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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Season 20

4 episodes Premiered Jun 13, 2024 Updated Sep 26, 2026

Previously on Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Season 20 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Season 19.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 20 Episodes

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Season 20: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S20·E1 Mytharc

Robert Downey Jr, Jodie Foster, and more

Jun 13, 2024 · 27 min

Robert Downey Jr ("The Sympathizer") & Jodie Foster ("True Detective: Night Country"), Anthony Mackie ("Twisted Metal") & Tyler James Williams ("Abbott Elementary"), and Emma Corri

S20·E2 Core

Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Joey King, and more

Jun 13, 2024 · 27 min

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 J

S20·E3 Core

Jennifer Aniston, Quinta Brunson, and more

Jun 13, 2024 · 27 min

With Jennifer Aniston ("The Morning Show") & Quinta Brunson ("Abbott Elementary"), Nicholas Galitzine ("Mary & George") & Leo Woodall ("One Day"), and Jonathan Bailey ("Fellow Trav

S20·E4 Mytharc

Brie Larson, Andrew Scott, Anna Sawai, and more

Jun 13, 2024 · 27 min

With Brie Larson ("Lessons in Chemistry") & Andrew Scott ("Ripley"), Hannah Einbinder ("Hacks") & Chloe Fineman ("Saturday Night Live"), and Tom Hiddleston ("Loki") & Anna Sawai ("