\tMrBeast is the ringmaster for a \u201cSquid Game\u201d-style winner-take-all battle for $5 million in his forthcoming \u201cBeast Games\u201d show for Amazon\u2019s Prime Video.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cBeast Games\u201d will premiere Dec. 19, exclusively on Prime Video. On Monday, MrBeast \u2014 the massively popular YouTuber whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson \u2014 posted a teaser trailer for the show on X. \u201cI spent over a year creating this 10 episode competition series, breaking 40 world records, building the craziest sets in entertainment history, featuring 1,000 players, and a $5,000,000 grand prize!\u201d MrBeast wrote. \u201cI poured everything I have into this show, I\u2019ll see you December 19th on @PrimeVideo! \ud83d\ude42\u201d <\/p>\n
\tThe teaser trailer for \u201cBeast Games\u201d shows participants outfitted in blue track suits \u2014 each emblazoned with their contestant numbers \u2014 reminiscent of Netflix\u2019s South Korean hit \u201cSquid Game.\u201d In a nod to the pink guards in \u201cSquid Game,\u201d the \u201cBeast Games\u201d features assistants outfitted in all-black, face-covering suits. The teaser indicates challenges will involve monster trucks, a pirate ship and jumping out of a helicopter. (Incidentally, Season 2 of \u201cSquid Game\u201d premieres Dec. 26 on Netflix.) \t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t \t\t\tPopular on Variety\t\t \t \t\t \t \t\u201cStart the timer!\u201d MrBeast yells at the start of the teaser, as the camera reveals contestants standing on individual, neon-illuminated platforms in an arena.<\/p>\n
\tMrBeast has taken a crack at copying \u201cSquid Game\u201d before: His most-viewed video on YouTube to date is his 2021\u00a0reenactment of the Netflix show,\u00a0which replicated elimination challenges from series and awarded the winner $456,000. <\/p>\n
\tIn the \u201cBeast Games\u201d teaser, Donaldson also is seen high-fiving contestants \u2014 but not everyone who participated in the show came away feeling positive about the experience.<\/p>\n
\tIn September, a lawsuit against MrBeast, his production company and Amazon was filed on behalf of five unnamed contestants who were in the first round of the \u201cBeast Games\u201d shooting. The lawsuit alleges the participants were deprived of medical care, food, sleep and \u201cthe necessities of basic hygiene\u201d; that they were not paid minimum wages and overtime; and that they were subjected to sexual harassment and \u201cdangerous circumstances and conditions.\u201d\u00a0(Reps for Amazon and MrBeast have declined to comment on the lawsuit.)<\/p>\n
\tThe first round of the show, with more than 2,000 contestants, was shot July 18-22 at Las Vegas\u2019 Allegiant Stadium. The 1,000 participants who made it through the Las Vegas competition moved on to the next round, shot in Toronto in August. \t<\/p>\n
\tIn announcing the greenlight for the show earlier this year, Amazon touted it as \u201cthe world\u2019s largest live gameshow\u201d with the \u201cbiggest single prize in the history of television and streaming.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tDonaldson, 26, currently has over 332 million subscribers to his main YouTube channel, the most of any individual creator. MrBeast has garnered a massive fanbase through his videos featuring outrageous stunts and big-money giveaways.<\/p>\n
\tWatch the teaser trailer for \u201cBeast Games\u201d:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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