Netflix has opened casting for The Golden Ticket, a new Wonka-inspired competition series arriving in 2026. Set inside a retro-futuristic “Chocolate Factory” world, contestants must earn their way in with a coveted golden ticket before facing a series of games, tests and temptations where strategy, resilience and instinct are key to staying in the competition.

Wonka’s The Golden Ticket Opens the Chocolate Factory for New Competition Series

Netflix has opened casting for The Golden Ticket, a new Wonka-inspired competition series arriving in 2026. Set inside a retro-futuristic “Chocolate Factory” world, contestants must earn their way in with a coveted golden ticket before facing a series of games, tests and temptations where strategy, resilience and instinct are key to staying in the competition.