Peacock has released a first look at the next season of detective series Poker Face, along with announcing an incomplete list of guest stars including Melanie Lynskey, John Mulaney, and acclaimed character actress and fugitive from the law Margo Martindale.
Star Natasha Lyonne and Creator/Director Rian Johnson had this to say about the new season:
Charlie Cale is back on the run, and in Season 2 we’ve taken her journey to the next level one murder mystery at a time. From minor league baseball to big box retail, from funeral homes to alligator farms and even a grade school talent show, Charlie navigates her crime solving existential road-trip with deadpan wit, human empathy, and her signature uncanny lie-detecting ability.
“To bring Season 2 to life, we pulled visual inspiration from American 70s cinema, all the stuff we love like Robert Altman, Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich. But the backbone of this show is TV – the kind of TV we grew up watching, episodic case of the week gems like Columbo and The Rockford Files and Quantum Leap. Each episode is a mini movie, existing in its own world with a unique tone and vibe, featuring an eccentric lot of characters played by a truly gonzo parade of guest stars. We still can’t believe we got to work with rockstars like Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, John Mulaney, and Awkwafina (and many many more, the list is kinda dizzying) who all dove into the game with joy and came ready to play.
Twelve killer new episodes are coming your way. Buckle up and see you on the road!”
Poker Face is a mystery-of-the-week series following Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.
The show’s critically-acclaimed first season received four Primetime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Natasha Lyonne, and garnered Peacock its first Emmy win for Judith Light’s Outstanding Guest Actress Performance in a Comedy Series.
Announced S2 Guest Stars:
- Alia Shawkat (Blink Twice, Search Party)
- Awkwafina (The Farewell, Crazy Rich Asians)
- Ben Marshall (Saturday Night Live, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain)
- B.J. Novak (The Office, Vengeance)
- Carol Kane (Between the Temples, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
- Cliff “Method Man” Smith (Power Book II: Ghost, The Deuce)
- Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, The Piano Lesson)
- Cynthia Erivo (Wicked, Harriet)
- David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer, Numb3rs)
- Davionte “GaTa” Ganter (Dave, Anyone But You, Rick and Morty)
- Ego Nwodim (Mr. Throwback, Saturday Night Live)
- Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent, Eric)
- Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul, Parish)
- Haley Joel Osment (Blink Twice, Wednesday)
- Jason Ritter (Matlock)
- John Cho (Searching, Star Trek)
- John Mulaney (John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA)
- Justin Theroux (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, White House Plumbers)
- Kathrine Narducci (Euphoria, Alto Knights)
- Katie Holmes (Our Town, Ray Donovan, Rare Objects)
- Kevin Corrigan (Narcos: Mexico, Godfather of Harlem)
- Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales, Only Murders in the Building)
- Margo Martindale (The Americans, The Sticky)
- Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets, Togetherness)
- Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Together Together)
- Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso, Veep)
- Sherry Cola (Nobody Wants This, Joy Ride)
- Shiloh Fernandez (Euphoria, Evil Dead)
- Simon Rex (Red Rocket, Blink Twice)
Season 2 of Poker Face is set to debut later this Spring on Peacock.
Images via Peacock
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