Overview

• Beast Games, a high-stakes reality competition show created by MrBeast, premiered on Amazon Prime Video on December 19, 2024, offering a $5 million grand prize.
• The show has garnered a divided response, with some praising its production value and spectacle while others criticize its portrayal of money and competition ethics.
• A class-action lawsuit filed in September 2024 alleges mistreatment, unsafe conditions, and a toxic environment for contestants during production, raising ethical concerns about the show.
• MrBeast defended the show on social media, responding to a harsh IGN review that rated it 2/10, calling the criticism unfair to the thousands who worked on the project.
• Despite the controversies, Beast Games is currently the top show on Prime Video in 50 countries, with new episodes releasing weekly.