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Gene Wilder's Voice Recreated with AI for Netflix's New Willy Wonka Competition Series
The AI-fueled competition will send 12 winners and their partners into a Wonka-style factory and award one contestant a life-changing prize.
- On September 23, 2026, Netflix will premiere 'Wonka's The Golden Ticket,' a nine-part reality competition series using an AI-recreated voice of Gene Wilder to guide 12 contestants through challenges inspired by the 1971 film.
- Netflix partnered with AI audio firm ElevenLabs to generate the voice, securing explicit consent from the Gene Wilder Estate to honor the late actor's iconic 1971 performance as Willy Wonka.
- Filmed in the Gold Coast, Australia, the series features 12 contestants navigating sets inspired by the 1971 movie, with actor Rusty Goffe reprising his role as an Oompa Loompa.
- Karen B. Wilder, the actor's widow, said she is "delighted" to introduce his "magic to a new generation," emphasizing that the project celebrates the warmth he brought to Willy Wonka.
- The series marks Netflix's latest Roald Dahl adaptation following its 2021 acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company, positioning the streamer as a major player in adapting the author's literary catalog.
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