Variety & CNN Actors on Actors (2025)
Critically acclaimed performers are paired in candid, unscripted conversations about their craft.
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Episode 1 - Ariana Grande and Adam Sandler
Release Date: 2025-12-05What do Ariana Grande ('Wicked: For Good') & Adam Sandler ('Jay Kelly') have to talk about? Quite a lot, it turns out, as these two comic performers share charmingly earnest chemistry.
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Episode 2 - Julia Roberts and Sean Penn
Release Date: 2025-12-06Oscar winners Julia Roberts & Sean Penn are longtime friends and neighbors - yet neither one recognized each other in their transformative 2025 performances. Now, they're opening up about their career trajectories and most famous roles.
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Episode 3 - David Corenswet and Jonathan Bailey
Release Date: 2025-12-072025's defining heartthrobs Jonathan Bailey ('Wicked: For Good') & David Corenswet ('Superman') reflect on playing Oz's and Krypton's most celebrated charmers and get real about ambition, auditions, and the roles ahead.
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Episode 4 - Dwayne Johnson and Brendan Fraser
Release Date: 2025-12-08Years after meeting on set of 'The Mummy Returns,' Hollywood leading man Dwayne Johnson & Oscar winner Brendan Fraser reflect on their careers thus far, showing that their bond is as strong as ever.
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Episode 5 - Gwyneth Paltrow and Jacob Elordi
Release Date: 2025-12-09As Gwyneth Paltrow makes a return to theaters, she shares her enthusiasm for the craft of movie-making with an admiring Jacob Elordi, who opens up about becoming Frankenstein's monster for Guillermo del Toro.
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Episode 6 - Cynthia Erivo and Hugh Jackman
Release Date: 2025-12-10Theater veterans and defining voices in Hollywood Cynthia Erivo & Hugh Jackman discuss the joys of performing and their new movies - a blockbuster sequel for Erivo and a heartfelt Neil Diamond musical for Jackman.
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Episode 7 - Sydney Sweeney and Ethan Hawke
Release Date: 2025-12-11Sydney Sweeney & Ethan Hawke both played real-life figures in 2025 - Sweeney the boxer Christy Martin, Hawke the songwriter Lorenz Hart. They share their enthusiasm for transformation in a freewheeling conversation.
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Episode 8 - Alexander Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård
Release Date: 2025-12-12Stellan Skarsgård plays a complicated artist father in 'Sentimental Value.' In real life, he's the patriarch to a family of actors, including eldest son Alexander. The pair speak about family legacy and their awards-season rivalry.
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Episode 9 - Michael B. Jordan and Jesse Plemons
Release Date: 2025-12-13Since working together on 'Friday Night Lights,' Michael B. Jordan & Jesse Plemons have become two of movies' most exciting talents. They discuss their transformations in this year's chilling big-screen horrors, 'Sinners' and 'Bugonia.'
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Episode 10 - Kate Hudson and Jeremy Allen White
Release Date: 2025-12-14Kate Hudson & Jeremy Allen White both had to master the modern American songbook - Hudson to play a Neil Diamond cover artist, and White to play The Boss himself. What does it take for an actor to become a singer? They explain it all.
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Episode 11 - Oscar Isaac and Teyana Taylor
Release Date: 2025-12-15Oscar Isaac & Teyana Taylor are both starstruck, sharing admiration for each other's work, from Isaac's performances in 'Star Wars' and 'Dune', to Taylor's breakout role in 'One Battle After Another'.
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Episode 12 - Colin Farrell and Jessie Buckley
Release Date: 2025-12-16Colin Farrell & Jessie Buckley would be the first to tell you the Irish have a tradition of storytelling. They share tales of transforming into a gambling addict for 'Ballad of a Small Player' and Shakespeare's grieving wife in 'Hamnet.'
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Episode 13 - Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio
Release Date: 2025-12-17