Wendy Williams Docuseries Set At Peacock

Peacock has greenlit a documentary celebrating Wendy Williams and her daytime talk show.

The three-part docuseries tentatively titled Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show is set to air in 2027.

Suzzanne Bass, an EP on The Wendy Williams talk show who often appeared on camera reacting to Williams’ hot takes, will be an executive producer on the documentary. Bass will bring her firsthand account on the show’s place in pop culture.

Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show will feature 20 former staffers from the talk show who will share their behind-the-scenes experiences working alongside Williams.

Skyrocketing from unlikely beginnings as a radio host to her impact on entertainment culture, Williams redefined the daytime talk genre with her outrageous on-screen fun on the long-running, Daytime Emmy-nominated talk show. While praising Williams’ TV reign, the documentary will shed light on the complicated truths about the cost of fame and answers long-lingering questions surrounding the infamous exit from her own show.

Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show is executive produced by Ian Orefice, Jon Adler, Amanda Spain, and Missy Walker for EverWonder Studio. Chris Witherspoon and Vanessa Golembewski will also executive produce.

The Wendy Williams Show ended its run in June 2022 and after 13 seasons on the air. The show had been renewed for a 13th season, but Williams would not appear and guest hosts filled her spot throough the last season up until the final episode. Williams had initially postponed her return to her talk show in the fall of 2021 after testing positive for Covid-19. However, her return was furthered delayed due to complications of Graves’ disease.

In 2024, Wiliams was diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. That same year, Williams signed up for a documentary on Lifetime where she opened up about her ongoing health issues. The doc would soon be marred with legal issues as Williams’ guardian argued the network exploited Williams.

Williams has since disputed any cognitive impairment diagnosis and has petitioned to have her guardianship removed.