'Black-ish' star Yara Shahidi gets her own Facebook Watch show

Yara Shahidi will kick off with celebrity peers in a new show airing on Facebook Watch more later this month.< /p>

The self-proclaimed actor, model, activist and "music nerd" - best known for playing in "Black-ish" and "Grown-ish" – stars and executive produces Facebook Watch original series "Yara Shahidi's Day Off." In each episode, Shahidi will take part in a range of activities with her celebrity guests that reflect "their genuine interests outside of fame", covering horse riding, gymnastics, golf, soccer and game nights.

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"Yara Shahidi's Day Off" premieres Thursday, September 29 at 9:00 a.m. on Facebook Watch, Shahidi's Facebook page (2.2 million followers) and her Instagram page (7.6 million followers).

The first episode will feature hugely popular TikTok creator Khaby Lame in one of his first American sit-down interviews. Other guests on the show will include Liza Koshy, Chloe Kim, Swae Lee, Elsa Majimbo, Amanda Seales, Alton Mason and Nas. Shahidi will also have intimate conversations with her guests, asking them to divulge the one question no one ever asks that they wish people would.

The series is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment and Yara Shahidi and Keri Salter-Shahidi's 7th Sun Productions.< /p>

"Much of our family world and work has been inspired by the intimate conversation that we have had with the amazing people around us," Shahidi said in a statement. "For years at 7th Sun, we have wanted to throw the door wide open and share with my peers how moving it is to hear some of my favorite people talk about their favorite things. We are thrilled to partner with Jesse Collins Entertainment, Tiffany Mills and Meta to share these meaningful moments with my peers!"

Meta's Facebook Watch is the social network's video hub that aggregates original shows as well as content from creators and publishers. Facebook Watch bowed in 2017 with several scripted series, but it moved away from that programming after finding more success with personality-driven shows, such as Jada Pinkett Smith's popular "Red Table Talk." "Yara Shahidi's Day Off" is in the same vein as "JoJo Goes," the Facebook Watch original in which Gen Z superstar JoJo Siwa goes on "crazy and fun adventures" with her friends.

For "Yara Shahidi's Day Off", Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon are executive producers at Jesse Collins Entertainment ; Shahidi, Salter-Shahidi and Liz York are EPs for 7th Sun. Showrunner Tiffany Mills also serves as executive producer, and Blue and Shweta Thakur serve as co-executive producers.

Salter-Shahidi, who is Yara's mother and director of 7th Sun, commented: transforming a idea created around our dinner table into a show that gives people space to share more about themselves. Jesse Collins added, “As long-time supporters and fans of Yara Shahidi, we are thrilled to partner with the 7th Sun team and Meta to bring Yara's vision to fruition. She's got incredible talent and we're excited for the world to see what she will bring to the talk show landscape."

"Yara Shahidi is truly an inspiring talent and her enthusiasm for honest, intimate conversations has brought this series for life,” said Mina Lefevre, head of development and programming at Meta.

Watch the trailer for "Yara Shahidi's Day Off":