Prime Video’s Most-Watched Unscripted Hit Is Back: Season 2 Premiere Date Set
MrBeast just set the countdown: Beast Games Season 2 is officially dated, with the global hit — Prime Video’s most-watched unscripted series — gearing up for a bigger return after its breakout 2024 debut.
MrBeast is bringing Beast Games back, and shocker: it is bigger. Prime Video locked in Season 2, the man himself announced the date, and the scale sounds... excessive in a very MrBeast way.
The announcement
On Nov 20, 2025, MrBeast jumped on X (aka Twitter) to confirm that Beast Games Season 2 hits Prime Video on January 7, 2026. He also teased the new build and the cast twist:
"We literally built a massive city for Beast Games season 2, show drops January 7th on Prime Video!!"
He says the new season splits contestants into two groups: 100 of the strongest and 100 of the smartest, all competing for more than $10,000,000 in prizes. Because of course it is.
Season 2 at a glance
- Release date: Tuesday, January 7, 2026 on Prime Video
- Premiere rollout: 3 episodes on day one, then weekly drops until the February 25 finale
- Scale: A purpose-built 'massive city' for the games
- Contestants: 200 total — 100 'strongest' and 100 'smartest'
- Prize pool: Over $10,000,000
- Availability: Streaming exclusively in 240+ countries and territories
- Host/EP: MrBeast returns as host and executive producer
- Creative team: Created by Sean Klitzner, Tyler Conklin, and Mack Hopkins; showrunners are Sean Klitzner and Matt Apps; executive producers include MrBeast, Michael Cruz, Jeff Housenbold, Tyler Conklin, Michael Miller, Josh Kulic, and Chris Keiper; Tyler Conklin directs every episode
Why Prime Video is going bigger
Season 1 was a monster for the streamer. Prime Video says Beast Games became its most-watched unscripted series, pulling in 50 million viewers in its first 25 days. Off that run, the platform greenlit a two-season renewal (as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter), which is how we got here: more episodes, more contestants, and apparently an entire city built for games.
The release plan
Prime Video is doing a hybrid drop: three episodes on January 7, then one per week through the finale on February 25. It is the kind of rollout that invites chaos on social media and gives everyone time to argue about 'strongest' vs. 'smartest' between episodes.