>>> WELCOME BACK, THE NEW NETFLIX SERIES "RUSSIAN DOLL"
TELLS THE STORY OF A YOUNG WOMAN
NAMED NADYA.
NAMED NADYA. >> EVERY TIME SHE TRIES TO LEAVE
HER BIRTHDAY PARTY SHE DIES AND
RETURNS TO THE SAME PLACE OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
>> UNDERSTANDABLY SHE’S TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT’S
GOING ON.
GOING ON. TAKE A LOOK.
>> SO LOOK, I THINK MAXINE
SLIPPED ME SOMETHING LAST NIGHT,
AND I DON’T KNOW HOW TO CONVEY
TO YOU, TO HER, TO ANYONE WHO
REALLY CARES ABOUT ME THAT I’M
EXPERIENCING SOMETHING TRULY
TERRIFYING THAT I AM SCARED,
THAT I AM QUESTIONING MY OWN
SANITY.
SANITY. AND THAT I MAY BE DEAD.
HELLO?
HELLO? ARE YOU STILL THERE?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I
FIT INTO ALL OF THIS.
>> I DON’T KNOW.
MAYBE HELP ME?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> IT’S A DARK COMEDY.
AMY POEHLER IS ONE OF THE
CO-CREATORS.
CO-CREATORS. SHE’S AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON
THE SHOW, AND NATASHA LYONNE IS
THE STAR AND A CO-CREATOR AND
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> THIS SHOW’S NUTS.
>> YEAH, IT’S REALLY GOOD.
>> IT’S NUTS.
>> I THINK OF ALL THE DAYS YOU’D
WANT TO REPEAT, THIS ONE
WOULDN’T COME TO MIND?
>> NO, NOT AN IDEAL DAY.
IT GOES AWRY QUICKLY.
>> THE SHOW TAKES PLACE, YOU
KNOW, OVER THE COURSE OF A DAY,
AND THEN OUR CHARACTER NADYA HAS
TO KEEP RELIVING IT TO KIND OF
LEARN SOME LIFE LESSONS.
SO IT’S A LOT OF FUN.
IT’S REALLY OUT THERE.
>> SONATA SHA WE’VE BEEN TOLD TH
KIND OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL.
SO HAVE YOU BEEN DYING?
>> YES, I’VE BEEN DYING THIS
WHOLE TIME.
WHOLE TIME. >> YOU HAVE AN ALL FEMALE
WRITING TEAM, AN ALL FEMALE
LIKE, PRETTY MUCH AN ALL FEMALE
TEAM, RIGHT?
TEAM, RIGHT? >> THEY’RE ALL LADY DIRECTORS.
IT’S MYSELF AND JAMIE BABBETT,
AND LESLIE HEDLIN AND IT’S ALL
LADY WRITERS.
LADY WRITERS. >> WHY WAS THAT SO IMPORTANT?
>> WE KNOW SO MANY TALENTED
WOMEN.
WOMEN. WE WERE EXCITED TO WORK WITH
THEM, AND ALSO I’M REALLY PROUD
OF THE FACT THAT NATASHA PLAYS
SUCH AN INCREDIBLY COMPLEX
FEMALE CHARACTER.
FEMALE CHARACTER. I MEAN, THE IDEA WAS STARTED
REALLY BECAUSE IN MANY WAYS WE
WERE BEMOANING THE LACK OF
POSSIBILITIES AND AVENUES THAT
FEMALE CHARACTERS GET TO
DISCOVER IN A SERIES, AND SO WE
KIND OF STARTED FROM THAT IDEA.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> I THINK ODDLY MAYBE AS A
RESULT OF ALL THE LADIES GENDER
ALMOST DISAPPEARED IN THIS KIND
OF WAY THAT MAKES IT FAR MORE OF
A HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND A HUMAN
STORY THAT’S SORT OF WITHOUT
MAYBE THE HISTORICAL TROPES OF
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN
GOING THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE,
SO THAT’S SORT OF THE
INTERESTING TWIST ABOUT GETTING
TOGETHER THAT KIND OF A TEAM.
>> AND NOT ONLY DO YOU STAR IN
THE SHOW, YOU PRODUCE, YOU
WRITE, YOU DIRECT.
HOW DO YOU DO IT ALL AT ONCE?
LOGISTICALLY?
LOGISTICALLY? >> THE THING IS, YOU KNOW, I
HAVE CLONES AND BETWEEN THE
CLONES AND THE MULTIPLE DEATHS
IT’S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN’T GET
DONE.
DONE. SO IT’S A WAY OF DOING IT, BUT
IT’S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE GIFT TO
GET TO DO THIS AND TO GET TO DO
IT WITH AMY, AND I THINK FOR
THIS PARTICULAR STORY IT’S SO
DEEPLY PERSONAL TO ME, AND IT
MEANS SO MUCH TO ME, IT’S
REALLY, YOU KNOW, IT MEANS
EVERYTHING TO ME.
AND SO I THINK FOR THIS IT FELT
LIKE THE RIGHT WAY TO GO.
>> ASK AMY, YOU’RE GETTING READY
TO DIRECT ANOTHER FEATURE FILM?
>> YEAH, I DIRECTED A FILM
THAT’S COMING OUT IN MAY ON
NETFLIX CALLED "WINE COUNTRY"
WITH A BUNCH OF THE LADIES FROM
SNL.
SNL. >> OH, THAT WILL BE GREAT.
>> I’M HOPING TO COME BACK TO
TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT.
>> IS IT BASICALLY YOU GUYS GO
TO WINE COUNTRY AND DRINK FOR
TWO HOURS?
TWO HOURS? >> YOU GOT IT.
>> THAT’S THE SHOW.
>> AND THEN YOU DIE.
>> AND THEN YOU START DRINKING
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >> LIVE THAT DAY OVER AND OVER.
>> I’VE SEEN IT, AND IT’S
HILARIOUS.
HILARIOUS. IT’S RIDICULOUSLY -- IT’S
AMAZING.
AMAZING. >> WHO ELSE IS IN IT?
>> YOU CAN’T TELL US?
>> I’M GOING TO COME BACK AND
TELL YOU CLOSER TO THE DATE.
IT’S REALLY EXCITING, AND IT’S
BEEN AWESOME TO MAKE THIS SHOW
WITH NETFLIX.
WITH NETFLIX. WE’VE HAD A BLAST.
>> I WANT TO FORMALLY APOLOGIZE
ON BEHALF OF THE SHOW FOR THE
STOOLS.
STOOLS. >> YOU KNOW, THEY’RE A LITTLE
SHORT.
SHORT. I WILL SAY, I DON’T KNOW WHO’S
IN CHARGE OF THE STOOLS, BUT YOU
CAN’T LEAN BACK.
>> NO, YOU CAN’T.
>> AND YOU CAN’T REALLY GET YOUR
LEGS DOWN.
LEGS DOWN. >> I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IF YOU
MOVE THIS WAY YOU’LL GO TOP
HEAVY AND FALL OVER.
>> KIND OF KEEP SLIPPING.
>> AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST
NETWORK INTERVIEW FOR THIS SHOW?
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST INTERVIEW
WE’VE DONE FOR "RUSSIAN DOLL,"
SO WE, YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN TELL
WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.
>> WE’RE GOING TO LET YOU TAKE
THE STOOLS, A LOVELY PARTING
GIFT.
GIFT. >> GET USED TO THEM.
>> COME BACK AND TELL US ABOUT
THE WINE DRINKING MOVIE IN A FEW
MONTHS.
MONTHS. >> I WILL.
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.