‘Red Table Talk’ renewed through 2022, gets spinoff series
The online show created by Jada Pinkett-Smith received some good news this week
Good news Red Table Talk fans! The hit Jada Pinkett-Smith-led series has not only been renewed through 2022 but is also getting a spinoff series.
Wednesday, Shadow And Act reported that social media juggernaut Facebook is as committed as ever to the hit digital talk show which Smith hosts along with her daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne Banfield Norris.
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In addition to a three-year renewal through 2022, Facebook has additionally ordered a Latin spinoff, Red Table Talk: The Estefans.
The new series will be hosted by Miami-based music legend Gloria Estefan, her daughter Emily Estefan and her niece Lili Estefan.
A synopsis of the show which will be executive produced by Pinkett Smith and Gloria Estefan says they aim to bring, “the Red Table to Miami for a new series of candid conversations about today’s most timely, social and personal issues with family, celebrity guests, and experts.”
“I’m incredibly proud of Red Table Talk and thrilled to build upon this franchise with my family and with Gloria, Emily, and Lili,” said Pinkett Smith in a statement obtained by the outlet.
“Red Table Talk has created a space to have open, honest and healing conversations around social and topical issues, and what’s most powerful for me is hearing people’s stories and engaging with our fans in such a tangible way on the Facebook Watch platform. I’m excited to see the Estefans put their spin on the franchise and take it to new places.”
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“I’m incredibly excited to carry the Red Table Talk torch with my family in Miami,” Estefan said in her own statement. “Jada and I have spoken about this a lot and feel my daughter, niece and I can tackle issues important to us and our fans with a new and fresh voice. Jada has done this incredibly and continues to do [it] with her family in their candid, intimate, and groundbreaking conversations at the iconic Red Table.”
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