Amazon Prime Video is set to launch a new reality competition series offering contestants the chance to win $5 million, believed to be the largest single prize in the history of television and streaming. The show, titled “Beast Games,” will be hosted and produced by Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, YouTube’s most popular creator.
“My goal is to make the greatest show possible and prove YouTubers and creators can succeed on other platforms,” MrBeast said in a statement. “Amazon gave me the creative control I need to try and make it happen. I hope to make the YouTube community proud.”
Donaldson boasts over 245 million subscribers to his YouTube channel and, according to Forbes, earns approximately $82 million annually.
“On YouTube, I have to make videos around titles and thumbnails,” Donaldson says in an interview on The Colin and Samir Show. “But on this show, I can do whatever I want. I can just make good content.”
“Beast Games” will feature one thousand contestants vying for the $5 million cash prize. While details of the challenges remain undisclosed, Amazon promises a “fast-paced and high production format” for the upcoming show.
