YouTube star Jimmy "MrBeast" has recently shared some behind-the-scenes photographs of the contestants participating in his highly-awaited and soon-to-be-released Amazon Prime Video show, Beast Games. The show is all set to be made available for viewing on December 19, 2024.
Referring to the event's reward as the "largest grand prize in entertainment history", MrBeast said:
"One of these 1,000 ordinary people won $5,000,000 (largest grand prize in entertainment history) I can’t wait to drop Beast Games December 19th."
MrBeast shares behind-the-scenes photos of his upcoming Prime Video show Beast Games
As per information previously revealed by MrBeast, the show will include ten episodes and feature 1,000 contestants competing with each other to obtain a $5,000,000 prize. Furthermore, he has claimed that the show managed to break forty world records.
However, MrBeast's show has been the subject of much controversy in the past few months, with several allegations surrounding the treatment of its participants emerging from various sources, including YouTuber Rosanna Pansino.
Pansino even reported in September 2024 that a "class action lawsuit" was being filed by the participants of Beast Games for alleged "unreasonable, unsafe, and unlawful employment conditions."
Some other allegations that have emerged included the confiscation of undergarments and medicine under the pretext of them being provided later, which allegedly did not happen. Some participants alleged that the show did not return the female constants' underwear later on as well.
The allegations surrounding Beast Games were recently denied by MrBeast, in an earlier post responding to an X user who asked about the show having "terrible conditions" for contestants.
In his response, which was posted on X on November 26, 2024, MrBeast stated that he would make some behind-the-scenes photos available when the show is released. Furthermore, he claimed that the allegations had been "blown out of proportion".