My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler arrives December 1 as a standalone special of Netflix’s award-winning interview series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman.
The episode brings Letterman back to the host’s chair for an extended conversation with the actor-comedian at a moment when Sandler is receiving some of the strongest critical attention of his career.
Sandler is currently earning wide praise for his leading performance opposite George Clooney in Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, and earlier this year broke Netflix’s opening-weekend record with Happy Gilmore 2.
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My Next Guest Adam Sandler: What This New Special Covers
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler focuses on Sandler’s trajectory from stand-up, to Saturday Night Live, to his decades in film. The logline describes it as an “intimate conversation,” suggesting attention to transitions in Sandler’s career as well as the choices that shaped his movement between comedy and drama.
The special will also sit within the broader history of the series, which often captures its guests during transitional moments. For Sandler, the release follows a period marked by serious dramatic work, renewed mainstream visibility, and ongoing recognition for his long career in comedy.
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler: Where It Fits in the Series
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction has become one of Netflix’s more reliable nonfiction titles. Across 27 episodes spread through five seasons and several specials, the show has hosted Barack Obama, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, JAY-Z, Robert Downey Jr., Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Miley Cyrus, Caitlin Clark, Billie Eilish, and more.
The series won the Emmy for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special in 2024 and has been nominated every season. Its structure avoids panel formats or late-night rhythms. Instead, it leans on extended interviews that allow for slower pacing and detail. My Next Guest Adam Sandler follows that tradition, offering a single-episode return ahead of Season 6, which also arrives in December.
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler: Production and Creative Team
The special is directed by Michael Steed and produced by Jax Media and Worldwide Pants. Executive producers include Tom Keaney and Mary Barclay for Worldwide Pants, with Justin Wilkes, Michael Steed, Isabel Richardson, and Yolanda T. Cochran representing Jax Media/Imagine Entertainment. Producers Tommy Alter, John Nemeth, and Hunter Speese round out the team.
Key Details
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler is a standalone Netflix special releasing December 1, 2025. The episode features David Letterman interviewing Adam Sandler. The series is created by Jax Media and Worldwide Pants and directed by Michael Steed. Season 6 also arrives in December.
