Variety’s “Actors on Actors” returns for its 20th season with some of this year’s Emmy season’s biggest stars.
Highlights of the latest lineup include the first public conversation between Emma Corrin and Elizabeth Debicki, the two actors who played Princess Diana on Netflix’s The Crown. Robert Downey Jr. talks about the craft of acting with longtime friend Jodie Foster. Joey King reunites with his “Kissing Booth” co-star Taylor Zakhar Perez. And two of Ryan Murphy’s biggest stars in the world, Kim Kardashian and Chloë Sevigny, share their notes from working with one of TV’s most influential showrunners.
One conversation a day will air on Variety.com for 12 consecutive days from June 3rd to June 14th. The issue of Actors on Actors magazine, photographed by renowned photographer Mary Ellen Matthews, hits newsstands on June 5th. Presented by Peacock this season.
“We’re thrilled that Actors on Actors is back and bigger than ever,” said Variety Co-Editor-in-Chief Ramin Setoudeh. “This year’s lineup includes some of our favorite conversations of all time. We look forward to seeing the internet’s favorite awards season series return to reach tens of millions of viewers across all of Variety’s social media channels. I can’t.”
The four broadcast episodes will air on PBS SoCal on June 13 from 8-10 p.m., followed by an encore on public television stations nationwide and the WORLD Channel (check your local listings). All episodes will be streamed on pbssocal.org and the free PBS app after they premiere.
This year’s Actors on Actors lineup includes:
Leo Woodall (One Day) & Nicholas Galitzine (Mary & George)
Joey King (“We Were the Lucky One”) & Taylor Zakhar Perez (“Red, White & Royal Blue”)
Quinta Branson (“Abbott Elementary”) & Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”)
Jodie Foster (True Detective: Nightlife) & Robert Downey Jr. (The Sympathizer)
Jon Hamm (Fargo, The Morning Show) & Kristen Wiig (Palm Royale)
Tyler James Williams (“Abbott Elementary”) & Anthony Mackie (“Twisted Metal”)
Anna Sawai (Shogun) & Tom Hiddleston (Loki)
Brie Larson (Lessons in Chemistry) & Andrew Scott (Ripley)
Hannah Einbinder (The Hux) & Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live)
Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown) & Emma Corrin (Murder at the End of the World)
Chloë Sevigny (“Feud: Capote vs. Swans”) & Kim Kardashian (“American Horror Story: Delicate”)
Naomi Watts (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”) & Jonathan Bailey (“Fellow Traveler”)
