Bryan Cranston Shares How 'The Studio' Will Honor Catherine O'Hara in Season 2

Bryan Cranstonis sharing how the comedy series The Studio will honor his late co-star Catherine O'Hara in its upcoming second season.

At the opening night of Celebrity Autobiography on Broadway, Cranston spoke to People about how the Apple TV comedy would be paying tribute to O'Hara.

"In the very first episode of season two, Seth Rogan and and [co-creator] Evan [Goldberg] wrote some really lovely things about Catherine as they can only do because she was such a wonderful person beyond her talent, beyond her gregariousness and sweetness," he said of the new season.

Cranston continued, "It's a type of person that when you hear the word 'cut,' you wanted to stay around her anyway because she was just a lovely human being and we all still feel the loss of her."

The Studio was not the first time Cranston and O'Hara appeared on screen together, the two also guest starred together on 30 Rock and the 2024 film Argylle.

Cranston reflected on working with O'Hara in a 2026 interview with Esquire while promoting the Malcom in the Middle reunion special.

"What I picked up from Catherine - from decades ago - was her ability to go all out in a comedy, and then rest and not be on," Cranston said. "She was not one of those who were always trying to be funny off camera. She would pace herself, and then when it was time to pick up, she'd pick up."

He added, "Her willingness - she would come to me many times and say, 'Hey, what about this? If we tried this?' And so she was always on, and it gave me the encouragement to be able to then do the same thing to others. 'Hey, what about we try this? What about that?' And she was just a genius, really, but even a better human being."

O'Hara posthumously won an Actor Award in March for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her role in The Studio.

All episodes of the first season of The Studio are available to stream on Apple TV with season 2 expected to premiere in early 2027.

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This story was originally published May 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM.