Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson are a match made in TV heaven, and their spectacular skills will likely be charted on a second season of Poker Face.
Peacock introduced Wednesday that it had renewed the thriller, case-of-the-week sequence for a second season.
The sequence launched to rave critiques and robust viewership final month.
“Poker Face is one of those rare, undeniable shows that we all fell in love with from the start, but the critical acclaim and viewer response has been beyond our wildest dreams,” stated Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television, and Streaming.
“Working alongside the creative genius of Rian Johnson, Natasha Lyonne and Ram Bergman, along with our partners at MRC and T-Street, has been a spectacular ride, and we can’t wait to hit the road for another season as we continue to build momentum across Peacock’s originals slate.”
Poker Face is a 10-episode mystery-of-the-week sequence following Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has a unprecedented capability to find out when somebody is mendacity.
She hits the street together with her Plymouth Barracuda and, with each cease, encounters a brand new solid of characters and unusual crimes she will be able to’t assist however clear up.
Due to the case of the week format, the sequence managed to welcome an array of spectacular visitor stars, together with Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, and Danielle MacDonald.
Also showing for Season 1 is Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jack Alcott, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, and Lil Rel Howery.
The visitor solid was rounded out by Luis Guzmán, Megan Suri, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Reed Birney, Rhea Perlman, Ron Perlman, Rowan Blanchard, S. Epatha Merkerson, Shane Paul McGhie, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson, and Tim Meadows.
In a latest interview with THR, Rovner stated that the sequence “punched above its weight” when it comes to viewership for the streaming service.
The present has managed to interrupt via in a crowded TV market, and the creatives and solid must be thanked for that.
There’s nothing on TV fairly prefer it.
New episodes air Thursdays on Peacock. Four episodes stay within the first season.
Poker Face joins Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Bel-Air, Wolf Like Me, Killing It, Dr. Death, and We Are Lady Parts.
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