Amid broad cost-cutting strikes, Meta is shuttering the Facebook Watch originals group, whose small slate of reveals included the hit “Red Table Talk” hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, Variety has confirmed.

A Meta consultant confirmed that the corporate is shuttering its originals group however declined to supply additional remark. The information was first reported by Deadline.

With the shutdown of Facebook Watch originals, Mina Lefevre, head of improvement and programing for the group, is leaving the corporate. Lefevre joined Meta (then called Facebook) in 2017, after serving as MTV’s head of scripted improvement. At Meta, Lefevre reported to Ricky Van Veen, VP of inventive technique.

Lefevre’s exit comes as Meta is slicing 10,000 jobs across the company, coming after it laid off 11,000 staffers on the finish of 2022. On Wednesday, Meta announced first-quarter 2023 earnings that beat Wall Street expectations, as its income grew 3% for the interval.

Facebook Watch’s originals began out with a mix of scripted and unscripted shows, however the firm shifted totally to unscripted fare lately. Its present reveals embody “Red Table Talk” and Steve Harvey speak present “Steve on Watch.”

“Red Table Talk” sequence is produced by Westbrook Studios, cofounded by Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith; the corporate is alleged to be in search of a brand new distributor now that the Facebook Watch deal is completed. The Daytime Emmy-winning speak present featured Pinkett Smith, daughter Willow Smith and mom Adrienne “Gammy” Banfield-Norris (pictured above). “Red Table Talk” has 11 million followers on Facebook. Westbook additionally produced a derivative, “Red Table Talk: The Estefans,” that includes Gloria Estefan, her daughter Emily and her niece Lili.

Some of the social platform’s authentic reveals have punched into the zeitgeist, like Jada Pinkett Smith’s “Red Table Talk” speak present and drama “Sorry for Your Loss,” starring Elizabeth Olsen, a couple of girl grieving the demise of her husband. And Facebook is diving additional into the speak format with a revival of Steve Harvey’s daytime present after it was dropped by NBC: “Steve on Watch” is ready to debut Jan. 6 on Facebook and run for 10 weeks.

Prior to becoming a member of Facebook, Lefevre oversaw all of MTV’s scripted improvement and programming along with movies. She had joined MTV in 2013 as SVP of scripted programming and labored on reveals together with “Teen Wolf,” “Scream,” “Finding Carter,” “The Shannara Chronicles” and “Faking It.” Prior to MTV, she was with ABC Family (now known as Freeform) for 12 years the place as VP of improvement and programming she oversaw the launch of its breakout hit “Pretty Little Liars.”