before the treasure is found. Six have already perished in pursuit of the island’s secrets. The ominous “seventh death” looms large in each narrator’s voice-over, adding a sense of foreboding to every episode.
While the team insists they focus on science, not superstition, even the most seasoned diggers admit that Oak Island has an uncanny way of testing those who dare to uncover its past.
Why Fans Still Can’t Look Away
After twelve seasons, The Curse of Oak Island remains one of television’s most enduring reality mysteries. Its mix of history, engineering, and myth continues to captivate — because, despite years of searching, the island keeps something back.
Season 13 promises new leads, deeper digs, and the possibility of a discovery that could rewrite what we know about North American history.
As Rick Lagina often says, “We’re one find away from changing everything.”
