"Beast Games" was part of a celebrity-studded slate Amazon presented at its TV upfronts debut in May.
Despite being a dominant spender on entertainment content, Prime Video has faced questions about its popularity with viewers.
A second Amazon insider said producers were already talking about making a Fyre Fest-like documentary about "Beast Games."
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But Mike Hopkins, SVP of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, is all over the situation, two Amazon insiders said.
Persons:
—, Jimmy Donaldson, it's, Jennifer Salke, Jimmy, Salke, Donaldson —, Donaldson, Dave Kotinsky, Burger, Donaldson's, Matthew Hiltzik, couldn't, Puck, Mike Hopkins
Organizations:
Service, YouTube's, Amazon, Amazon MGM Studios, Business, Beast, New York Times, Times, Prime, Ampere Analysis, Reuters
Locations:
New Jersey, Vegas