Brian Williams is heading to Netflix.
the previous NBC Nightly News And MSNBC 11 o’clock The late-night anchor is launching a video podcast for the streaming giant called We are back! With Brian Williams.
The platform says the podcast will see Williams interview newsmakers, actors, musicians, journalists and other notable figures “in relaxed and wide-ranging exchanges about their work, their lives and the moment we’re in.”
“With scientists predicting that every American will have a podcast by 2030, I thought it was time to get in the game,” Williams said in a statement. “After 40 years in news, where an in-depth interview gets 4 minutes of airtime at best, I just want to have interesting conversations with creative, funny, smart, talented, and influential people — like the shows we all grew up watching and listening to. Netflix is the perfect home.”
Williams, of course, has worked at NBC for nearly three decades, including 11 years NBC Nightly News Which ended in 2015 after exaggerations and lies were found in some of its reports, including reports from Iraq and from New Orleans after it was hit by Hurricane Katrina.
However, he moved to MSNBC soon after, where he created and led 11 o’clockwhich remains a strong part of that channel’s lineup (now called MS NOW, and soon to be anchored by Ali Velshi). He left the company at the end of 2021.
In 2024, he presented a live election special for Amazon Prime Video, marking a return to television news, although the Netflix podcast will represent a more regular rhythm for the journalist.
The podcast will be executive produced by Jonathan Wald, who worked brilliantly with Williams at NBC and EPed the Amazon Special. Release date still TBD.
