With exclusive revelations from Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Jennifer Lawrence, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Ethan Hawke and more, this is our best season of Actors on Actors yet

Ramin Setoodeh, Co-Editor in Chief & Co-President, Variety

December 3, 2025

CNN and Variety revealed today the full lineup for Variety & CNN Actors on Actors, the Emmy® Award-winning interview franchise that pairs the year’s most compelling performers for candid conversations about craft, process, and the work driving this awards season, beginning December 5.

This marks the first season under the recently announced collaboration between CNN and Variety, with all-new episodes debuting exclusively for subscribers of CNN’s new streaming offering before premiering across Variety’s digital platforms.

Read the full press release here.