MrBeast’s ‘Beast Games’ to return for Season 2 despite class action…

November 20, 2025

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World-famous YouTuber MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is set to return to Prime Video with a second season of his competition series Beast Games.

The streamer dropped a sneak peek of the new season, which is set to premiere Jan. 7, teasing a massive a new city and, possibly, a new premise.

“Bigger, bolder, and more intense than ever. MrBeast has assembled 100 of the planet’s strongest competitors and 100 of the world’s smartest minds,” the Season 2 synopsis reads. “Strong vs. Smart will battle for an eye-watering $5,000,000 prize. As players face off in the ultimate collision of brain and biceps; alliances will form and trust will break. Every challenge pushes the limits of human strength, intelligence and strategy. What wouldn’t you do for $5,000,000?”

The trailer seems to feature a brand new set, complete with basketball courts and several other arenas where the participants will compete against each other for the $5 million prize.

According to Deadline, some of Season 2 was filmed in Saudi Arabia.

Beast Games was touted as “the biggest reality competition series ever” before its 2024 debut. The show, which Donaldson hosts himself, promised a $5 million cash prize. But a whopping total of $25 million was awarded to contestants across the first season.

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The show received a two-season renewal earlier this year, even after five former contestants filed a lawsuit against Donaldson and Amazon before the premiere claiming the show fostered a hostile work environment that led to sexual harassment and “chronic mistreatment.”

“While participants knew upon signing the contract at the production’s inception that they were facing a potentially long and challenging competition, they allege getting a lot more than they bargained for,” the contestants’ attorney said in a statement at the time.

The statement continued, “Several contestants ending up hospitalized, while others reported suffering physical and mental complications while being subjected to chronic mistreatment, degradation and, for the female contestants, hostile working conditions.”

Donaldson did not directly address the lawsuit, but he did share on X, “We have tons of behind-the-scenes [clips] dropping when the show does, to show how blown out of proportion these claims were. Just can’t release it now because it would spoil the games.”

However, Donaldson seemed hopeful about the future of Beast Games when speaking to Deadline.

“Another 10 seasons could happen,” he said.

 

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