Netflix Brings “Hot Ones” to the Stream with “Extra Heat”

Netflix has ordered a spinoff of the YouTube interview series *Hot Ones*. Titled Hot Ones: Extra Heat, the show will debut on July 13, 2026, immediately after Netflix’s live stream of the MLB Home Run Derby. Episodes are 30 minutes long and will be filmed on location at events tied to Netflix releases, such as major sporting broadcasts and series premieres. The first episode features Will Ferrell, Fortune Feimster and Jimmy Tatro, the cast of the upcoming Netflix comedy *The Hawk*.

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*Hot Ones* launched on the First We Feast YouTube channel in 2015 and has produced more than 400 episodes, spawning spinoffs like *Hot Ones Versus* and *Hot Ones Wing Pong*. In recent years Netflix has pursued creators who originated on YouTube, signing talent such as Ms. Rachel and Mark Rober. The new partnership extends that strategy by bringing a proven digital brand into Netflix’s original-programming slate.

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• Sean Evans – host and executive producer

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• Chris Schonberger – co-creator of *Hot Ones* and CEO of First We Feast, executive producer

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• Sarah Honda, Aaron Cooke, K.P. Anderson – executive producers (Anderson serves as showrunner)

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• Digital Cinema Collective – production company

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• Netflix – streaming platform and co-financier

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All parties are credited with expanding the format beyond the series’ traditional studio setting.

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Each installment retains the signature ten-wing heat challenge and Evans’s research-driven questioning while moving the set to venues such as a college baseball stadium for the Home Run Derby episode. The on-location approach allows for “special guest appearances” and event-specific segments. The series will continue to promote Netflix talent, aligning interview subjects with current or upcoming releases.

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The addition of *Hot Ones: Extra Heat* diversifies Netflix’s content beyond scripted series and films, reinforcing its competition with YouTube, which remains the most-watched streaming service on U.S. television sets according to Nielsen. By leveraging a culturally resonant format, Netflix aims to attract younger audiences accustomed to creator-driven programming and to increase engagement around live-event moments.

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Netflix’s partnership is framed as an effort to “break new ground” while preserving the core appeal of the original series. Evans emphasizes the need for “scale and spectacle” that a studio cannot contain, and Schonberger highlights First We Feast’s track record of “delivering fresh interview formats” and “pushing the envelope” with Netflix-linked cultural moments.

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The source material does not present any dissenting viewpoints or criticism of the partnership.

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All sources concur on the July 13 launch date, 30-minute runtime, and initial guest lineup. No discrepancies are noted. Unreported details include the total number of episodes planned and the long-term release cadence.

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• “As a student of the late-night genre, I’m obsessed with the art of the interview and believe that these conversations warrant a level of scale and spectacle that sometimes can’t be contained by a studio. It’s exciting to partner with Netflix to continue to break new ground with the format, while keeping the core of what fans love about Hot Ones firmly intact.” — Sean Evans, Host

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• “It’s a thrill to continue to push the envelope with Netflix and bring the power of Hot Ones to some of the biggest, most culturally impactful moments on the service.” — Chris Schonberger, CEO, First We Feast

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Future episodes will align with additional Netflix tentpole events, potentially featuring new film and series casts. Evans will maintain weekly releases of the flagship *Hot Ones* on the First We Feast YouTube channel, ensuring parallel growth of both the original and the Netflix spinoff.

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