My Next Guest Needs No Introduction (Letterman)
Hunter shot one episode of Letterman's post-retirement Netflix interview series.
Late-night TV legend David Letterman hosts an intimate talk show featuring insightful conversations and fun-filled excursions with notable figures. Each hour-long episode features Letterman conducting a long-form conversation with a single guest and in-the-field segments. (Source: Netflix)
- Year
- 2018
- Hunter's role
- Cinematographer (one episode)
- Director
- Various
- Type
- TV Series/Episode
- Runtime
- ~50-60 minutes per episode
- Countries
- USA (NY)
Collaborators
- Jon Kamen — Chairman/CEO, RadicalMedia
- David Letterman — Host, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction (Netflix); Founder, Worldwide Pants
- Justin Wilkes — President & Chief Creative Officer, Imagine Entertainment
- Dave Sirulnick — President, RadicalMedia.
Awards
PREMIERE: Netflix — January 12, 2018 (Global streaming premiere, first episode with Barack Obama) WINS (1): • Primetime Emmy — Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series (2024) NOMINATIONS (5): • 5 additional Emmy nominations across seasons (2018–2024)
Festivals
N/A
Real-world impact
The series reinvented the talk show format for the streaming era, giving David Letterman the space for long-form, intimate conversations that network television never allowed. His first guest, Barack Obama, gave his first post-presidency interview on the show, and subsequent seasons featured conversations with figures from Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Billie Eilish that transcended typical celebrity promotion. The Emmy-winning series demonstrated that thoughtful, unhurried conversation remains one of the most powerful formats in media.