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Netflix used AI to put Gene Wilder's voice into a new reality show
So much for magic.
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Kotaku
· Jun 30, 2026
Netflix Turns Dead Gene Wilder Into AI Willy Wonka Voice For New Reality TV Show
Perhaps we can just let dead people stay dead?
Mashable
· Jul 1, 2026
Netflixs Wonka reality show will use AI-generated voice of Gene Wilder
Netflix reality competition show 'Wonka's The Golden Ticket' will use an AI-generated voice recreation of deceased actor Gene Wilder.
Variety
· Jun 30, 2026
Gene Wilder’s Voice Resurrected by AI for Netflix’s Willy Wonka Competition Series; Late Actor’s Wife Gives Blessing
It’s an AI-fueled return to the Chocolate Factory. Netflix has partnered with the AI audio firm ElevenLabs to recreate the voice of actor Gene Wilder, who originated the character’s live-action look in 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and who died in 2016, for its new unscripted reality show “Wonka’s The Golden Ticket.” The show, []
Metro
· Jul 1, 2026
Netflix subscribers slam ‘deeply evil’ Willy Wonka series with Gene Wilder recreation
It has been labelled ‘AI necromantic slop’.
Us Weekly
· Jul 9, 2026
46 Best HBO Max Shows Shows (July 2026): ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ and More
HBO Max is getting its sci-fi groove on in July, as the streamer is set to premiere two highly anticipated new series that embrace cosmic insanity and gut-busting laughs. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is the fourth Big Bang Theory spinoff, but it’s the only one that places its entire case in multiple realities []
The Root
· Jul 10, 2026
Black People’s Version of the Viral ‘Netflix Documentary’ TikTok Trend Is the Best Thing On the Internet Right Now!
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Related coverage for "Netflix used AI to put Gene Wilder's voice into a new reality show": Kotaku — Netflix Turns Dead Gene Wilder Into AI Willy Wonka Voice For New Reality TV Show. Mashable — Netflixs Wonka reality show will use AI-generated voice of Gene Wilder. Variety — Gene Wilder’s Voice Resurrected by AI for Netflix’s Willy Wonka Competition Series; Late Actor’s Wife Gives Blessing. Metro — Netflix subscribers slam ‘deeply evil’ Willy Wonka series with Gene Wilder recreation. Us Weekly — 46 Best HBO Max Shows Shows (July 2026): ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ and More. The Root — Black People’s Version of the Viral ‘Netflix Documentary’ TikTok Trend Is the Best Thing On the Internet Right Now!