In "Peacock's Poker Face ," human lie detector Charlie Kyle (Natasha Lyonne) spies nonsense about deceptive murderers across the country—while hiding herself from Las Vegas The casino owner's revenge. She writes Modern Murder meets Columbus , The mystery drama largely follows a case-of-the-week format rather than continuous storytelling, meaning the show could technically last for years. Peacock wasn't bluffing when it renewed "Poker Face" for a second season on February 15, a month before the season one finale airs.
"Knives Out" and "The Glass Onion" showrunner Rian Johnson, who also created the show, expects "Poker Face" to continue beyond its second season as well. "Natasha and I have been talking about getting old doing this. I can imagine her Jessica Fletcher doing it. I would be excited," he told The Hollywood Reporter in January, referring to Murder, She Wrote author Angela Lansbury appeared on the show for 12 seasons. "But, we'll see. What I've learned is: one step at a time... but this is clearly built with an engine to keep going."
First up, Poker Face Season 2 – here’s everything you need to know.
" Poker Face" Season 2 Cast
While Lyon's Charlie and Benjamin Bratt's Clive Legrand have one line throughout, each episode brings a new cast of killers and victims, and the show's first season boasts an impressive An impressive roster of guest stars, including Adrien Brody, Brandon Michael Hall, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea Duvall, Dasha Polanco, Ellen... Barkin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Wright, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzman, Nick Nolte, Rhea Perlman, Luo Perlman, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Xu and Tim Meadows.
While Johnson teased to The Hollywood Reporter that he's "drooling over what new actors we can get to guest star in roles," co-showrunner Lila Zuckerman also hinted that some of the guest stars from the first season are still Possible returns - even actors whose characters have died. "I would love to do it. Just like they did on the old Columbo episodes, they would have these guest stars come back and play a completely different character, a completely different killer," she said on March 9 explained in another THR interview on the same day. "Maybe this time they're victims instead of killers. Maybe they're Charlie's partners. I like the idea of having a core group of actors who can come back and perform."
Lyonne has tapped Orange Is the New Black star Samira Wiley to guest star in season two. ( OITNB 's Polanco appeared in the season 1 premiere.) "Samira came to the premiere and then we went out with friends and then it was just me and her and a few other people." the star and producer said in March 9 told Variety , “She said, ‘Just so you know, I’m going to do one of these. '" "I was like, 'Oh, really? 'She said, 'Yeah, I know sometimes [you] ask me to do things that maybe I won't do, but just to let you know, this, I'll do one of these.' And I was like, 'Okay, Sa Mira! '"
Poker Face Season 2 Plot
The Poker Face Season 1 finale aired on March 9, setting the stage for a repeat of Charlie's basic escapade from new casino owner Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman) , she travels between locations and uses her bulls*t' detector to solve a new murder each episode. After introducing Charlie's sister Emily in the finale, the show may delve deeper into More backstory for the main character. "By the end of the season, you get a glimpse into her life and her past," Johnson added. "That's something we'll explore over the course of the show. "
Zuckerman revealed that her team already has "a lot of ideas" about where to take Charlie next. "We had ideas for the series, we had ideas for the characters. We had storylines in our heads. So I'm glad we were able to go there with her," she said. "Will Charlie settle in the city? We might find her there, but I always thought she'd move. She's like a shark that's always moving forward. So go on the journey with her for another season and hopefully... The prospect of continuing this journey in future seasons is exciting.”
Poker Face Season 2 potential premiere date
Even though Peacock is a relatively new streaming service, returns for several second-season shows were almost a full year apart. Poker Face is reportedly filming from April to October 2022, so the show could reasonably follow suit and push for a January 2024 release date.
This article will be updated as more details about Poker Face Season 2 are announced .
