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Influenced is coming to Prime Video. The streaming service has released a trailer for the new contemporary talk show. Social media personalities Achieng Agutu, Eyal Booker, Tefi Pessoa, Taryn Delanie Smith, and Cyrus Veyssi are hosting the 10 episodes.
Guests will include Emily Bear, Ally Brooke, Brooke Butler, Sumner Canfield, Allegra Edwards, Jerrie Johnson, Lizzy Mathis, Christina Milian, Joanne Molinaro, Sophie Morgan, Dylan Mulvaney, Chani Nicholas, Matt Sarafa, Vivian Tue, and Stephanie Wolff.
Prime Video revealed more about the upcoming talk show in a press release.
Prime Video has released the official trailer and key art of the content creator-led talk show, Influenced, from Candle Media’s Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM Studios. The thirty-minute episodes will be co-hosted by popular social media personalities Achieng Agutu, Eyal Booker, Tefi Pessoa, Taryn Delanie Smith, and Cyrus Veyssi. Influenced will premiere Thursday, August 1, exclusively on Prime Video in select territories*.
Influenced is an evolution of the talk show format, bridging the gap between social media and TV, led by a panel of top content creators with varying spheres of influence and interest, and featuring subject matter experts whose businesses were built across mediums. Influenced encompasses all things lifestyle, from food, fashion, home design, travel, and beauty to entertainment, popular culture, mental health, spirituality, and wellness. The thirty-minute episodes will be co-hosted by popular social media personalities Achieng Agutu, Eyal Booker, Tefi Pessoa, Taryn Delanie Smith, and Cyrus Veyssi.
Influenced is executive produced by Reese Witherspoon, Sara Rea, Sue Kinkead, and Elizabeth Sandorff for Hello Sunshine. Jill Van Lokeren serves as showrunner and executive producer.
*Territories include; Argentina, Australia, Chile, Colombia, DE, Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, UK, US, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Every episode features specialty topics for viewers to resonate and engage with on social media, #Influenced:
Episode 1: Work-Life: Our hosts discuss the highs and lows of work culture. They put AI to the test to create corporate profile pics, and Cyrus gives tips on reselling clothes as a side hustle. Actress Allegra Edwards, from the Prime Video series Upload, talks about acting and what her worst job taught her. Singer, actress and entrepreneur Christina Milian shares how she balances her career, business, and motherhood.
Episode 2: Hacks & Dupes: One of our hosts strip down as they show off and test their favorite viral hacks and dupes. The Home Edit’s Sumner Canfield shares tips for how to organize different areas of your home. Plus, Your Rich BFF, Vivian Tu, brings her money-saving secrets for travel and shopping online.
Episode 3: Social Media Pressures: While sharing their lives on social media has its perks for content creators, it also comes with the pressure of always being perfect. Our hosts go makeup-free and open up about the pressures they feel. Sexual wellness expert Stephanie Wolff joins them to discuss how social media pressures have upped her clientele, and Brooke Butler performs live in the studio.
Episode 4: Spirituality: Faith Unbundled is trending as Gen-Z considers themselves more spiritual than religious. Our hosts share what spirituality looks like for them as Eyal introduces the group to a cold plunge, and Tefi shares how to create a crystal meditation table at home. Special guest Chani Nicholas drops by to talk about astrology, birth charts, and what Mercury in retrograde really means.
Episode 5: Travel: Whether it’s a road trip or a flight around the world, everyone has been bitten by the travel bug! Our hosts share their favorite travel memories. Achieng and Cyrus demonstrate their in-flight beauty routines while Eyal cooks up an easy, on-the-go protein snack for a travel day. Composer and pianist Emily Bear joins the hosts in the studio for an electrifying performance.
Episode 6: Entertaining: Our hosts share the latest trends in entertaining by mixing cocktails inspired by their exes and cooking tasty Bring Your Own Dish (BYOD) entrees. Tastemade’s “Dinner Party People” co-host, Lizzy Mathis, visits with a soul roll recipe. Plus, a very special guest joins the couch for an after-hours cocktail.
Episode 7: Glow-Up: It’s the year of the Glow-Up! Our hosts reveal photos from their youth and share their journeys of growth – inside and out. Celebrity stylist and fashion designer Matt Sarafa gives tips on wearing color. Actress Jerrie Johnson, from the Prime Video series Harlem, talks about being the first college graduate in her family and how her glow-up included being true to who she is, a queer Black woman.
Episode 8: Self-Care: The self-care industry has over 60 billion views on TikTok, and our hosts are diving in to share their own self-care favorites and test out the latest trending devices. Eyal, Tefi, and Taryn get busy in the kitchen with vegan chef Joanne Molinara to make Kimchi Dumplings. Influencer and LGBTQ+ advocate Dylan Mulvaney shares what self-care looks like to her.
Episode 9: Relationships: In this relationship-filled episode, our hosts discuss all things “Nomance,” open relationships, and cheating as Gen Z is throwing out all the rules. Former dating app employee, Cyrus, dishes out the best online dating profile tips for singles Eyal, Achieng, and Tefi. Sophie Morgan, a disability rights advocate and TV host, opens up about dating and her journey from paralysis to TV host.
Episode 10: Throwback Nostalgia: Our hosts are feeling nostalgic. Throwback outfits, throwback snack boards, and of course – their first social media post! Influencer Kate Steinberg joins and talks about why nostalgia resonates with young people. Ally Brooke, former member of Fifth Harmony, performs.
The show arrives on August 1st. The trailer and key art for the new series are below.
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What do you think? Are you planning to check out this new talk series?
