Beast Games Season 2 Set For January 7 Premiere; MrBeast Pits ‘Strong Vs Smart’ In New Format
Prime Video sets January 7 as the premiere of Beast Games Season 2. MrBeast returns with a new “Strong vs Smart” format as 200 contestants compete in the revamped Beast City.
Prime Video is switching the lights back on in Beast City. The streaming giant has officially announced the premiere date for Season Two of Beast Games, the global reality-competition phenomenon created by Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast. The new season will begin rolling out on January 7, 2026, with the first three episodes launching together. Subsequent episodes will arrive weekly, culminating in the season finale on February 25.
Alongside the announcement, Prime Video released the first glimpse of the redesigned Beast City, teasing more scale, spectacle, and strategy in the returning blockbuster series.
Season One of Beast Games shattered expectations and set new internal records for Prime Video. Within just 25 days of its release, the series amassed a staggering 50 million viewers, becoming the most-watched unscripted title in the platform’s history. The show’s unbelievable traction led to an early renewal for Season Three, announced during Amazon’s upfront presentation earlier this year.
Now, the franchise is gearing up to push the limits even further.
Inside Season Two: Strong vs. Smart
The core concept of Beast Games remains larger than life, but Season Two introduces a new twist that promises higher stakes, greater tension and even more strategic brinkmanship. MrBeast has assembled two epic groups: 100 of the strongest competitors on the planet and 100 of the sharpest minds from around the world.
These two factions will enter a head-to-head showdown under the season’s central theme, “Strong vs. Smart,” battling not only each other but also the winding labyrinth of Beast City itself. Every challenge is crafted to test endurance, intelligence, adaptability and teamwork. And hovering over all of it is one of the largest individual prizes in reality TV history: a jaw-dropping $5,000,000.
Contestants will face pressure-cooker decisions, unpredictable team dynamics and grueling tasks designed to push both body and brain to extremes. As Prime Video teases, alliances will form and fracture, trust will be weaponised, and every move could mean the difference between triumph and elimination.
MrBeast Returns as Host
Jimmy Donaldson resumes his role as host and executive producer, keeping his signature unpredictable flair at the center of the show’s identity. Joining him behind the scenes are co-creators Sean Klitzner, Tyler Conklin, and Mack Hopkins. Klitzner and Matt Apps serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Michael Cruz, Jeff Housenbold, Tyler Conklin, Michael Miller, Josh Kulic, and Chris Keiper. Conklin returns as the series director.
With this creative team at the helm, Season Two is expected to deliver a heightened blend of cinematic scale, humour, tension, and high-stakes spectacle.
Global Premiere
Beast Games Season Two will stream exclusively on Prime Video across more than 240 countries and territories, continuing its trajectory as a global entertainment juggernaut.
As the clock ticks down to January 7, excitement is already mounting among fans eager to re-enter Beast City’s neon-drenched chaos. If the first look is any indication, the upcoming season promises to be bigger, louder ,and more fiercely competitive than anything MrBeast has attempted before.
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