Netflix hosts Wonka series with AI recreation of Gene Wilder voice

Netflix's 'Wonka's The Golden Ticket', a competition series meaning contestants compete on screen for a prize, is hosted by an AI recreation of Gene Wilder's voice, Variety reported on 23 September 2026. Variety says Wilder played Willy Wonka in 1971 and died in 2016. The voice was built with ElevenLabs with estate permission, Variety reported.