A three-time Emmy nominee with a 33-year screen career, Natasha Lyonne has wanted to employ her talents behind the scenes for as long as she can remember, finally doing so with her Netflix hit Russian Doll. Today, the series earned 13 Emmy nominations in its first go-round, demonstrating to the actress beyond the…
When production designer Michael Bricker was approached for Russian Doll, he had only "a very contained set of knowledge" about the series with which to craft his pitch. Reading over the pilot script without others to go on, Bricker had "no sense of what was going to happen over the course of the season," recognizing…
Netflix has picked up Russian Doll for an eight-episode second season, announcing the renewal during an interview of co-creator/star Natasha Lyonne and Netflix content VP Cindy Holland by Kara Swisher at Recode’s annual Code Conference.
"Want to do a season two, Natasha?" Holland asked Lyonne on the panel. (See full…
EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Jacqueline Novak will launch a new Off Broadway comedy at The Cherry Lane Theatre in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village this summer, and if the title and subject matter don’t get your attention, the comedy world support certainly will.
Executive produced by Mike Birbiglia and presented by Natasha…
A series about reliving your death over and over again has the making for a great comedy but it also runs the risk of, as the premise suggests, repetitive. But the Netflix comedy Russian Dollsteps up to the challenge with co-creators, executive producers and writers Leslye Headland, Amy Poehler and Natasha Lyonne…
EXCLUSIVE:Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne have tapped veteran independent producer Danielle Renfrew Behrens as president of their Animal Pictures production banner. In her new role, Renfrew Behrens will oversee development and production of Animal's slate of original series, in addition to feature and documentary…
Set to the tune of “Crimson and Clover”, the new trailer for the Netflix comedy Russian Doll starts over not once, not twice, but three times… and it makes sense considering the main character relives death on an endless loop.
Created by Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler, and Leslye Headland, Russian Doll, which debuts Feb…
Netflix is getting ready to party with a Russian. The streamer has set a February 1 premiere date and released first-look photos for Russian Doll, its comedy series starring Natasha Lyonne.
Created by Lyonne, Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland, Russian Doll follows a young woman named Nadia (Lyonne) on her journey as the…
Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne have signed a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, the Emmy-nominated duo will create original series for the studio via their new Animal Pictures shingle for Amazon Prime Video.
"Maya and Natasha are proven talents in front of and behind the camera, and we…
Give the people what they want! Adult Swim has handed a series order to Ballmastrz 9009, a 15-minute toon that originally was piloted in 2015. It will premiere at midnight April 8, with back-to-back new episodes air on Sundays.
Created by Christy Karacas (Suerjail) and produced by Titmouse, Ballmastrz 9009 is set in…
Netflix has given an eight-episode straight-to-series order to an untitled comedy (fka Russian Doll) from Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland(Bachelorette, Sleeping with Other People)Â and Amy Poehler, with Lyonne attached to star.
Co-created and executive produced by Lyonne, Poehler and Headland, the comedy follows a…
Will Arnett is set to topline Show Dogs, the live-action family comedy being co-produced and co-financed by Open Road Films and Riverstone Pictures. Raja Gosnell is directing a script by Max Botkin and Marc Hyman. The pic, which just started shooting at Pinewood Studios Wales, will co-star Natasha Lyonne and feature…
