NATASHA LYONNE: We became pals through his brilliant wife, Karina Longworth. How did you develop it with him into Poker Face? Lyonne spoke with Deadline ahead of the series debut about how she and Johnson built the series by paying homage to case-of-the-week mysteries like Columbo, what she brought with her from two seasons as the creator-star-showrunner of Russian Doll, and where Charlie is going to find herself at the end of the 10 episodes.ĭEADLINE: So, Rian came to you with the idea for this series fairly early on.
She just saw no other way to live,” Lyonne, who also executive produces the series, told Deadline. We really enjoyed that aspect of her as somebody who was gonna right a wrong, even if it meant putting herself at risk. She just really doesn’t like it, doesn’t get it and can’t stand for injustice. “I’ve learned that this is a character who just really can’t stand bullsh*t.
