Letterman Season 7 Lands Damon, Roberts, Kimmel, Honnold
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- David Letterman returns for Season 7 of his Netflix interview series 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction' with guests Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel, and Alex Honnold, airing later this year.
- Matt Damon is on a press tour for 'The Odyssey,' which the source describes as 'soon-to-be awards heavy,' while Julia Roberts is 'not currently promoting a project,' making her the only guest without a stated promotional reason.
- Jimmy Kimmel is on summer break between seasons of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!,' and the source flags CBS' cancellation of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' as likely discussion territory between the two late-night hosts.
- Alex Honnold recently completed a 'death-defying Skyscraper Live climb' on Netflix, giving the streamer a built-in cross-promotion angle for the episode.
- The series has aired 31 episodes across six seasons and four specials, earning eight Emmy nominations and one win in 2024; Season 6 is currently nominated for outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special.
- Executive producers are Tom Keaney and Mary Barclay for Worldwide Pants, plus Justin Wilkes, Michael Steed, Isabel Richardson, and Yolanda T. Cochran for Jax Media/Imagine Entertainment.
Why it matters: The Season 7 guest slate doubles as a Netflix promotional vehicle — Damon pushes an awards-bound film, Honnold plugs a recent Netflix live event, and Kimmel brings fresh late-night industry news — while the Emmy-nominated series strengthens its nonfiction-streaming credibility ahead of the awards cycle. Roberts is the only guest without a stated project tie-in, suggesting Letterman is betting her star power alone draws viewers.
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