David Letterman interviews Damon and Roberts in seventh Netflix series
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David Letterman will interview Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel and climber Alex Honnold in the seventh season of Netflix’s “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction”, due later this year. The new series continues Letterman’s long-form interview format and arrives as its sixth season competes for an Emmy, reinforcing the programme’s standing among Netflix’s nonfiction offerings.
The show has produced 31 episodes over six seasons, plus four specials, featuring guests including Barack Obama, Jay-Z, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Billie Eilish. It has received eight Emmy nominations and won once in 2024; Damon is promoting “The Odyssey”, while Kimmel’s interview may address the reported cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”.
- Letterman’s Netflix interview series returns later this year.
- Season seven guests include Damon, Roberts, Kimmel and Honnold.
- The programme’s sixth season is currently Emmy-nominated.
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David Letterman is a US television presenter best known for hosting late-night chat shows for more than three decades. Since leaving his nightly programme in 2015, he has made My Next Guest Needs No Introduction for Netflix, using longer interviews that often cover guests’ lives, work and public roles.
The series features people from entertainment, politics, sport and other fields. Past guests have included former US president Barack Obama, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, musician Jay-Z and singer Billie Eilish, reflecting the show’s mix of celebrity and current-affairs conversations.
Matt Damon and Julia Roberts are prominent Hollywood actors, while Jimmy Kimmel is a US late-night presenter. Alex Honnold is an American climber known for climbing Yosemite’s El Capitan without ropes, a feat documented in the film Free Solo.
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Originally published by Variety as “David Letterman to Interview Matt Damon, Julia Roberts and More in ‘My Next Guest’ Season 7”.