Netflix Nabs 'The View' EP for Chelsea Handler Talker

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Netflix has signed former‘The View executive producer Bill Wolff to helm its upcoming Chelsea Handler talk show project.

Wolff, who earlier this week left the ABC’s talk show, will serve as executive producer of Handler’s new talk show set to debut in 2016, said network officials. The series, which will feature former E! star Handler’s unfiltered opinions on topical entertainment, will be filmed in Los Angeles.

“Bill is the visionary we have been looking for to create a dynamic new format that’s global, informative and entertaining,” said  Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos in a statement. “He brings new creativity and fresh conversations to the talk show format that the on-demand generation and Chelsea’s audience will care about.”

Prior to his The View post, Wolff was Vice President of Primetime Programming at MSNBC from 2005-2014 where he created and executive produced The Rachel Maddow Show, said network officials.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.