The second season of Beast Games, Amazon’s expensive and controversial game show collaboration with MrBeast, has begun its casting process. Mystic Arts Pictures, the casting company that also worked on season one, announced on their Instagram that players can apply to compete for “$15 million in cash and prizes.”
To apply, you must be 18 years or older, a US citizen, and available for “six consecutive weeks during the period of May to July 2025.” You must also submit a video answering quirky questions like “why are you smart and the ultimate strategic thinker,” or “What makes YOU an unforgettable competitor?” For context, some of the questions asked in the run-up to Season 1 were, “Are you willing to be buried alive?” and ”Are you more of a hero or a villain?”
Prior to submission, applicants must sign a legal release protecting the production, Amazon, and MrBeast.
“They are advising them in every which way you possibly can for their welfare, that they are assuming a risk here, and here are the risks you’re assuming,” Los Angeles Entertainment attorney Peter L. Kaufman said. “It also becomes their Get Out of Jail Free card. They can point to that people sign these things. They sign them like a car rental agreement. No one’s hiring the lawyer before they sign it.”
The agreement acknowledges the potential for ‘personal injury, property damage, or other harm,’ a standard inclusion for such contracts, given the Beast Games’ inherent physical risks.. During the filming in Las Vegas of the prequel episode shown on MrBeast’s YouTube, multiple contestants told the New York Times that they were bruised or injured from challenges, with a MrBeast spokesperson blaming the “CrowdStrike incident, extreme weather, and other unexpected logistical and communications issues.” According to Rolling Stone, the set had six hospitalizations.
Those set conditions led to five contestants filing legal paperwork seeking class action status in September against MrBeast and Amazon, alleging they were subjected to “chronic mistreatment,” sexual harassment, and more. The case is still ongoing with the next hearing set for April 14.
The second season release has a clause where contestants are required to arbitrate, meaning they have to work through a third party instead of going to court. Though the contract for season one contestants seen by Passionfruit has a “Class Action Waiver” clause, its section for season two is much longer and broader.
There are multiple sections in this contract designed to keep lawsuits away from the Beast Games. Contestants waive their right to sue if they learn facts later that would have kept them from signing the contract.
“This is enforceable but unfortunate,” New York Entertainment Lawyer Theodore L. Blumberg told Passionfruit. “It gives the producers the incentive to conceal facts which people would likely find so distasteful they would have walked away had they known.”
The agreement stipulates a $50,000 penalty per breach. This contrasts with the previous season’s contract, which imposed fines of $500,000 pre-release and $100,000 post-release. First-season contestants reported significant anxiety regarding potential penalties for violating the agreement, particularly if they spoke out. Blumberg believes that this clause is “unenforceable” because it “frightens a party into compliance” rather than protecting the competition and the business.
The second season of the Beast Games is already pulling in buzz, with many users on social media excited to sign up and compete. But both lawyers urged caution to potential applicants.
“I would urge a client not to sign this contract even if he or she said, ‘I know it’s unfair,’” Blumberg said.
