Kevin Hart admires MrBeast’s approach to game shows.
In a recent interview with The Breakfast Club, Hart discussed (around the 16:40 mark) how he’s mentoring Druski and Kai Cenat about leveraging their influence as streamers and content creators. During this conversation, he highlighted MrBeast’s achievements with Beast Games.
Kevin Hart is impressed with MrBeast’s game show innovation.
“What MrBeat is doing is dope,” Hart said. “It’s a game show, big game show. He’s taken everything, the idea of gaming and prizes, and redefined it.”
“We’ve seen it for years on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and all these other shows,” he added. “It was a traditional win and here’s your gift (setup). He broke that model. He did it time after time again and then he built a big ass series. Then, streaming platforms were like ‘hey we’ve got to fuck with this guy, we’re going to give him XYZ to do it.’ He controls it, he owns it.”
MrBeast’s Beast Games launched on Amazon Prime Video in December. The Squid Game-inspired competition features 1,000 players competing for a five million dollar prize. When releasing the teaser trailer, MrBeast (who recently confirmed his billionaire status on paper) shared details about creating the show.
“I spent over a year creating this 10-episode competition series, breaking 40 world records, building the craziest sets in entertainment history, featuring 1,000 players, and a $5,000,000 grand prize!” MrBeast wrote. “I poured everything I have into this show.”
Despite its success, the show faces legal troubles from contestants claiming a “hostile work environment.” A September complaint alleges failure to pay minimum wages and overtime, sexual harassment, emotional distress, unfair business practices, and false advertising.
“Defendants exercised total control over the manner, means, and timing of the work performed by the contestants, by controlling essentially every aspect of their lives during the production of the show,” states the complaint, adding that contestants were required to “miss other work if they had other jobs.”
The 54-page complaint also alleges “dangerous” working conditions and a “culture and pattern and practice of sexual harassment,” with women contestants reportedly “forced to endure” what’s described as “severe embarrassment” during production.
