Netflix recreates Gene Wilder voice with AI for Wonka series

Netflix partnered with AI firm ElevenLabs to recreate Gene Wilder's voice as omniscient narrator for 'Wonka's Golden Ticket,' Reuters reported. The unscripted series, meaning real contestants compete, launched Sept. 23, Variety reported. Netflix says the voice had consent from Wilder's estate. Wilder originated Willy Wonka and died in 2016.