Lyonne says that she and co-creator Rian Johnson planned the Season 2 finale, “The End of the Road,” to be the end of the series. They drove Charlie Cale’s Plymouth Barracuda off a cliff to show that it was over. Peacock’s cancellation surprised fans, but Lyonne says, “We weren’t shocked!” and calls it “news to some people.” This mystery series ends with her not appearing in any more episodes, which lets her focus on directing.
Lyonne says she’s working on Russian Doll Season 3, which is based on David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and The Return. She wants it to be a surreal revival after the Season 2 finale in 2022. She plans to pitch it to Netflix soon, but she says it could take “10 or 20, 35” years because she is so busy. In its first season, the show got 14 Emmy nominations, including one for Lyonne as best actress in a comedy.
Lyonne is making her first feature film, Uncanny Valley, which she co-wrote with Brit Marling. The film mixes live-action with ethical AI tools trained on data that doesn’t break copyright laws. It’s about a teen who gets lost in an AR video game. She stresses the importance of protecting artists during AI debates and says that online backlash is just a misunderstanding. This comes after her next movie, Bambo, which shows how she has moved from acting to working behind the camera.
