Netflix logo displayed on a TV screen Image via Shutterstock By Jake Hodges Published Sep 30, 2026, 11:13 PM EDT In over three years at Collider, senior author Jake has now penned over 3000 articles covering a wide range of TV and film for the resources, lists, utilities, news, and interview teams. Alongside interviewing stars such as Selin Hizli , Rose Ayling-Ellis , Harlan Coben , and Chelsea Peretti , Jake was lucky enough to visit the set of Aardman and Netflix's Wallace and Gromit: A Vengeance Most Fowl in 2024, getting the chance to chat with four-time Academy Award winner Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham . Jake has also worked for other publications, including Agents of Fandom . You can also hear Jake every week as the resident film and TV journalist on Track Radio . Sign in to your Collider account Add Us Summary Generate a summary of this story Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Netflix subscribers have been treated to some of the best shows on streaming this past month. Guy Ritchie ' s best television series, and a spin-off of his 2019 film of the same name, The Gentlemen , returned with Eddie Horniman ( Theo James ) and Susie Glass ( Kaya Scodelario ) looking to expand their criminal enterprise internationally. More recently, Ryan Murphy added to his ever-growing 'Murphyverse' with the controversial Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story .
But few would've expected arguably Netflix's biggest success this past month to be a reality series. In commemoration of the 55th anniversary of 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , Netflix delivered a brand-new reality series, Wonka’s The Golden Ticket . Wonka is known for making dreams come true, and this reality series is no different. 12 lucky Golden Ticket winners were picked to take part, as they competed for a lifetime supply of money. Only one can win, as a chocolate river, lickable wallpaper, a forced-perspective hallway, and 'Wonkavision' challenges are traversed.
But this has been no Glasgow Wonka disaster , as it has now been revealed that Wonka's The Golden Ticket is one of Netflix’s biggest unscripted launches in recent memory. Debuting at number two on its English-language TV chart, the series accumulated a whopping 4.6 million views in its first week , which matches the viewership of Love is Blind Season 10. This ambitious reality series might be an expensive project for Netflix and Eureka to produce, but it's proving a big success and is sure to earn a second season renewal. Today, the two-part finale for Wonka's The Golden Ticket premiered.
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