Netflix's 'Russian Doll' Season 2: 5 things you didn't know about Greta Lee
There are very few shows that are as mindboggling as 'Russian Doll'. The Netflix comedy series premiered in February 2019, garnering widespread critical acclaim. With Natasha Lyonne playing the lead, 'Russian Doll' Season 1 followed a video game developer's mysterious experiences as she's stuck in an ongoing time loop. How she solved it and the fun-filled mania it took for her to put an end to the loop formed the series.
The acclaimed show is back for a second season and here's a closer look at some of the cast members. But before we get there here's what we know about it. The official synopsis of 'Russian Doll' Season 2 reads, "Set four years after Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) escaped mortality’s time loop together, season two of Russian Doll will continue to explore existential thematics through an often humorous and sci-fi lens. Discovering a fate even worse than endless death, this season finds Nadia and Alan delving deeper into their pasts through an unexpected time portal located in one of Manhattan’s most notorious locations. At first, they experience this as an ever-expanding, era-spanning, intergenerational adventure but they soon discover this extraordinary event might be more than they bargained for and, together, must search for a way out."
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Greta Lee as Maxine
Greta Jiehan Lee is an American actress who will be returning as Maxine in Season 2 of 'Russian Doll'. Born to Korean immigrants, Lee was raised in Los Angeles. It was during her time at the Harvard-Westlake school that she became interested in the performing arts. She would go on to study communication and theatre at Northwestern University.
Lee moved to New York City after her course to pursue a career in acting. Following a couple of minor roles, Lee got her big break in 2013, appearing as Soojin in 'Girls', a comedy-drama series executive produced by Judd Apatow starring Lena Dunham. She appeared in recurring roles in 'Inside Amy Schumer', 'Wayward Pines', and 'Chance'. Lee has also appeared in films such as 'Sisters', 'Money Monster', 'Fits and Starts', 'Gemini', 'Pottersville', and 'Rumble'.
Yul Vazquez as John Reyes
Yul Vazquez is a Cuban-American actor who will be returning as John Reyes in 'Russian Doll' Season 2. He was born in Cuba and raised in Miami. Vazquez was named after Yul Brynner and has been a part of the industry since 1992, debuting as Flaco in 'The Mambo Kings'. He also appeared as Danny Darwin in HBO's 'Tales from the Crypt' in the same year. Vazquez was the lead guitarist for Urgent and Diving for Pearls before he started acting. Both the bands died out due to the genre falling out of favor.
Vazquez has been a part of films such as 'Runaway Bride', 'Bad Boys 2', 'War of the Worlds', 'American Gangster', 'Che: Part One', 'Che: Part Two', 'The A-Team', 'Little Fockers', 'Captain Phillips', 'Gringo', and 'Books of Blood'. Some of his notable TV appearances include roles in 'Seinfeld', 'Magic City', 'Treme', 'The Lottery', 'Bloodline', 'Narcos: Mexico', 'The Outsider', and 'Severance'.
Other cast members
Other actors who are a part of 'Russian Doll' Season 2 are Charlie Barnett, Elizabeth Ashley, Kate Jennings Grant, Dascha Polanco, Jeremy Bobb, Ritesh Rajan, Rebecca Henderson, and Annie Murphy.
Season 2 of 'Russian Doll' is slated to release on April 20, 2022. It will be available for streaming exclusively on Netflix.
