Will Smith is turning his passion for fear-challenging stunts into new show, funded by Facebook.
“Will Smith’s Bucket List,” which debuted on the Facebook Watch video hub Wednesday (Feb. 27), follows the actor-comedian-rapper-daredevil as he ticks off items from his bucket list one at a time.
In the six-episode series, with new installments to be released weekly, Smith travels the globe, taking on various insane and unusual challenges. His “Bucket List” adventures include taking part in a Bollywood movie, skydiving in Dubai, racing a Formula 1 car in Abu Dhabi, swimming with sharks, running a half marathon in Cuba — and performing stand-up comedy with Dave Chappelle.
“Will Smith’s Bucket List” premiered Wednesday at 9 a.m. PT on Facebook Watch on the Show Page (facebook.com/willsmithsbucketlist). New episodes will drop every Wednesday at the same time.
The show is produced by Smith’s Westbrook Entertainment, which is also the company behind Facebook Watch original “Red Table Talk,” a talk show featuring Jada Pinkett Smith. Will Smith is repped by CAA and managed by Westbrook Entertainment.
Will Smith made his first big leap into digital media — literally — last fall. In a special stunt produced in partnership with YouTube, on his 50th birthday (Sept. 25, 2018) he live-streamed his helicopter bungee-jump over the Grand Canyon on his YouTube channel. The stunt raised money for Global Citizen’s education campaigns.
For Facebook, the Will Smith project is the latest celebrity-driven entertainment project — aimed at generating more video viewing (and ad dollars) on its massive global social service. This week it announced “Human Discoveries,” an animated comedy starring Anna Kendrick and Zac Efronslated to debut later in 2019, and touted the upcoming premiere of a docu-series on NBA star Stephen Curry called “Stephen vs. The Game.”
Watch the trailer for “Will Smith’s Bucket List” below (or at this link):