Rian Johnson is known for populating his projects with A-list ensemble casts, and the second season of Peacock’s Poker Face is no exception.
Deadline recently broke the news that Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Margo Martindale (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Americans, Cocaine Bear), and BJ Novak (The Office) will all appear in the upcoming episodes with series star Natasha Lyonne. They join other big names, including Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian, Breaking Bad), Katie Holmes (Dawson’s Creek), Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent, Field of Dreams), Kumail Nanjiani (The Eternals), Sherry Cola (Joy Ride, Good Trouble), Kevin Corrigan (The Mentalist, The Departed, Pineapple Express), Ben Marshall (Please Don’t Destroy), and Katherine Narducci (Euphoria) on the call sheet.
For those of you who missed the first season, Poker Face is a murder mystery series where Lyonne’s Charlie Cale has an uncanny ability to know when someone is lying. Season One saw her on the run and solving murders along the way, with an equally great ensemble cast appearing in each episode as potential murderers or victims for the crime in question. The setup is Columbo style, with the audience knowing who committed the crime from the beginning and Lyonne working to uncover the why and how as the episode progresses. Johnson created the series and directed episodes, and Season Two is showrun by Tony Tost.
No news yet on when Season Two will be available on Peacock. In the meantime, you can (re)watch the first season on the streaming platform.
