Season 11 of Variety and PBS SoCal’s Actors on Actors Lineup: Brad Pitt, Sterling K. Brown, Alfre Woodard, Awkwafina and more
Variety and PBS SoCal have announced the actor lineup and schedule for Season 11 of “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors.”
All four episodes of the Emmy Award-winning series will premiere on PBS SoCal on Thursday, January 2nd (the first day of Oscar nomination voting), starting at 8 p.m. The episodes will stream on the PBS Video app following their premieres.
This season will feature the following actor pairings and conversations: Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) with Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems); Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) with Robert Pattinson (The Lighthouse); Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) with Renée Zellweger (Judy); Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory) with Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name); Adam Driver (Marriage Story) with Charlize Theron (Bombshell); Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy) with Kristen Stewart (Seberg); Mindy Kaling (Late Night) with Constance Wu (Hustlers); Chris Evans (Knives Out) with Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story); Laura Dern (Marriage Story) with Sterling K. Brown (Waves); Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart) with Florence Pugh (Little Women); Awkwafina (The Farewell) with Taron Egerton (Rocketman); and Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) with Alfre Woodard (Clemency).
“Variety Studio: Actors on Actors” will air on PBS stations across the nation starting in January, and on the World Channel. Variety‘s Actors on Actors issue will hit newsstands November 12th with clips appearing on Variety.com.
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