EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Lee Daniels is set to go into production next month in Montreal on The United States vs. Billie Holiday, a project he will direct and produce about the legendary jazz singer.
The pic follows Holiday (played by multi Grammy and NAACP nominee singer-songwriter Andra Day) during her…
On July 16, Netflix's Russian Doll pulled off a somewhat magical feat, garnering 13 Emmy nominations and breaking in as a contender for Outstanding Comedy Series with its first season, after gaining a following as a word-of-mouth hit. Given the otherworldly nature of the series, these results were all too…
Natasha Lyonne is set to direct an episode of Comedy Central’s as-yet-untitled Awkwafina project. This immediately follows Lyonne’s stint helming an episode of Hulu’s High Fidelity reboot series. She will also direct an episode of Shrill, the streamer’s Aidy Bryant-starrer.
“I was directing High Fidelity mostly in…
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…
