MrBeast Launches 'Beast Games' with Record $5M Prize on Amazon Prime
March 18, 2024
YouTube star MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, is set to produce and host a new reality TV show titled Beast Games.
The show is a collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios and will feature over 1,000 contestants competing for a $5 million cash prize.
Beast Games is to premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video and is inspired by Donaldson's successful YouTube content.
With a subscriber base of over 245 million, MrBeast's Beast Games is poised to become the largest reality competition series to date.
The show's prize amount will mark the highest ever offered in television and streaming platforms.
This move follows the viral success of Donaldson's YouTube recreation of Netflix's Squid Games, which accumulated over 500 million views.
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