James Patterson and MrBeast Penning ‘Lethal Assessments’ Thriller Novel

MrBeast is on the brink of create a brand new type of spectacle offscreen.

The YouTuber, who at the moment has the most subscribed channel on the platform with 379 million subscribers, has teamed up with James Patterson to launch a brand new thriller novel, Deadline stories.

Based on the outlet, there may be allegedly an “eight-figure” bidding battle for the novel, movie and TV rights for the e book. Will probably be the primary for MrBeast, whose actual title is Jimmy Donaldson, and one among many for Patterson.

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The prolific writer is understood for his Alex Cross novels, which embody Alongside Got here a Spider. The character helped spawn a Prime Video collection adaptation final yr, which grew to become the primary title globally on the streamer throughout its first 20 days, per Skydance. The present was renewed for a second season in April 2024, months earlier than its November 2024 season 1 premiere.

Hollywood has tailored dozens of different Patterson novels for movie and tv, together with Most Journey, Center Faculty: The Worst Years of My Reside, First to Die and Zoo.

Patterson has additionally labored with many different co-writers, together with Bill Clinton (The President Is Lacking and The President’s Daughter), Dolly Parton (Run, Rose, Run) and Michael Crichton (Eruption).

Whereas Patterson and MrBeast’s new novel doesn’t have a reputation but, Deadline reported that it has “shades of Squid Game” — a show that MrBeast has taken inspiration from for his YouTube videos—and a logline to match.

“Gamers struggle to outlive lethal exams held in harmful places around the globe, as they battle to turn out to be ‘The One,’ ” the logline reads, per Deadline.

Though that is MrBeast’s first enterprise into literature, the influencer has beforehand ventured into tv with his Prime Video series Beast Games. Earlier this yr, it grew to become the streamer’s most-watched unscripted present after buying 50 million views in 25 days, per Deadline.

A synopsis explains that the present featured 1,000 contestants competing in “nail-biting, bodily, psychological, and social challenges” for an opportunity to win a $5 million money prize. Every week, contestants have been eradicated based mostly on the outcomes of challenges that concerned utilizing “their energy and wit to remain within the recreation.”

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The money prize ended up being doubled to $10 million throughout the closing episode and was awarded to contestant  #831, Jeffrey (Jeff) Randall Allen.