The first two episodes of Beast Games were released on Amazon Prime Video on December 19, 2024, with the full series consisting of ten episodes released weekly on Thursdays. On January 25, 2025, YouTuber Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson uploaded a video titled "Each Minute One Person is Eliminated", following 20 people previously eliminated from the show to compete again for $500,000, later reduced to $431,000. Several contestants alleged they were mistreated during production, resulting in a lawsuit against Donaldson's company.