{"id":152338,"date":"2021-05-05T00:42:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T04:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=152338"},"modified":"2021-05-05T00:42:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T04:42:44","slug":"will-smiths-snapback-journey-kicks-off-upcoming-youtube-originals-content-alicia-keys-migos-more-amongst-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/will-smiths-snapback-journey-kicks-off-upcoming-youtube-originals-content-alicia-keys-migos-more-amongst-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith&#8217;s Snapback Journey Kicks Off Upcoming YouTube Originals Content; Alicia Keys, Migos &amp; More Amongst Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Will Smith took to Instagram today to chronicle his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COZHipMhHDr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Before&#8221; picture<\/a> stating &#8220;I\u2019m gonna be real wit y&#8217;all &#8211; I\u2019m in the worst shape of my life.&#8221; This was right before he posted a sincere message accompanied with a model-esque gif praising the body that &#8220;carried him through an entire pandemic,&#8221; and announcing that he will be teaming up with Youtube to document his weight loss journey. <span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Will Smith&#8217;s Youtube Journey<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube also announced the new partnership today at the new and returning projects at the 10th-annual digital newfront and digital personalized event, Brandcast Delivered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amongst the lineup is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/07\/apple-wins-world-rights-for-emancipation-starring-will-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smith&#8217;s<\/a> six-part unscripted series following the <em>Bad Boys <\/em>actor as he embarks on his fitness journey, a new intimate performance docuseries with Alicia Keys premiering this summer, the third and final season of <em>Liza on Demand<\/em>, starring popular creator Liza Koshy, <em>Ice Cold<\/em>, a docuseries that explores issues around racial inequity through the lens of hip-hop jewelry, and <em>Recipe for Change<\/em> [working title], a new special celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander culture.&nbsp; For more details on Brandcast Delivered, see blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.youtube\/news-and-events\/youtube-main-stream-highlights-10th-annual-brandcast-delivered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the upcoming new and returning YouTube Originals featured in today&#8217;s presentation (watch Kyncl&#8217;s remarks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5vVQZZjtZow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>):&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Best Shape of My Life<\/em> [<em>working title<\/em>] &#8211; Premieres next year<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This new six-part fitness unscripted series from Westbrook Media and YouTube Originals is the story of Will Smith, looking up one day to find himself in middle age, rebuilding his body into the best shape of his life and getting his groove back along the way. This is the fun, funny, inspirational, wildly adventurous, and deeply entertaining story of Smith challenging himself to improve every aspect of his fitness, from agility to power to recovery and more, teaming up with guests including pro athletes, scientists and experts, and top YouTube creators. The series is being directed and showrun by Dexton Deboree, the visionary creative behind <em>Unbanned<\/em> and forthcoming <em>Promiseland<\/em>. This project marks Will Smith&#8217;s second project with YouTube Originals. In his first, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7uilQxtVvpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Will Smith: The Jump<\/a>,&#8221; he accepted the ultimate challenge to bungee jump from a helicopter over the Grand Canyon on his 50th birthday for charity in 2018, resulting in nearly 18M views in the first 48 hours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Noted<\/em> [<em>working title<\/em>]- Premieres This Summer<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While ramping up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of <em>Songs in A Minor<\/em> and heading into the studio to record her 8th and most personal record to date, GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter, producer, and author Alicia Keys invites her fans to peer into her world like never before. In partnership with Westbrook Media, Keys serves up &#8220;Noted,&#8221; a four-part, intimate performance docuseries comprised of breathtaking visual displays of introspection. Informed by life defining memories and meaningful conversations with loved ones, Alicia will bring you into a whole new experience combining the documentary and performance worlds in a way you&#8217;ve never quite before seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Liza on Demand<\/em> &#8211; Season three premieres later this year<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The third season of fan-favorite scripted series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL5MGfQbdoiHM8Y4nNKfDwZxaHB0iw0dL2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Liza on Demand<\/em><\/a>, starring actress, producer and top creator Liza Koshy follows the chaotic misadventures of Liza (Koshy) and her roommates\/best friends, Harlow (Kimiko Glenn) and Oliver (Travis Coles), as they wade through the highs and lows of their 20s.&nbsp; &#8220;Liza on Demand&#8221; is produced by Above Average with executive producers Liza Koshy, Courtney Carter, Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Marc Lieberman, Ally Engelberg, Caroline Miller and Elliot Glazer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the additional programming and premiere date announcements YouTube Originals is making today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Ice Cold<\/em> \u2013 Premieres This Summer<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ice Cold<\/em> is a docuseries from executive producers MIGOS, Kevin &#8220;Coach K.&#8221; Lee and Pierre &#8220;P&#8221; Thomas that uses the prism of hip-hop jewelry to explore deeper issues around racial inequity and the American Dream. Exhibited as a collection of four short episodes, director Karam Gill (<em>G Funk, Supervillain<\/em>) explores hip-hop&#8217;s ability to reimagine and transcend established notions of wealth, status, superiority &amp; the sheer resilience of hip-hop culture. The series premieres on <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUC9YcTIQuhwgoOQqYMKYqW9A&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAnnie.Imamura%40umusic.com%7C4c775adcb1ae4d62bebd08d90b5ba6cd%7Cbbcb6b2f8c7c4e2486e46c36fed00b78%7C1%7C0%7C637553310535366490%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=NOOcDR%2BKN%2BGkd6nmCj%2Buz95XTtxGww9D2ybmKnlAMxQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIGOS&#8217; YouTube Channel<\/a> this summer and is co-produced by Quality Films, Universal Music Group&#8217;s Mercury Studios and Polygram Entertainment, MGX Creative, and Mass Appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Recipe for Change<\/em> [<em>working title<\/em>] &#8211; Premieres June 16<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s a holiday gathering or just a Thursday night dinner, the most interesting and provocative conversations happen around a shared table. 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