The series is a promotional vehicle for the co-hosts. Everyone's show-related social media handle is prominently featured on-screen. TV shows, products, and services are also promoted.
Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
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Drinking (wine, cocktails) is visible on set and in some of the social media videos featured on the show.
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Sexual innuendo ranges from Eyal Booker's taking his shirt off while making watermelon coolers to featuring a sex therapist who talks about physical relationships.
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It's a diverse, female-dominated cast. Achieng Agutu is Kenyan, Eyal Booker is British and Jewish, and Taryn Delanie Smith is Black. Nonbinary Cyrus Veyssi is Iranian American. Most have or are pursuing university educations.
Highlights the importance of living your best life. Themes range from self-care to trying out things seen on social media.
Positive Role Models
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The group celebrates positivity, self-acceptance, and embracing Gen Z's values, but can also sound narcissistic when having these conversations.
Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Influenced is a talk show featuring digital content creators talking about and participating in activities that are more commonly viewed on social media (in responsible ways). Expect some cursing, strong innuendo, drinking, and occasional conversations about personally difficult situations. It also features lots of guests promoting media, business, and services. The overall series is also a promotional vehicle for each of the co-hosts, who have their own social media channels and followers.
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What's the Story?
Produced by Reese Witherspoon's media company Hello Sunshine, INFLUENCED is a talk show featuring a diverse group of influencers talking to, and about, Generation Z. Top content creators Achieng Agutu, former Love Island cast member Eyal Booker, Miss America runner-up Taryn Delanie Smith, Tefi Pessoa, and beauty and makeup enthusiast Cyrus Veyssi discuss the hottest trends, test the latest life hacks, and share their thoughts about living their best lives. Guest celebrities like Jerrie Johnson and Christina Millian, and various organizing, money, and relationship experts also add to the fun.
The unscripted series combines the conversational banter of a TV talk show with content designed to appeal to a generation raised on social media. From demonstrating how to photograph items to resell online to testing out whether specific dance moves help remove ketchup from a bottle, most of each episode's many segments are what you would expect to see on Instagram or TikTok. The co-hosts also manage to engage in some thoughtful discussions about different topics, thus creating some pauses throughout the quick-moving show. But Influenced is also a major promotional vehicle for the cast, each of whom joined the series as an already well-known content creator with a mass of followers. Nonetheless, it's a decent attempt to interest a younger generation in traditional talk shows by using contemporary media culture.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about Gen Z. What age group falls into this category? What are some of the characteristics used to define it?
Why is Influenced produced to be a streaming talk show instead of shorter video programming designed for social media outlets? How would it have to be changed to show it on Instagram or TikTok?
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