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The YouTuber behind America’s largest YouTube channel has announced a new reality competition show and it’s gearing up to be the biggest one ever aired.
Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast on YouTube, and Amazon MGM Studios announced This week’s new reality competition series beast games. The show features 1,000 contestants competing for his one-time $5 million prize. This makes it the biggest reality competition series to date, and is said to be “his biggest single prize in television and streaming history.” press release.
Donaldson will serve as executive producer and host of the show. He said his goal is to “make the best show possible and prove that YouTubers and creators can be successful on other platforms.”
Mr. Beast speaks on stage at the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards at the Microsoft Theater on March 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Donaldson has previously hosted contests on his YouTube channel. The Real World $456,000 Squid Game Released two years ago, the challenge has received more than 589 million views. Ages 1 to 100 compete for $500,000. The contest was launched nine months ago and has been viewed more than 350 million times.
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beast games ‘ will be distributed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in over 240 countries and regions around the world. It is unclear when the show will be released.
Donaldson promised to reveal more about it. later this year.
Hey gamers, the biggest game show in history is being filmed and released on Prime Video! Over 1,000 contestants, $5 million in prizes, and many other world records await. We’ll reveal more later this year, but let’s just say, it’s going to be an insane show 😀
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) March 18, 2024
Amazon MGM Studios executives praised Donaldson’s idea for the show in a press release, with Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke calling Donaldson’s concept “brilliant, well-produced, and promising.” Vernon Sanders, Amazon’s head of television, said: MGM Studios said it was “shocked” by Donaldson’s ambitions to: beast games The biggest series ever.
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Donaldson said Amazon gave him the “creative control” he needed to realize his vision for the show.
donaldson’s YouTube channel be at the top of list The most subscribed channel in the US with 245 million subscribers. MrBeast is his second most subscribed channel in the world.