Mack Hopkins | |
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| Occupation(s) | Television editor, producer, presenter |
| Known for | Co-creator, lead editor and co-host of Beast Games |
Mack Hopkins is a television editor, producer, and on-camera presenter. He is the lead editor, co-creator, and a co-host of the Prime Video reality competition series Beast Games , and is also credited as a writer on the programme. [1] [2]
Hopkins serves as the lead editor on Beast Games, where he coordinated a large, multi-editor post-production team across a high-volume workflow. In interviews about the show’s post-production, he discussed managing footage from more than a thousand cameras and shaping storylines from a very large raw media pool; he is also described as a co-creator and co-host of the series. [1] [3]
Hopkins’ editorial approach to the series, combining large-scale multicamera material with fast-paced, YouTube-influenced cutting—has been profiled in trade coverage and craft interviews. [1] [4]
According to craft interviews, episode one alone used more than 1,000 cameras, with total media for the season exceeding 1.7 petabytes; the post team scaled to roughly 22 editors and 23 assistant editors, cutting primarily in Adobe Premiere Pro under a compressed timeline from the first week of September to locked delivery before 17 December 2024. [1] [3] Hopkins also collaborated with 3D artist Desert Sage on the finale’s coin-flip montage, building crowd simulations and After Effects composites to visualize the season’s decision tree. [1] [3]
Beast Games premiered on Prime Video in December 2024. According to Amazon, the series became Prime Video’s most-watched unscripted programme, reaching 50 million viewers in 25 days; it was subsequently renewed for two additional seasons in May 2025. [2] That performance and its broader significance in streaming and creator-led television were also reported in major outlets. [5] [6] Industry trades list Hopkins as one of the show’s co-creators alongside Sean Klitzner and Tyler Conklin, with Jimmy Donaldson as host and co-creator. [7]
In August 2025, production reports indicated that filming on season two had wrapped. [8]
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2024–present | Beast Games | Co-creator; lead editor; co-host; writer | Prime Video reality competition series [1] [7] |