Amazon renews MrBeast's 'Beast Games' for 2 more seasons after the $10 million game show smashes records

Amazon is doubling down connected 1 of its biggest hits.

"Beast Games," the high-stakes world contention created and hosted by YouTube prima MrBeast, besides known arsenic Jimmy Donaldson, has been renewed for seasons 2 and 3 connected Amazon Prime Video, the institution announced Monday.

"Our extremity was to present the biggest, boldest contention bid ever created, and the effect has exceeded each expectation," said Jeff Housenbold, CEO of MrBeast Industries.

"'Beast Games' resonated with fans astir the world, and that's a testament to the creativity of Jimmy and the full Beast team. We're grateful to Amazon for their continued partnership, and we're excited to rise the barroom adjacent higher successful the adjacent 2 seasons," Housenbold added.

"Beast Games," which premiered successful December 2024, drew 50 cardinal viewers successful conscionable 25 days, according to Amazon. The bid pits 1,000 contestants against each different successful a bid of aggravated physical, mental, and societal challenges, each for the accidental to triumph a $10 cardinal currency prize — the largest ever awarded connected a competitory world TV show.

The archetypal play ended with Player 831, Jeffrey Randall Allen, taking location the expansive prize aft selecting the close briefcase successful a last crippled of chance. That past twist doubled the archetypal $5 cardinal prize.

In March, the amusement opened casting for play two. According to a casting call, the requirements to vie included an property bounds of astatine slightest 18 and possession of a valid passport done January 2026. Applicants were besides required to reply a database of questions successful a one-minute horizontal video.

In December, Business Insider revealed the presumption contestants agreed to for the preliminary circular of "Beast Games." The documents included a merchandise signifier and a contestant questionnaire form. Contestants besides agreed to definite protocols, similar giving up consent to the usage of hidden cameras and signaling devices.

In total, "Beast Games" broke 44 Guinness World Records during production, including astir participants successful a azygous world amusement season, astir radical eliminated successful 1 episode, and the astir wealth ever won successful a azygous occurrence of a contention show.

MrBeast, 27, is known for his monolithic giveaways and over-the-top stunts, which helped him amass implicit 332 cardinal subscribers connected his main YouTube transmission — much than immoderate idiosyncratic creator successful the world.