With Disney finally announcing when the highly anticipated seriesThe Acolyteis going to premiere on the platform and releasing the first trailer for fans to feast upon, all eyes are onthe newStar Warsseries. While talking to series co-creatorLeslye Headlandabout the trailer, though, Collider’s Editor-in-ChiefSteve Weintraubmade sure to squeeze in a question that several fans are eager to find out the answer to: Will we ever seeRussian DollSeason 3?
As of right now,Russian Dollhasn’t been officially cancelled by Netflix – which would suggest that there are more stories to be told in theGroundhog Day-like series. At the same time, it’s been almost two years since Season 2 premiered, and we’ve got no word on the status of future episodes. So, should fans manage their expectations? Or can we still hope for more? Headland weighs in:
“I don’t know. I haven’t heard anything. I don’t know if it’s becauseNatasha [Lyonne]’s doing ‘Poker Face’ now. I don’t know if it’s gonna become a schedule thing, but I haven’t heard anything from Netflix about it.”
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Even though it’s not the answer we were hoping for, it also doesn’t mean all is lost. Headland also added during the interview that she “definitely” thinks that there is a chance thatRussian Dollcontinues to happen. “I just haven’t heard anything about it.”
The thing about the series is that since the time loops are directly related to Lyonne’s character Nadia andAlan’s (Charlie Barnett)deaths, the ending of Season 2 may work as a series finale, of sorts. At the same time, the story can be rebooted in a number of ways, as Season 2 itself proved.Time travel isn’t easy though, and one reason that it’s taking that long forRussian Dollto get a solid update may be related to the complexity of its creation.
As Headland stressed, the obstacle that might be slowing down production onRussian Dollis the fact that series co-creator and screenwriter Lyonne may be too busy to move forward with the series right now. Last year, the actor and writerrevealed in an interview withJimmy Fallonthat she was snowed under with projects, which prevented her from writingRussian Doll. But it’s always good to keep in mind that Netflix seems to have faith in the future of the show, as otherwise it would already be cancelledas happened with many other titles.
Stick with Collider to find out news aboutRussian Dollas soon as it’s available.
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