EXCLUSIVE: Natasha Lyonne is back filming Russian Doll season two… as her death-defying character narrowly avoids getting hit by a taxi in New York City
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Natasha Lyonne is back filming season two of the hit Netflix show Russian Doll, and by the looks of it her character Nadia Vulvokov will be as accident-prone as ever.
Natasha, 41, was pictured in New York City on Tuesday filming an action-packed scene that showed her narrowly avoiding being hit by a taxi in the street as she waved her arms to bring the vehicle to a halt.
The comedy-drama sees her character getting caught in a mysterious time loop as she repeatedly attends the same event and dies at the end of the night each time, only to awaken the next day unharmed as if nothing happened.
Here she goes again! Natasha Lyonne is back filming Russian Doll season two… as her death-defying character narrowly avoids getting hit by a taxi in New York City on Tuesday
Dressed in her usual black attire, it appears that Nadia will be getting up to her usual hijinks in season two, in which she will be joined by a few new characters.
Netflix revealed recently that Schitt’s Creek star Annie Murphy will be joining the show.
‘What a concept: Schitt’s Creek alum, the all-around flawless Emmy-winning Annie Murphy has joined the cast of Russian Doll for Season 2!’ the post read.
Close call: It appeals season two of the hit Netflix show will see Nadia get up to her usual hijinks
Woah there: Natasha was in her character’s famously all-black attire for the action-packed scene on Tuesday
Boom! The start took a hit from a New York cab while filming a scene from the show
Russian Doll follows Natasha’s character as she struggles with life in a Groundhog Day-style time warp where she constantly relives a single night.
The night in question includes her 36th birthday party and culminates in her death, meaning every time she dies she has to start over.
Natasha co-created the series with Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland whose work includes the Rebel Wilson movie Bachelorette and the play on which it was based.
Keeping warm: The former Orange Is The New Black star was scene with a hot beverage throughout takes on the show
Cast and crew: Natasha waited with crew members wearing safety masks while filming the show
Although filming on season two was reportedly meant to start last year it had to be delayed on account of the coronavirus pandemic.
Back in 2019 after the first season dropped on Netflix Natasha told The Hollywood Reporter: ‘What I want is for one person to feel a little less alone, and a little bit like they’re OK and it’s OK and you can keep showing up to fight another day.’
Natasha also held forth about the show’s emphasis on self-destruction and gave a bit of historical context saying: ‘In the ’60s, you would see people dropping like flies at 27 and you felt: “Oh that must be a drug thing.”‘
She added: ‘But as you move into modern times, we’re realizing that it’s very adult and very accomplished people who find that life is simply too much to bear. That’s a very real thing that we need to remove a cloak of shame around.’
Natasha argued: ‘I think we need to be discussing freely and openly the underlying brokenness of the human experience.’