Netflix Recreates Gene Wilder’s Voice Using AI As Streamer Sets Premiere Date For Willy Wonka Reality Series ‘The Golden Ticket’

Netflix has announced the premiere date of September 23 for its new reality competition series, The Golden Ticket. The show is themed around Willy Wonka, based on the Roald Dahl book Charlie the Chocolate Factory. To enhance the production, the streamer utilized AI to recreate the voice of the late actor Gene Wilder. Netflix obtained official permission from the actor's estate to generate these voiceovers for the series, which arrives 55 years after the original film adaptation.