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Netflix is using an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice in its Willy Wonka reality show
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Netflix released a teaser trailer for Wonka's The Golden Ticket, a reality competition show scheduled to premiere September 23rd. The show features physical sets and real competition scenarios based on the fictional Willy Wonka universe. According to Deadline, the voiceover in the trailer uses an AI-generated voice modeled after actor Gene Wilder, who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.