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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 22 Episode 1 - Seth Rogen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and more
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Seth Rogen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and more

    S22:E1

    Arnold Schwarzenegger ("Secret Level") and Patrick Schwarzenegger ("The White Lotus"), Seth Rogen ("The Studio") and Jason Segel ("Shrinking").

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  2. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 14 Episode 4 - Uzo Aduba, Billy Porter and more
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Uzo Aduba, Billy Porter and more

    S14:E4

    Gillian Anderson ("The Crown") and Elisabeth Moss ("The Handmaid's Tale") talk about stepping into the director's chair, and Uzo Aduba ("In Treatment") and Billy Porter ("Pose") discuss the beginning and end of their respective series.

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  3. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 15 Episode 1 - Lady Gaga, Jake Gyllenhaal and more
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Lady Gaga, Jake Gyllenhaal and more

    S15:E1

    Lady Gaga ("House of Gucci") and Jake Gyllenhaal ("The Guilty") discuss exploring the depths of characters. Jessica Chastain ("The Eyes of Tammy Faye") and Rita Moreno ("West Side Story") compare musical moments in their films. Javier Bardem ("Being the Ricardos") and Daniel Craig ("No Time to Die") catch up 10 years after starring together in "Skyfall."

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  4. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 14 Episode 3 - Kaley Cuoco, Elizabeth Olsen and more
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Kaley Cuoco, Elizabeth Olsen and more

    S14:E3

    Kaley Cuoco ("The Flight Attendant") and Elizabeth Olsen ("WandaVision") discuss their new roles as producers, and Emma Corrin ("The Crown") and Regé-Jean Page ("Bridgerton") talk about their breakthrough roles.

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  5. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 17 Episode 2 - Carey Mulligan, Margot Robbie, John Boyega
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Carey Mulligan, Margot Robbie, John Boyega

    S17:E2

    Carey Mulligan ("She Said") and Margot Robbie ("Babylon") discuss the range of female portrayals in film; Austin Butler ("Elvis") and Janelle Monáe ("Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery") reveal how acting takes a toll on a personal life; and John Boyega ("The Woman King") and Letitia Wright ("Black Panther: Wakanda Forever") discuss the importance of black stories in Hollywood blockbusters.

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  6. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 20 Episode 2 - Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Joey King, and more
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Joey King, and more

    S20:E2

    With Jon Hamm ("Fargo", "The Morning Show") & Kristen Wiig ("Palm Royale"), Kim Kardashian ("American Horror Story: Delicate") & Chloë Sevigny ("Feud: Capote vs. The Swans"), and Joey King ("We Were the Lucky Ones") & Taylor Zakhar Perez ("Red, White, & Royal Blue").

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 21 Episode 3 - Daniel Craig, Zoe Saldaña, Kate Winslet, and more
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Daniel Craig, Zoe Saldaña, Kate Winslet, and more

    S21:E3

    With Daniel Craig ("Queer") & Josh O'Connor ("Challengers"), Zoe Saldaña ("Emilia Pérez") & Kate Winslet ("Lee"), Cynthia Erivo ("Wicked") & Angelina Jolie ("Maria").

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    Benedict Cumberbatch and Edward Norton, Jake Gyllenhaal and Patricia Arquette, Hilary Swank and Tilda Swinton, Oscar Isaac and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

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  9. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    Jessica Chastain and Mark Ruffalo, Eddie Redmayne and Laura Dern, Josh Brolin and J.K. Simmons, Kevin Costner and James Corden.

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  10. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    Reese Witherspoon and Michael Keaton, Keira Knightley and Ethan Hawke, David Oyelowo and Jack O'Connell, Jenny Slate and Felicity Jones.

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  11. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    Jennifer Aniston and Emily Blunt, Christoph Waltz and Ralph Fiennes, Marion Cotillard and Timothy Spall, Chadwick Boseman and Logan Lerman.

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  12. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    Conversations with actors Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jeffrey Tambor, Queen Latifah, Taraji P. Henson, Jessica Lange, Taylor Schilling, Liev Shrieber, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Sheen and Bob Odenkirk.

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  13. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    Featuring Claire Danes with Don Cheadle, Matt LeBlanc with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Clive Owen with Julianna Margulies, Viola Davis with Jane Fonda, and Gina Rodriguez with Uzo Aduba.

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  14. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    This episode features Cate Blanchett (Carol/Truth) with Ian McKellen (Mr. Holmes), Will Smith (Concussion) with Benicio Del Toro (Sicario), Brie Larson (Room) with Joel Edgerton (Black Mass), and Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight) with Michael Keaton (Spotlight).

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    This episode features Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs) with Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn), Carey Mulligan (Suffragette) with Elizabeth Banks (Love & Mercy), Steve Carell (The Big Short) with Rooney Mara (Carol), and Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) with Jason Segel (The End of the Tour).

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  16. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    This episode features Seth Rogen (Steve Jobs) with Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Amy Schumer (Trainwreck) with Lily Tomlin (Grandma), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Walk) with Paul Dano (Love & Mercy), and Isabella Rossellini (Joy) with Charlotte Rampling (45 Years).

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  17. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Episode 1

    S4:E1

    This episode features Lady Gaga (American Horror Story) with Jamie Lee Curtis (Scream Queens), Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story) with Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish), Jennifer Lopez (Shades of Blue) with Felicity Huffman (American Crime), Aaron Paul (The Path) with Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager), Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) with Jay Duplass (Transparent).

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Episode 2

    S4:E2

    This episode features Rob Lowe (The Grinder) with John Travolta (American Crime Story), Sarah Paulson (American Crime Story) with Bobby Cannavale (Vinyl), Kerry Washington (Confirmation) with Aziz Ansari (Master of None), Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) with Kirsten Dunst (Fargo), Patrick Stewart (Blunt Talk) with Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley).

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Episode 1

    S5:E1

    This episode features Viola Davis (Fences) and Tom Hanks (Sully), Emma Stone (La La Land) and Molly Shannon (Other People), Nicole Kidman (Lion) and Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), and Matthew McConaughey (Gold) with Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water).

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 5 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Episode 2

    S5:E2

    This episode features Natalie Portman (Jackie) and Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea), Amy Adams (Arrival, Nocturnal Animals) and Andrew Garfield (Silence, Hacksaw Ridge), Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures) with Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), and Annette Bening (20th Century Women) with Naomie Harris (Moonlight).

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  21. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 5 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Episode 3

    S5:E3

    This episode features Colin Farrell (The Lobster) with Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins), Dev Patel (Lion) with Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures), Sally Field (Hello, My Name is Doris) with Hailee Steinfeld (The Edge of Seventeen), Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) with Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women) and Adam Driver (Paterson) with Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals).

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  22. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 6 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Episode 1

    S6:E1

    This episode features Thandie Newton (Westworld) and Oprah Winfrey (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks), Kevin Bacon (I Love Dick) and John Lithgow (The Crown), Sarah Jessica Parker (Divorce) and Michelle Pfeiffer (The Wizard of Lies), Freida Pinto (Guerrilla) with Milo Ventimiglia (This is Us), and Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) with Constance Zimmer (UnREAL).

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 6 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Episode 2

    S6:E2

    Featuring Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies) with Ewan McGregor (Fargo), Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) and Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld), Pamela Adlon (Better Things) and Sterling K. Brown (This is Us), Riz Ahmed (The Night Of) and Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale), Brit Marling (The OA) and Issa Rae (Insecure), and Anthony Anderson (Black- ish) with Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory).

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 7 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Episode 1

    S7:E1

    Featuring Jennifer Lawrence (mother!) with Adam Sandler (The Meyerowitz Stories), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) with Kate Winslet (Wonder Wheel), Jake Gyllenhaal (Stronger) with Margot Robbie (I, Tonya), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) with Kristen Wiig (Downsizing), and Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name) with Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out).

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 7 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Episode 2

    S7:E2

    Featuring Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) with Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Hugh Jackman (Logan) with Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project), Mary J. Blige (Mudbound) with Salma Hayek (Beatriz at Dinner), Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) with Allison Janney (I, Tonya).

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Best Episodes Summary

"Seth Rogen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and more" is the best rated episode of "Variety Studio: Actors on Actors". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/12/2025. This episode scored 2.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Uzo Aduba, Billy Porter and more".