Trivia / Poker Face

• Approval of God: Johnson got personal permission from Bong Joon-ho to use Okja as a plot point.
• Cast the Expert: John Darnielle, lead singer of the Mountain Goats, appears as the guitarist for the band in episode 4.
• Directed by Cast Member: Natasha Lyonne directed and co-wrote "The Orpheus Syndrome."
• Production Posse:
  • Rian Johnson regular Noah Segan appears as an unhelpful sheriff.
  • Series lead Natasha Lyonne previously appeared in Glass Onion As Herself.
  • Johnson gives a shoutout to his wife, Karina Longworth, by having her podcast You Must Remember This appear on a list of trending podcasts in Episode 4.
  • K Callan, who previously appeared in Knives Out as Harlan Thrombey's mother, appears in the fourth episode.
  • Longtime Rian Johnson collaborator Joseph Gordon-Levitt appears in the ninth episode.
• Those Two Actors:
  • Natasha Lyonne's Orange Is the New Black co-star Dascha Polanco appears as Charlie's friend in the first episode. They also appeared together in Season 1 of Russian Doll.
  • Additionally, Chloë Sevigny - who portrayed Lyonne's mother in Russian Doll - appears in the fourth episode.
  • Tim Blake Nelson, who appears in the seventh episode, has collaborated with Lyonne several times and even directed her in the film The Grey Zone.
  • Clea Duvall, who starred with Lyonne in the cult queer film But I'm a Cheerleader, appears in the first season finale as Charlie's estranged sister.

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