Variety, CNN Launch 24th 'Actors on Actors' Season as 13 Interview Pairings Start June 3
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Updated · Variety · Jun 1
Variety, CNN Launch 24th 'Actors on Actors' Season as 13 Interview Pairings Start June 3
1 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 1
Thirteen video conversations will roll out daily from June 3 to June 15, debuting at 9 a.m. ET on CNN’s streaming platform and at 11:59 p.m. ET on Variety’s YouTube page.
The 24th season centers on Emmy contenders and reunion-style pairings, including Jennifer Aniston with Lisa Kudrow, Kit Harington with Peter Dinklage, Keke Palmer with Sharon Stone, and Jamie Lee Curtis with Mariska Hargitay.
Variety’s annual TV issue tied to the series hits newsstands June 3 with a portfolio shot by Mary Ellen Matthews, extending the franchise beyond the interviews themselves.
The renewed CNN partnership follows a Timothée Chalamet town hall last spring and comes after the previous 'Actors on Actors' season drew a record 247 million social views in December.
Will this season's star-studded reunions be enough to overcome growing consumer distrust in the streaming platforms that host them?
Beyond social views, what is the ultimate business goal of this deepening partnership between legacy media giants Variety and CNN?