Netflix has given a premiere date to the comedy Russian Doll, from co-creators Amy Poehler, Leslye Headland and Orange Is the New Black alum Natasha Lyonne. The eight-episode series will debut on Feb. 1, the streamer announced Friday.
Starring Lyonne, who also serves as writer on the series alongside “Bachelorette” writer-director Headland, “Russian Doll” follows a young woman named Nadia on her journey as the guest of honor at a seemingly inescapable party one night in New York.
Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Elizabeth Ashley and Charlie Barnett will also star. Guest stars include Chloë Sevigny, Lyonne’s “OITNB” co-star Dascha Polanco, Brendan Sexton III, Rebecca Henderson, Jeremy Lowell Bobb, Ritesh Rajan and Jocelyn Bioh.
Poehler, Lyonne and Headland all serve as executive producers on the project, which hails from Universal Television, Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions, JAX Media and 3 Arts Entertainment. Jamie Babbit, Headland and Lyonne direct.
