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EXCLUSIVE: Creatives from Jax Media and Universal International Studios (UIS) have talked up “subverting traditional narratives” by bringing “heart and warmth” to upcoming Channel 4 religious comedy Everyone Else Burns. The Simon Bird-starrer is the first to hail from Jax’s UK office, headed up by…

Universal Studio Group Chairman Pearlena Igbokwe has said reboots and remakes are here to stay but they need to be “interesting” and have “vision,” as she revealed “we spent a year hearing people tell us how horrible a Fresh Prince remake would be.” Speaking in a keynote interview at the live and in-person Banff World…

Russian Doll‘s co-creator and star Natasha Lyonne tonight hosted her first episode of SNL, speaking in her opening monologue about her Netflix series—which is back now for its second season following Covid delays—and more. “Gosh, will you look at this? I’m hosting the season finale of Saturday Night Live. For a real…

Charlie Barnett reflected on being written out of NBC’s Chicago Fire at the end of Season 3, saying while he was “really sad at the time” it turned out to be a “blessing in disguise. “[The show] was a behemoth that I never really saw coming. I was thankful to be a part of it,” Barnett, who portrayed Peter Mills, told D…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has an exclusive track recorded for Netflix’s Russian Doll, which is set for digital release on a Seasons 1 & 2 soundtrack tomorrow via Gardener Recordings, as the show returns for its second season. In its first season, debuting in 2019, Russian Doll introduced viewers to a woman named Nadia…

Russian Doll Season 2 introduces a new time bending aspect to the Netflix comedy, which also speaks Nadia’s (Natasha Lyonne) new life crisis. Lyonne and co-creator/EP Amy Poehler spoke about the upcoming season on a Deadline Contenders panel on Saturday. In season 1, Nadia repeated her birthday every time she died. In…

Netflix revealed Russian Doll‘s second season will premiere on April 20. Set four years after Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) escaped mortality's time loop together, Season 2 of Russian Doll will continue to explore existential thematics through an often humorous and sci-fi lens. Discovering a fate…

EXCLUSIVE: The Russian Doll team is coming together for season two. Ephraim Sykes, who starred as George Eacker in Broadway musical Hamilton, is joining the cast of Natasha Lyonne's Netflix series. Sykes, who is a Tony nominee for his role in Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations and will star as…

EXCLUSIVE: Sharlto Copley (District 9, Powers) has joined the upcoming second season of Netflix’s Russian Doll. He is the latest high-profile new cast addition to the award-winning comedy-drama, joining previously announced Annie Murphy and Carolyn Michelle Smith. No details about the Season 2 storyline or the new…

EXCLUSIVE: Colony and House of Cards actress Carolyn Michelle Smith has joined the Russian Doll cast for a recurring role in the Netflix series’ sophomore season. The Juilliard alum recently recurred on Ava DuVernay’s Cherish The Day. Her credits also include Codes of Conduct, Five Times A Day, Sunny Daze, Luke Cage, T…

Annie Murphy is going from Schitt's Creek to downtown Manhattan after being cast in the second season of Netflix's Russian Doll. The actor recently won an Emmy for her role as Alexis Rose in the Canadian comedy. No details of her character, but given the show, imagine it will be weird. Production recently…

It’s the jarring thought many face each year on Emmy nominations day as shows receive their just plaudits in the noms: what happened to that great show I was just watching? The one everyone’s talking about right now. Why isn’t it nominated? It’s easy to forget that Emmy’s eligibility window comes to a close on May 31…