Red Table Talk premiered on May 7, 2018 on Facebook Watch. On June 13, 2018, it was announced that Facebook had ordered an additional thirteen episodes of the series. These new episodes premiered on October 22, 2018. The show's second season premiered on May 6, 2019. Facebook Watch renewed the web series for a third and fourth season, released on February 26, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively. The series also spawned a spinoff, Red Table Talk: The Estefans, led by Gloria Estefan, Emily Estefan and Lili Estefan.
Jada Pinkett Smith and Her Mom Originally Created ‘Red Table Talk’ for Willow Smith. Prior to hosting their virtual discussions every week on Facebook, the three generations of women would sit down together in their home so that Willow Smith could learn more about mother-daughter relationships from her mom and Gammy.
“Willow had been asking questions,” Banfield-Norris explained to The New York Times in March 2020. “And it dawned on Jada that there’s a lot of things that Willow just doesn’t know about us.”
One day, Pinkett Smith, Willow, and Banfield-Norris sat down at their red kitchen table and held a candid conversation, which the Set It Off actor decided to record.
That first video was posted to YouTube in June 2013. Not only did it garner upwards of 31,000 views, but it also sparked an idea for Pinkett Smith.
The actor realized that there was a void for candid and unfiltered conversations, one that could be filled with the Smiths’ willingness to delve into tough subjects while offering multi-generational perspectives.
“We just wanted to create a safe space,” Pinkett Smith told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018.
AWARDS
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News / Information (Series or Special)
Individual or Ensemble
Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris
Outstanding Talk Show Informative
Red Table Talk
