Upamanyu Biswas
Prime Video will remain MrBeast’s home! The Cinemaholic can reveal that the streaming platform has renewed the game show ‘Beast Games’ for its second season. Even though the first installment has yet to premiere on December 19, 2024, casting for the 2025 edition is currently underway to find 1,000 contestants to participate in various undisclosed challenges.
The specifics of the challenges the participants will face remain under wraps. However, the contestants can win $5 million if they come out victorious, which is the largest pot prize announced for a reality series. The show’s big draw inevitably is its host and co-creator, Jimmy Donaldson, AKA MrBeast, the renowned YouTube sensation. Alongside Tyler Conklin, Sean Klitzner, and Mack Hopkins, he formed the basic premise for the reality series, hoping to challenge the records set by the British reality show ‘Squid Game: The Challenge,‘ which is based on the South Korean series ‘Squid Game.’ With 1,000 competitors filling its ranks and $5 million up for grabs, ‘Beast Games’ seeks to be bigger, bolder, and better.
Intriguingly, MrBeast recreated a version of ‘Squid Game’ on his YouTube channel in 2021. The video’s release also coincided with Netflix’s release of ‘Squid Game: The Challenge.’ The British reality series features 456 players competing for prize money of $4.56 million, a pot MrBeast seeks to best through his game show. He has particularly gained recognition for continually pushing the limits of mainstream entertainment and creating engaging content for all ages.
MrBeast boasts several videos on his platform that pivot off various game show-type scenarios and a lavish monetary prize as a reward for the participants. Therefore, his off-stream popularity, which is already substantial worldwide, is certain to be bolstered by the release of ‘Beast Games’ on Amazon Prime Video.
Filming for the first round of the first season took place between July 18 and July 22, 2024, at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. 2,000 contestants attended the event, with 1,000 progressing to the second round, which was recorded at the Downsview Park Studios in Toronto, Ontario, in August 2024. MrBeast even built a $14 million city in Toronto for the production. Whether he will return to the same establishment for the sophomore installment remains to be seen.
Las Vegas has hosted the production of reality shows like Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen‘ and NBC’s ‘The Apprentice.’ Other game shows filmed in Toronto include ‘Wipeout Canada,’ ‘Kenny vs. Spenny,’ and ‘The Amazing Race Canada.’
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