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For the second consecutive year, North Carolina has awarded its largest film incentive for star content creator MrBeast to tape his Amazon Prime reality competition \u201cBeast Games\u201d in his home state.<\/p>\n

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The N.C. Department of Commerce has approved a $15 million grant for \u201cBeast Games\u201d Season 3, the department told The News & Observer. This is the most the state can offer for one season of television under the North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants, a program launched in 2015 to draw TV and movie productions. The state last year gave a similar $15 million grant for the bulk of \u201cBeast Games\u201d Season 2<\/a> to be shot in Eastern North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Eligible productions can qualify for 25% expense rebates, capped at $15 million. This indicates Amazon and MrBeast plan to spend at least $60 million in North Carolina for the upcoming season. In 2025, the state distributed nearly $35 million in overall tax breaks to film projects, including the third season of \u201cThe Summer I Turned Pretty\u201d and the fourth season of \u201cOuter Banks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Season 3 of \u201cBeast Games\u201d is currently being filmed; on May 24, thousands of MrBeast fans<\/a> entered East Carolina University\u2019s Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville to be in the background of an episode. Like many competition shows, \u201cBeast Games\u201d follows contestants through a sequence of challenges for lucrative prizes. Narrative arcs form as players are winnowed until a winner ultimately takes home $5 million.<\/p>\n

The show is hosted by Greenville native Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, who at 28 is by far the most-followed YouTuber on the planet. With more than 494 million subscribers, his account showcases people \u2014 whether his crew or outside contestants \u2014 confronting extreme conditions. One recent upload features Donaldson and his team spending a week in the Arctic. An ongoing challenge chronicles four people living for months inside a Greenville grocery store<\/a> in order to win $1 million.<\/p>\n

Donaldson graduated from Greenville Christian Academy and has headquartered his company Beast Industries in his hometown, 80 miles east of Raleigh. His videos, brightly lit and meticulously edited, particularly appeal to younger viewers in their teens and early 20s.<\/p>\n

Amazon\u2019s \u201cBeast Games\u201d has given Donaldson his biggest budget. The first season filmed in Nevada, but at least 80% of Season 2 was set in the Tar Heel State, specifically around Wilmington and Greenville<\/a>. The third season\u2019s North Carolina scenes have been \u201cin and around the Greenville area,\u201d N.C. Department of Commerce spokesperson Patrice Gist said in an email to The N&O.<\/p>\n

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As with other North Carolina economic incentives, some debate the value of taxpayer-funded film rebates.<\/p>\n

N.C. Film Office Director Guy Gaster believes the lack of a grant is what caused \u201cBeast Games\u201d Season 1 to film outside of North Carolina.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are certainly people who have asked, \u2018Why are you giving this production an incentive? They were going to be in North Carolina regardless,\u2019\u201d Gaster told The N&O in December. \u201cAnd they have proven that, no, they would not necessarily shoot this in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

North Carolina began awarding TV and movie productions tax credits in 2006, with the current grant program starting nine years later. Most states offer some form of entertainment industry incentive.<\/p>\n

In a 2024 policy report<\/a>, Jon Sanders of the Raleigh-based conservative think tank John Locke Foundation called for the end of the North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grant fund, writing \u201cunlike other economic incentive programs, film grants don\u2019t require recipients to earn them over time by hitting specific local job\u2013creation targets or fulfilling other long-term promises.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 9:25 AM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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