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Meta is shutting down its Facebook Watch original programming, including the popular talk show Red Table Talk, as part of cost-cutting measures. Westbrook Studios is now shopping around the show for a new home. Other shows on the platform included Sorry for Your Loss, Simone vs. Herself, Steve, and JoJo Goes. Meta's move follows similar decisions by YouTube and Snap to scale back or move away from original content.
Meta is shutting down its Facebook Watch originals group, which includes the popular show "Red Table Talk" hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith. None of the Facebook Watch originals will be returning for new seasons. Meta's entertainment team is now focused on creating virtual-reality experiences in Meta Horizon Worlds. Mina Lefevre, head of development and programming for the group, is leaving the company. Westbrook Studios, which produces "Red Table Talk," is said to be looking for a new distributor.
Facebook has axed Jada Pinkett Smith's talk show, Red Table Talk, as part of its pivot towards virtual reality content. The show, which began in 2018 and was co-hosted by Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris, became a popular platform for celebrities to discuss taboo topics. Pinkett Smith's production company, Westbrook Studios, is currently searching for a new distributor. Facebook Watch is scaling back its original programming to focus on VR-first shows.
"Red Table Talk," the Daytime Emmy award-winning series hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, daughter Willow Smith, and mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris, has been canceled as Meta shuts down its Facebook Watch original programs. Produced by Westbrook Studios, the show tackled current social and cultural issues from an intergenerational lens. Westbrook Studios is reportedly shopping for a new distributor for the series now that their deal with Facebook Watch has ended.