Overview
- The new season features 200 contestants split into Smart and Strong groups competing for more than $10 million in prizes.
- The first episode is copyright‑free to encourage unrestricted clips and reactions across platforms, with a Twitch VIP screening boosting the launch.
- Producers scaled back and tightened contingency planning after season‑one issues, shifting part of production to Greenville with a $15 million North Carolina grant.
- Season one became Prime Video’s most‑watched unscripted series and broke multiple Guinness World Records, yet MrBeast says it cost his company tens of millions.
- An active lawsuit from five former contestants alleges poor conditions and sexism, claims MrBeast disputes as exaggerated while Amazon has not commented.