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Season 1 – Wonka's the Golden Ticket

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Follows contestants who will compete to enter a "retro-futuristic" chocolate factory by obtaining golden tickets; once inside, they will face various challenges.
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Wonka's the Golden Ticket — Season 1

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Benji Wilson Daily Telegraph (UK) 1 day ago
1/5
Netflix’s Wonka’s The Golden Ticket, apart from being a grammatical abhorrence, makes you wonder whether the executives who bought the rights to the Dahl catalogue in 2021 for an estimated £500m have read the books. Go to Full Review
Joel Keller Decider 1 day ago
The game play from the contestants in Wonka’s The Golden Ticket isn’t anything special, but the set design, and the challenges that the contestants will undertake, will keep us watching. Go to Full Review
Tim Surette TV Guide 1 day ago
2.0/10
The elevator may ascend sky high in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, but in Wonka's The Golden Ticket, it goes straight down to hell. Go to Full Review
Barry Levitt The Daily Beast 1 day ago
Wonka’s Golden Ticket feels less like a TV show and much more like hollow, lifeless, and preposterously nasty-looking content that desperately mines nostalgia to make you forget how bad it is. Go to Full Review
Andy Dehnart Reality Blurred 1 day ago
D
The Netflix competition has recreated and reimagined spaces from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with impressive scale. If only someone had given as much thought to game design and character development. Go to Full Review
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Christa W @RT36853576 10 hrs ago Wonka’s the golden ticket is the worst Tv show iv ever watched. The evil and conniving people get through the show easy without any consequences. The good people who genuinely try to play the game show and be fair get walked all over and disrespected. It is clear that the prize money is not going to any good causes due to this issue and some people are willing to do anything for money. This completely ruined the entire show for me and everyone I know who has watched it. I wish this was set up so much better but unfortunately this show turned from possibly a rewatch to never watching it again. See more Corrine P @CorryPatty 10 hrs ago Everyone is hamming it up. No one feels authentic. Everyone has a character arc. It's just unwatchable. I managed about 3 episodes before bailing. See more Shannon P @spinder1177 20 hrs ago It had so much potential with the set, but the cast are over the top actors with clearly scripted commentary. Such a shame that the family permitted Gene Wilders voice to be used for this garbage. He shall not be remembered for this god awful show in my memories! It’s absolutely cringeworthy not binge worthy! Pass See more Duke A @DukeMonroe87 1 day ago Other than the impressive set and theatrics embodying the physical likeness of the chocolate factory, the mostly vapid personalities in this cut-throat game show bring the exact opposite feeling of anything related to the joyous, virtue-rewarding world of Willy Wonka. See more Stuart P @MaeTico 1 day ago Terrible cast, forced scripted moments, cringe worthy dialogue. Big massive opportunity of a show wasted by nonsense script/competition. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 23, 2026 No Turning Back Now Greetings from Mr. Willy Wonka; 12 teams of contestants step inside the ever-so-wondrous chocolate factory to compete for a life-changing prize. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 23, 2026 I Just Got Out of a Gumball Dude! It's Wonkavision 2.0; inside the Television Room, players face off in a game where some prizes are bad, and the rest are worse. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 23, 2026 Spinning Out After the licorice test spins up a twisted advantage, Wonka's termination contract sparks a debate — does a good deed really shine in a weary world? Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 23, 2026 Bad Dad In Wonkavision 2.0, a shattered pact and a test in the Half-Office sour the mood. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 23, 2026 Alligator Tears So much time, so little to do; wait a minute, strike that, reverse it; every second counts in a race to decode the secrets of Wonka's edible wallpaper. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 23, 2026 It's Gonna Be a Bloodbath A wave of terminations pushes players to the brink; success takes a mix of sweat, strategy, luck and a little butterscotch. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 23, 2026 The Great Divide The devil's in the details as the teams square off against the singles; Wonkavision 2.0 returns with a new game, just watch out for the bad eggs. Details Episode 8 Airs Sep 30 Follows contestants who will compete to enter a "retro-futuristic" chocolate factory by obtaining golden tickets; once inside, they will face various challenges. Details Episode 9 Airs Sep 30 Follows contestants who will compete to enter a "retro-futuristic" chocolate factory by obtaining golden tickets; once inside, they will face various challenges. Details

Season Info

Director
Rich Kim
Network
Netflix
Genre
Adventure, Game Show
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 23, 2026
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