typeThe “Actor vs. Actor” series returns for a new season, bringing together the brightest stars of this year’s cinema. The four episodes will premiere Thursday, January 12 on PBS SoCal starting at 8 p.m., and they will air again on KCET and national public television, as well as the WORLD channel (check local listings). All episodes will stream on pbssocal.org and the free PBS app after their premiere.
typeThe “Actors on Actors” special issue will hit newsstands Dec. 7, and the conversation will air on Variety.com and its social media channels beginning Tuesday, Dec. 6.
This year’s “Actors on Actors” lineup includes:
cate blanchett (“tar”) with Michelle Yeoh (“everything at the same time”)
Jamie Lee Curtis (“everything at once”) & Colin Farrell (“The Banshee of Inisherin”)
Laura Dern (“son”) & michelle williams (“Fabelmann”)
viola davis (“Queen Queen”) & jennifer lawrence (“the causeway”)
Carey Mulligan (“she says”) & Margot Robbie (“Babylon”)
Brendan Fraser (“whale”) & adam sandler (“Hustle”)
Joe Alwyn (“Star at Noon,” “Catherine Calls Bird”) & paul mezcal (“after sun”)
austin butler (“Elvis”) & Janelle Monae (“The Glass Onion: Mystery of the Wilderness”)
kate hudson (“The Glass Onion: Mystery of the Wilderness”) & glen powell (“Dedication,” “Top Gun: Maverick”)
John Boyega (“Breaking”, “The Woman King”) & Letitia Wright (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”)
Ana de Armas (“Blonde”) & Eddie Redmayne (“The Good Nurse”)
Paul Dano (“Fabelmann”) & Brian Tyree Henry (“the causeway”)
“We are excited to bring back ‘Actors on Actors’ for season 17, our biggest ever type And yet – we can’t wait for readers to discover award-winning photographer Alexi Lubomirski’s one-of-a-kind portfolio soon,” type Co-editor Ramin Setoodeh said. “‘Actors on Actors’ has become the most watched awards season in publishing. We look forward to millions of viewers around the world enjoying and dissecting this year’s incredible conversations.”
“Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2019 and a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Show in 2015 and 2016. The series is produced by PBS SoCal in partnership with Variety Media, LLC.