Natasha Lyonne Teases Bold New Direction For Russian Doll Season 3

Good news for anyone who keeps Russian Doll saved in their Netflix queue like a talisman: Natasha Lyonne says Season 3 is not only on her mind, it is literally sitting on her desktop.

What Lyonne just revealed

In a new chat with THR, Lyonne said she plans to bring the series back more than three years after Season 2 dropped. She is currently polishing the final draft of her idea and wants to bring it to Netflix soon. The vibe is very much: there is a plan, there is a document, but there is not a greenlight yet.

"Yes. I’m determined to do it Lynch-style - Fire Walk With Me and then Twin Peaks: The Return. I can’t tell you when I’m going to hit up Netflix. But it’s incoming, it’s in process. I get to it between other deadlines... It’s on my desktop. It’s in Final Draft. I’ll have to go in and pitch it, I’m sure."

"We’ll see if they let me get away with it. But I don’t know if that will be in two years, 10 or 20, or 35 — if I can upload my consciousness into the cloud while retaining my own data dignity and not having a hive mind, that would be ideal."

That Lynch shoutout is a pretty specific creative tell. She is pointing to the David Lynch playbook of making a bold, standalone chapter ('Fire Walk With Me') and then returning to the series years later with a big, reinvention swing ('Twin Peaks: The Return'). Translation: expect ambition, not just a repeat of Season 1 or 2.

Where things stand right now

• Lyonne has a Season 3 concept in a final-draft stage and plans to pitch it to Netflix.
• Timing is completely up in the air (her words ranged from a couple of years to, uh, 35), and she joked about being a brain in a jar by then.
• She is juggling multiple deadlines, including a memoir, and says the Russian Doll file lives in Final Draft on her desktop.
• Russian Doll remains a critical favorite with a 97% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes.
• The update arrives right after Peacock canceled Lyonne's Poker Face after two seasons.

Who is making it

Lyonne is not just the star — she plays Nadia, the human glitch in the matrix who cannot stop breaking time — she also co-created and executive produces the show alongside Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland (who currently runs The Acolyte). Her turn as Nadia earned her Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, and the show’s two seasons have stayed in that rare air of critical adoration.

The bottom line

There is no official order, no timetable, and no production start. But Lyonne is actively shaping a Season 3 pitch, she wants to take a big swing with it, and Netflix is next on her call sheet. Given the show’s 97% approval rating and Lyonne’s track record, I would not bet against it — even if the timeline is more Nadia than linear.