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Beast Games 2024

TV series · English · December 19, 2024

Created by Tyler Conklin, Kate Douglas-Walker

Starring MrBeast, Nolan Hansen (co-host), Karl Jacobs, Tareq Salameh (co-host), Mack Hopkins (co-host)

Beast Games is a reality competition television series developed by YouTuber Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson, Tyler Conklin, Sean Klitzner, and Mack Hopkins. The show features Donaldson as host, guiding 1,000 participants through challenges for $5 million, described as the biggest cash reward ever offered in reality TV.

The series draws inspiration from the popular Netflix program Squid Game and Donaldson's viral clip "$456,000 Squid Game in Real Life!". Episodes one and two of Beast Games debuted on Amazon Prime Video during December 19, 2024, with the initial season containing ten installments released each Thursday. On that same date, Donaldson posted a tryout video for the show on his YouTube channel entitled "2,000 People Fight for $5,000,000", where he whittled down participants from 2,000 to 1,000 through multiple trials. On January 25, 2025, Donaldson shared a clip titled "Each Minute One Person is Eliminated", featuring 20 individuals previously removed from the Beast Games format who returned to compete again for $500,000,, which was eventually lowered to $431,000..

Multiple participants claimed they were mistreated during filming, prompting legal action against Donaldson's production company and associated entities. Although the program received negative reviews from critics, season 1 became one of Amazon Prime Video's most-watched series.

In May 2025, Beast Games was ordered back for two additional seasons, with season 2 filming taking place between June and August. Season January 7, 2026 launched at a later date.

Cast

• MrBeast
• Nolan Hansen (co-host)
• Karl Jacobs
• Tareq Salameh (co-host)
• Mack Hopkins (co-host)
• Matt Apps
• Joe Coleman
• Tyler Conklin
• Michael Cruz
• Keith Geller
• Mack Hopkins
• Chris Keiper
• Sean Klitzner
• Joshua Kulic
• Rachel Skidmore
• Lil Yachty
• Jeff Probst
• Druski

Crew

Director

Tyler Conklin, Kate Douglas-Walker

Creator

MrBeast, Tyler Conklin, Sean Klitzner, Mack Hopkins

Executive producer

MrBeast, Michael Cruz, Sean Klitzner, Tyler Conklin, Matt Apps, Charles Wachter, Keith Geller, Joe Coleman, Rachel Skidmore, Chris Keiper, Joshua Kulic

Cinematography

Jason Elliott, Russell Leggett, Peter Vidulich

Details

Production

Amazon MGM Studios, Blink49 Studios, MrBeast

Network

Amazon Prime Video

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