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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 series produced 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, which is described as the biggest cash prize ever offered in reality television.

The series draws inspiration from the popular Netflix series 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 a full season of ten episodes released weekly on Thursdays. That same day, Donaldson posted tryout footage on his YouTube channel under the title "2,000 People Fight for $5,000,000", narrowing down participants from 2,000 to 1,000 through various tests. On January 25, 2025, he shared a video called "Each Minute One Person is Eliminated", featuring 20 individuals who had previously been removed from the show, giving them another chance to compete for $500,000,, which was later reduced to $431,000..

Some contestants claimed mistreatment during filming, leading to legal action against Donaldson’s production company and associated entities. Although critics gave the program negative reviews, season 1 turned out to be one of Amazon Prime Video's most-watched shows.

In May 2025, the series was ordered for two additional seasons, with principal photography for season 2 taking place between June and August. Season January 7, 2026 launched soon after.

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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