Sometimes, creating a universally acclaimed streaming series isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.Natasha Lyonne’s “Russian Doll” catapulted her into the upper echelon of television auteurs when it premiered on Netflix in 2019.
The show returned for an even bigger Season 2i in 2022, and Lyonne followed that by headlining Rian Johnson’s case-of-the-week Peacock series “Poker Face.” But while the multi-hyphenate has stayed busy, she can’t help but wonder why her recent success hasn’t led to more opportunities.Appearing on The Hollywood Reporter’s Actors Roundtable, Lyonne lamented that “Russian Doll” didn’t open more traditionally commercial Hollywood doors for her.“It’s funny when you are the writer, the creator, the director and the star and you have 13 nominations or whatever, and it’s not like, ‘Here’s a bunch of Marvel movies,’” Lyonne said.
“In fact, they’re like, ‘Oh, now…
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