diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/beacon.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/beacon.py
index 3ef32e568..3a934a661 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/beacon.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/beacon.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import json
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 
 
 class BeaconTvIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?beacon\.tv/content/(?P<id>.+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?beacon\.tv/content/(?P<id>[\w-]+)'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://beacon.tv/content/welcome-to-beacon',
@@ -17,9 +19,10 @@ class BeaconTvIE(InfoExtractor):
             'ext': 'mp4',
             'upload_date': '20240509',
             'description': 'md5:ea2bd32e71acf3f9fca6937412cc3563',
-            'thumbnail': 'https://imagedelivery.net/_18WuG-hYMyVquF6KgU_xQ/critrole-beacon-staging-backend/beacon_trailer_thumbnail_beacon_website-5-600x600.png/format=auto',
+            'thumbnail': 'https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/I4CkkEvN/poster.jpg?width=720',
             'title': 'Your home for Critical Role!',
             'timestamp': 1715227200,
+            'duration': 105.494,
         }
     }]
 
@@ -27,76 +30,17 @@ class BeaconTvIE(InfoExtractor):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
-        json_data_string = self._html_search_regex(r'<script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">(.+)</script>', webpage, 'JSON Body')
-        json_data = self._parse_json(json_data_string, video_id)
+        state = self._search_nextjs_data(webpage, video_id)['props']['pageProps']['__APOLLO_STATE__']
 
-        state = traverse_obj(json_data, ('props', 'pageProps', '__APOLLO_STATE__'))
+        content_data = traverse_obj(state, (lambda k, v: k.startswith('Content:') and v['slug'] == video_id, any))
 
-        content_data = None
-        for key, value in state.items():
-            # We can be given many different content objects, we want the one where the slug matches the video ID.
-            if key.startswith('Content') and traverse_obj(value, ('slug')) == video_id:
-                content_data = value
-                break
+        if not content_data or not content_data.get('contentVideo'):
+            raise ExtractorError(
+                'Failed to extract video. Either the given content is not a video, or it requires authentication', expected=True)
 
-        # If the user is not authenticated, and this video is not public, the content will be hidden. In this case show an error to the user.
-        if content_data is None:
-            raise ExtractorError('Failed to find content data. Either the given content is not a video, or it requires authentication', expected=True)
-        if content_data['contentVideo'] is None:
-            raise ExtractorError('Failed to find content video. Either the given content is not a video, or it requires authentication', expected=True)
+        dict = self._parse_jwplayer_data(traverse_obj(content_data, ('contentVideo', 'video', 'videoData', {json.loads})), video_id)
+        dict["title"] = traverse_obj(content_data, 'title')
+        dict["description"] = traverse_obj(content_data, 'description')
+        dict["timestamp"] = parse_iso8601(traverse_obj(content_data, 'publishedAt'))
 
-        # Apollo GraphQL quirk, works with references. We grab the thumbnail reference so we
-        thumbnail_ref = traverse_obj(content_data, ('thumbnail', '__ref'))
-        image_data = None
-        if thumbnail_ref is not None:
-            image_data = traverse_obj(state, (thumbnail_ref))
-
-        # Prefer landscape thumbnail
-        thumbnail_url = traverse_obj(image_data, ('sizes', 'landscape', 'url'))
-        # If not found, try for square thumbnail
-        if thumbnail_url is None:
-            thumbnail_url = traverse_obj(image_data, ('sizes', 'square', 'url'))
-        # Otherwise, fall back to any other, if one exists
-        if thumbnail_url is None:
-            thumbnail_url = traverse_obj(image_data, ('sizes', ..., 'url'))
-
-        video_data = traverse_obj(content_data, ('contentVideo', 'video'))
-        m3u8_url = traverse_obj(video_data, 'video')
-
-        if m3u8_url is None:
-            raise ExtractorError('Failed to find video data', expected=True)
-
-        # Beacon puts additional JSON in stringified form in the videoData. This data contains information about subtitles, and
-        # as such we parse this, and extract these subtitles.
-        additional_video_data_string = traverse_obj(video_data, 'videoData')
-        additional_video_data = self._parse_json(additional_video_data_string, video_id)
-        tracks_arr = traverse_obj(additional_video_data, ('playlist', ..., 'tracks'))
-        subtitles = {}
-        if tracks_arr is not None:
-            for tracks in tracks_arr:
-                for track in tracks:
-                    if traverse_obj(track, 'kind') == 'captions':
-                        file = track['file']
-                        language = traverse_obj(track, 'language')
-                        if language is None:
-                            language = "en"
-                        else:
-                            language = language.lower()
-                        subs = {language: [{'url': file}]}
-                        self._merge_subtitles(subs, target=subtitles)
-
-        title = traverse_obj(content_data, 'title')
-        description = traverse_obj(content_data, 'description')
-        publishedAt = traverse_obj(content_data, 'publishedAt')
-
-        formats = self._extract_m3u8_formats(m3u8_url, video_id, ext='mp4')
-        return {
-            'id': video_id,
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': title,
-            'formats': formats,
-            'timestamp': parse_iso8601(publishedAt),
-            'description': description,
-            'thumbnail': thumbnail_url,
-            'subtitles': subtitles,
-        }
+        return dict