Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)

Name: Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Genre: Talk-Show
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Clayton Davis, Angelique Jackson

Talk-Show

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (221 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 17 (2023)

7.63 avg 3 episodes 7.8 → 8.5

U-shaped

Season 17 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cate Blanchett & Michelle Yeoh; Kate Hudson & Glen Powell; Laura Dern & Michelle Williams.	7.8	8
2	Carey Mulligan & Margot Robbie; Austin Butler & Janelle Monáe; John Boyega & Letitia Wright	6.6	6
3	Viola Davis & Jennifer Lawrence; Jamie Lee Curtis & Colin Farrell; Brendan Fraser & Adam Sandler	8.5	8

Season 19 (2024)

7.85 avg 4 episodes 6.4 → 8.3

Slow burn

Season 19 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cillian Murphy, Margot Robbie, Bradley Cooper & Emma Stone	6.4	9
2	Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Colman Domingo & Jacob Elordi	8.0	6
3	Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, Greta Lee, Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal & Natalie Portman	8.7	6
4	Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway, Taraji P. Henson, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Mescal & Natalie Portman	8.3	6

Season 21 (2025)

7.77 avg 3 episodes 8.7 → 6.6

Declining

Season 21 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Andrew Garfield and Ryan Reynolds/Amy Adams and Demi Moore/Zendaya and Nicole Kidman	8.7	7
3	Daniel Craig and Josh O'Connor/Zoe Saldaña and Kate Winslet/Cynthia Erivo and Angelina Jolie	8.0	5
4	Pamela Anderson and Mikey Madison/Harris Dickinson and Drew Starkey/Adrien Brody and Tilda Swinton	6.6	5