Pop icon Madonna is set to end her two-decade acting hiatus with a role in Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’ season 2. The singer, last seen in ‘Swept Away’ (2002), was spotted on set in Italy, hinting at her return to live-action television.
While we all have known Madonna as the ‘queen of pop’ music, it would not be wrong to say that she is a multi-hyphenate. The 67-year-old recently appeared on the sets of ‘The Studio season 2’ alongside stars Seth Rogen, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, Kathryn Hahn, and Bryan Cranston on March 16.The ‘Vogue’ singer took to Instagram to treat her fans with a picture showing herself reading a script while seated inside a gondola on one of Italy’s famous canals. She was wearing a wide-rimmed Louis Vuitton hat and captioned the picture ‘The Italian Job’.But this isn’t Madonna’s first appearance in a series. While the Golden Globe Award Winner has had many movies to her credit, she also appeared in the TV series ‘Will & Grace’ in 2002.
Madonna’s appearance in ‘The Studio’ season 2’ will mark an end to her two-decade hiatus from live-action acting. Her last notable appearance was in the 2002 romantic comedy Swept Away, in which she starred opposite Adriano Giannini.
All we know about ‘The Studio Season 2’
Created by Seth Rogen, ‘The Studio’ shows the journey of a Hollywood director, Matt, sandwiched between corporate demands and his own filmmaking desires. While the first season of the Emmy award-winning comedy focused on Matt trying to negotiate between IP demands and creative freedom, the second season of the show will continue where the previous season ended.
The filming of the second season began in late 2025 December and is expected to wrap up by 19th March 2026. Mashable reports that the second season will continue the misadventures of Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) and the Continental Studios team. This time, we will see actors and directors playing heightened versions of themselves. At the 2026 Golden Globes, Rogen also hinted at some plot points for the coming season, speaking to Mashable, the filmmaker said, “We’ve literally written some things that happened leading up to this award show into episodes as we’ve been writing the show.”Yes, Catherine O Hara will be missed during the second season, but she will always remain alive in our hearts. Through Hollywood Reporter, the cast and crew shared a separate statement mourning O’Hara, saying, “We are at a loss for words at the passing of our friend Catherine O’Hara. She was a hero to all of us, and we pinched ourselves every day that we got to work with her in ‘The Studio’. She was somehow classy, warm, and hilarious all at the same time.
We’re unbelievably saddened she is gone and send our deepest sympathy to Bo and all her family.” Fans can’t wait for the second season to drop.
