Beast Games - Episode 5: Private Island
Transformed a deserted island in Panama into a luxury competition environment with a $1.8M private island prize.
Role
Executive Producer
Brand
Prime Video / Amazon MGM Studios
Year
2024
Capabilities
Production / Creative / Experiential
The creative and business challenge.
Beast Games needed its most ambitious episode yet - a full-scale island competition that would push the boundaries of what a streaming show could deliver. The challenge: transform a completely deserted Panamanian island into a luxury competition environment worthy of a $100M+ production, under extreme time and logistics pressure.
The strategy, insight, or ambitious concept.
Don't just build a set - build a world. Transform an entire private island into an immersive competition arena where every element, from the sleeping cabins to a real pirate ship, serves both the game mechanics and the visual spectacle. The prize itself is the island - $1.8 million of real estate that makes the stakes tangible.
What I personally owned and led.
As Executive Producer, I owned the full production scope - from creative development and environment design through staffing, vendor management, budgeting, on-site logistics, and final delivery. I led cross-functional teams across construction, safety, creative, and production to bring the island to life.
How the concept became reality.
Built a purpose-designed competition environment on a deserted island in Panama, including a massive cabana structure, 10 sleeping cabins, a fire pit gathering area, and private beach zones. Secured and deployed a real pirate ship, coordinated Navy SEALs for safety and competition elements, arranged a military helicopter for dramatic arrival sequences, and engineered a floating pyramid containing $5 million in cash as the episode's centerpiece. Managed international production logistics, local vendors, permits, and safety protocols across an extreme, remote environment.
What it achieved.
Delivered one of the most visually ambitious episodes in Beast Games history. The island environment, cash pyramid, and military-grade production elements set a new standard for what creator-led streaming content could achieve at scale.
$1.8M Private Island
Prize Value
$5M Floating Pyramid
Cash in Play
Pirate Ship, Navy SEALs, Military Helicopter
Key Assets
