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Inside Netflix’s Rachel Weisz series Vladimir with creator Julia May Jonas

Inside Netflix’s Rachel Weisz series Vladimir with creator Julia May Jonas

By Michael Pickard
March 4, 2026

SHOWRUNNER

What does it take to bring an unreliable narrator to life? As Vladimir debuts on Netflix, creator Julia May Jonas discusses casting Rachel Weisz, embracing ambiguity and holding her nerve through strikes, notes and self-doubt.

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