The Filipina actress appears alongside Mia Khalifa, BANKS, Nemahsis, Cindy Kimberly, and Yesly Dimate in a WePresent-commissioned hybrid of podcast, cinema, and documentary.
Liza Soberano is stepping into another international project. It reveals her in a way fans have never quite seen before. This is the true-blue spirit of exploring what else she can do. The unscripted YouTube series, ‘Can I Come In?’, doesn’t just capture her on camera. It peels back the layers, offering a more vulnerable, human side of the actress.
Known recently for her role in Lisa Frankenstein, Liza here opens up about the pressure of being “someone worthy of looking up to” and the struggles that came with constantly being in the public eye.
The series is directed by Palestinian-Jordanian Sarah Bahbah. It isn’t your usual talk-show-meets-documentary. It’s a slow unraveling—a hybrid of podcast, cinema, and intimate storytelling. The show dives into love, heartbreak, trauma, and prejudice. For women like Liza, who have lived much of their lives under scrutiny, it’s also about confronting the invisible weight of public criticism and expectation.
Inside the World of ‘Can I Come In?’
Fresh from Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood party, where she rubbed elbows with the likes of Tyla, Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard, The White Lotus’ Sam Nivola, and Olympian Simone Biles, Liza is now gearing up for the August 14 release of her episode in Can I Come In?, hosted on Sarah Bahbah’s YouTube channel.
As of this writing, four episodes have already been released. Mia Khalifa speaks with disarming honesty about heartbreak, self-love, and the art of letting go. Yesly Dimate opens up about surviving past trauma and learning to stop apologizing for who she is. Palestinian-Canadian musician Nemahsis talks about finding a true sense of community and why she chose music over love. While model Cindy Kimberly reflects on the protection she wasn’t afforded growing up, and how she’s carving out her own freedom.
In the teaser for her episode, Liza’s voice is steady but weighted. “It was a lot of pressure… a lot of pressure to be someone worthy of looking up to,” she says, her words carrying both exhaustion and release. Sarah Bahbah describes her approach as actor-centric, creating a safe and collaborative space where guests can share what rarely makes it into scripted narratives. “I’m not a therapist,” she explains. “I’m simply there to hold space and gently prompt them through the story they choose to share.”
The series comes with a disclaimer for viewers. It may make you uncomfortable. This isn’t because of shock value, but because of how raw, unfiltered, and deeply human the show is. The emotions it stirs are the kind that linger. They remind you that beauty often lives in the messiest corners of truth.
‘Can I Come In?’: A Space Where Artists Heal
At its core, Can I Come In? is a first-of-its-kind immersive art project where vulnerability meets cinema. Each of the six featured women tells a story they’ve never shared before. Every episode is unscripted, every moment charged with emotional truth, and every frame captured in Sarah Bahbah’s signature dreamy, painterly style. It is a place where art doesn’t just entertain, but it also heals, for both the storyteller and the viewer.
For Liza, this project marks another chapter in her growing international career. Life and work outside the Philippines, she admits, can feel overwhelming—“so much bigger, so everyone has to fend for themselves.” But at the same time, liberating. Stepping into new spaces and pushing creative limits has reminded her of just how much she’s capable of, of things she once doubted she could do.
As the release date draws near, fans can expect to see a version of Liza Soberano that’s unguarded and unapologetic. No scripts. No retakes. Just a woman telling her truth, one frame at a time. Make sure to mark your calendar for the release!
