When I saw Russian Doll, I just realized this persona and this presence and this magnetic charisma that’s so unique that Natasha has onscreen. “They’re all anchored by an incredibly charismatic, unique personality…. “I was thinking about what makes those shows tick and most of them are really kind of stealth hangout shows,” Johnson tells Vanity Fair. That night, Johnson shared with Lyonne an idea he had to make a case-of-the-week detective show for the modern age. When Rian Johnson met Natasha Lyonne at a book party thrown by his wife, Karina Longworth, he quickly bonded with the Russian Doll cocreator and star over their shared love of classic television mystery shows like Murder, She Wrote, Magnum P.I., and Columbo.
