Natasha Lyonne is again within the sport of fixing mysteries in Season 2 of “Poker Face.”
The star-studded, Emmy Award-winning authentic sequence returns with Lyonne’s Charlie Cale tackling a brand new mystery-of-the-week. Charlie has a unprecedented means to know with out fail when somebody is mendacity, and now for this season, Charlie continues her journey on the street throughout the nation, encountering a brand new solid of characters and investigating crimes alongside the best way.
“Poker Face” beforehand obtained 4 Primetime Emmy nominations, together with Excellent Lead Actress in a Comedy Sequence for Lyonne, and garnered Peacock its first Emmy win for Judith Gentle’s Excellent Visitor Actress Efficiency in a Comedy Sequence.
Lyonne is joined by a contemporary crop of celeb visitor stars for Season 2, starting from “Depraved” actress Cynthia Erivo to comic John Mulaney. The complete record additionally consists of Awkwafina, Ben Marshall, B.J. Novak, Cliff “Technique Man” Smith, David Krumholtz, Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, Ego Nwodim, Gaby Hoffmann, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Ritter, John Cho, Justin Theroux, Carol Kane, Kathrine Narducci, Corey Hawkins, Alia Shawkat, Haley Joel Osment, Katie Holmes, Simon Rex, Kevin Corrigan, Kumail Nanjiani, Margo Martindale, Melanie Lynskey, Patti Harrison, Sam Richardson, and Sherry Cola.
“We nonetheless can’t imagine we set to work with rockstars like Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, John Mulaney, and Awkwafina (and lots of many extra, the record is kinda dizzying) who all dove into the sport with pleasure and got here able to play,” Lyonne and sequence creator Rian Johnson wrote in a press release.
Because the synopsis reads, Season 2 finds Charlie again on the run with a ’70s twist.
“We’ve taken her journey to the subsequent degree one homicide thriller at a time,” Johnson and Lyonne stated. “From minor league baseball to large field retail, from funeral houses to alligator farms and even a grade college expertise present, Charlie navigates her crime fixing existential road-trip with deadpan wit, human empathy, and her signature uncanny lie-detecting means. 12 killer new episodes are coming your method. Buckle up and see you on the street!”
The duo continued, “To carry Season 2 to life, we pulled visible inspiration from American ’70s cinema, all of the stuff we love like Robert Altman, Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich. However the spine of this present is TV, the type of TV we grew up watching, episodic case-of-the-week gems like ‘Columbo’ and ‘The Rockford Information’ and ‘Quantum Leap.’ Every episode is a mini-movie, present in its personal world with a novel tone and vibe, that includes an eccentric lot of characters performed by a really gonzo parade of visitor stars.”
“Poker Face” is created by Johnson, who additionally writes, directs, and govt produces the Peacock sequence. Lyonne directs, writes, stars in, and govt produces. Tony Tost is the showrunner and govt producer of the present, with Ram Bergman, Nena Rodrigue, Adam Arkin, Nora Zuckerman, and Lilla Zuckerman additionally govt producing. “Poker Face” is a T-Avenue and MRC sequence, with T-Avenue and Animal Photos producing.
“Poker Face” Season 2 premieres Could 8 on Peacock with three episodes, adopted by a brand new episode streaming Thursdays. Take a look at the teaser beneath.