The legend of late-night is back! David Letterman is returning to the small screen to host a six-part interview series on Netflix (but will his new producers let him keep the beard?)
- David Letterman is coming back to television in a new talk show with Netflix
- Company announced the six-episode series on Tuesday; it will premier in 2018
- Will have long-form interviews with one guest and explore topics outside studio
- Letterman stepped down from hosting CBS' 'Late Show' in May 2015
David Letterman, who said goodbye to his long-running talk show two years ago, will say hello to TV again with a new show for Netflix.
Netflix announced Tuesday that the six-episode series has 70-year-old Letterman combining two primary interests: in-depth conversations, and in-the-field segments sparked by his curiosity and humor.
In each hour-long episode, Letterman will conduct a long-form conversation with a single guest, and explore topics of his own outside the studio.
The as-yet-untitled series is set to premiere in 2018.
David Letterman, who said goodbye to his long-running talk show two years ago, will say hello to TV again with a new in-depth talk show for Netflix. He is pictured in May
In each hour-long episode, Letterman will conduct a long-form conversation with a single guest, and explore topics of his own outside the studio. He is pictured at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in April
'I feel excited and lucky to be working on this project for Netflix,' Letterman said.
'Here's what I have learned, if you retire to spend more time with your family, check with your family first. Thanks for watching, drive safely.'
In 33 years on late-night television, Letterman hosted 6,028 episodes of NBC's 'Late Night' and CBS' 'Late Show,' and is the longest-running late-night broadcaster in American history.
Over the course of his career as a writer, producer and performer, Letterman has earned more than 50 award nominations and more than 10 wins. He won two Peabody Awards and in October he will receive the Mark Twain Prize.
He stepped down from 'Late Show' in May 2015 and was succeeded by Stephen Colbert.
Since his retirement, Letterman has retreated to his home in Montana and only appeared back on television a few times.
Last year he was on the National Geographic Channel's 'Years of Living Dangerously', a climate-change documentary, where he traveled to India.
Letterman is the longest-running late-night broadcaster in American history. He stepped down from 'Late Show' in May 2015 (pictured)
In 33 years on late-night television, Letterman hosted 6,028 episodes of NBC's 'Late Night' and CBS' 'Late Show,' which was in the Ed Sullivan Theater (pictured)
Production on the show will start in the fall and some of the interviews may be filmed in front of a live audience.
'Just meeting David Letterman was a thrill; imagine how exciting it is for me to announce that we will be working together,' Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement.
'David Letterman is a true television icon, and I can’t wait to see him out in the wild, out from behind the desk and interviewing the people he finds most interesting. We’ll have to see if he keeps the beard.'
Letterman's Netflix show will join ranks with Chelsea Handler's as the entertainment site's second original talk show.
Since his retirement in 2015, Letterman has retreated to his home in Montana and only appeared back on television a few times. He is pictured in April
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