With the return of Peacock’s popular series Poker Face season 2, Natasha Lyonne’s character Charlie Cale is back to her bulls**t.
Quite literally, if you consider it, considering the character’s special ability to consistently detect foul lies each and every week. The basic idea of Poker Face season 2 episodes is still the same, even though the reason for Charlie’s fugitive status has slightly changed: our protagonist travels the country uncovering well-planned murders, whether intentional or not, while running into a remarkable array of A-list celebrities.
In the production notes, showrunner and executive producer Tony Tost states, “This season, she embarks on a bit of an existential road trip, while still traveling from place to place, exploring what it’s like, emotionally and psychologically.”
Lyonne, a writer, director, and executive producer, continues, “She’s not exactly the same Charlie from Season 1, who maybe thought of herself as a lone wolf.” “She really is now.”
Guest Star Lineup Revealed for Poker Face Season 2:
Charlie Cale is back on the case, and she doesn’t put up with any bullshit. Murderers, take note.
Natasha Lyonne will play the lie-detecting private investigator in the season 2 of Peacock’s murder mystery Poker Face. We’re putting on our detective hats and sniffing out every information about the upcoming season, from casting to the release date to a significant shift behind the scenes, since we’re sick of waiting for new episodes to arrive already.
Come along with us as we travel and discuss all that we currently know about Poker Face season 2. Additionally, if new information becomes available, we’ll be updating this list.
Poker Face Season 2: Who’s Joining the Cast as Guest Stars?
With so many well-known personalities from the freshman season, expectations are quite high for the guest cast of Season 2, and the early returns do not let us down: Next season’s episodes will feature three-time Emmy winner Margo Martindale (Justified, The Americans), Academy Award and Emmy nominee Cynthia Erivo (Genius: Aretha), Gaby Hoffmann (Winning Time, Transparent), Katie Holmes (Ray Donovan, Dawson’s Creek), and Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales, Obi-Wan Kenobi).
BJ Novak from The Office, Sherry Cola from Good Trouble, Kevin Corrigan from Fringe, Kathrine Narducci from The Sopranos, John Mulaney from Everybody’s in L.A., Ego Nwodim from Saturday Night Live, and Sam Richardson from Veep are also featured in Season 2.
Additional guest stars were announced in November, including Cliff “Method Man” Smith (Power Book II: Ghost), Simon Rex (Red Rocket), Corey Hawkins (24: Legacy), and Awkwafina (Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens).
Later, in February, Justin Theroux (The Leftovers), John Cho (Cowboy Bebop), Haley Joel Osment (Silicon Valley), Davionte “GaTa” Ganter (Dave), and Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave) were added to the list of guest stars.
A few days later, Jason Ritter (Matlock), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Alia Shawkat (The Old Man), Carol Kane (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), and David Krumholtz (The Deuce) joined the cast, adding even more celebrities. David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical), Richard Kind (Only Murders in the Building), Lili Taylor (Outer Range), Natasha Leggero (Another Period), and Lauren Tom (Futurama) joined the group later in February.
That’s enough guest stars, don’t you think? It’s not because in March, Geraldine Viswanathan (Miracle Workers) and Taylor Schilling and Adrienne C. Moore, who both costarred with Lyonne on Orange Is the New Black, signed on for Season 2. Additionally, it was reported that Simon Helberg from The Big Bang Theory and Rhea Perlman from Cheers would return to their Season 1 roles.
Poker Face Season 2: Total Episode Count Revealed:
There are 12 episodes in Poker Face season 2, which is two more than in Season 1. Peacock is now the only place to stream the first four episodes of the new season. The remaining episodes will be released every Thursday.
What Can We Expect in Poker Face Season 2?
Knives Out creator Rian Johnson created Poker Face, a (mostly) non-serialized show that pays homage to classic mystery-of-the-week shows like Columbo and The Rockford Files. It revolves around Charlie Cale, a woman who travels the nation solving murders using her extraordinary talent for spotting dishonesty. Using Columbo’s inverted “howdunit” approach, each episode begins with the crime being committed before Charlie comes in to establish the guilt of the offenders.
