Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Prepping for 'Black Gumball' (or 'Russian Doll' — shhhh!) on 3rd Street and Avenue B

Crews for "Black Gumball" are prepping some storefronts on Third Street and Avenue B ahead of tomorrow's shoot along here.

As Stacie Joy's photos show, Jane's Exchange is now Old Ukraine Grocer ...
Expect a laundromat here too...
... and Ben's Deli on B is getting some enhancements...
Ben's at 32 Avenue B served as a pivotal location for the time-bending Netflix series "Russian Doll" and Natasha Lyonne's character. Much of that award-winning series from 2019 was filmed in the East Village.

Word is "Black Gumball" is code/the working title for season 2 of "Russian Doll." 


Updated 2 p.m. 

Crews are at 7B/Vazac's/Horseshoe Bar too... a scene of several interesting moments in Season 1... photo by Vinny & O...
See this post for more details on the shoot.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Your 'Russian Doll' reader

11 comments:

Gojira said...

Man, I wish the neighborhood DID have an Old Ukraine Grocer...

Anonymous said...

That's not a show that I thought would get a season 2 since the end of season 1 seemed like a series finale, but I'm so excited for it! It's great that local businesses will have a boost from the filming too. Good news all around!

JAMES said...

Me too!

anonymous said...

Can I get a flight back to 1983?

Anonymous said...

I really enjoyed this show - so glad there will be another season!

Anonymous said...

They already filmed last night at her home location

Anonymous said...

O wow I live on third ave and kept seeing the flyers and props...I had no idea it was for the season 2 of Russian Dolls. Love that show. They were filming this morning right in front of The Bean! Fun! 😊

Unknown said...

Filming tonight on the dummy train Church Ave

Anonymous said...

Trucks by Columbus circle/trump hotel tonight

NoorInaya said...

They were filming in Harlem last week, on 118th or 119th, between Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell.

KR said...

Go away show biz kids making movies of themselves ya know they don't give a fuck about anybody else