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After its Season 2 renewal in February 2023, Rian Johnson’s and Natasha Lyonne’s Poker Face, the case-of-the-week mystery series, will be back for more sleuthing this year.

Season 1 of the Peacock show featured 10 episodes of Lyonne’s Charlie Cale, a Vegas casino worker whose keen sense of honesty leads to a Columbo-style show and reverse detective format. Johnson, who also has Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery in the works with a stacked cast, describes the show as a “howcatchem” versus a “whodunit” which is the format of the Knives Out and Glass Onion films.

Read on for everything we know about Poker Face Season 2:

Is Poker Face Season 2 in production?

Yes, Rian Johnson posted on his Instagram when production on Season 2 began. The photo contained a clapboard that featured Lyonne as episode two’s director.

How many episodes will be in Poker Face Season 2?

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Babygirl is climbing a major chart as it nears one full month in theaters. The A24 movie, which was written and directed by Halina Reijn, stars Nicole Kidman as Romy Mathis, a CEO who begins an illicit affair with her intern Samuel (Harris Dickinson) which allows her to explore her repressed sexual desires. The Babygirl release kicked off on Christmas Day and, while it was the third highest-grossing new release of the day behind Nosferatu and A Complete Unknown, it has quickly earned back its $20 million budget in theaters.

Per The Numbers, Babygirl has reached a worldwide gross of $29.3 million as of Friday, January 17. This sees it climbing the chart of the highest-grossing A24 movies of all time, surpassing 2017's The Disaster Artist ($28.72 million) to become the nineteenth best-performing release by the independent studio and distributor. However, it is still quite far from the grosses of the movies at the top of the chart,...

Harris Dickinson, star of A24's erotic drama Babygirl, said there was a particular line in the film he didn't want to say to co-star Nicole Kidman during filming.

During an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show (via The Wrap), the actor told the host that he related to his character Samuel's position in the film as a lowly young intern approaching and ultimately dominating powerful CEO Romy, given that he himself is a relative newcomer in the film business sharing such emotionally and physically intimate scenes with a powerhouse actor like Kidman.

"For an intern to do that as well to the boss — that was hard to do, as well," Dickinson said. "Like for me to have to come in and do that to Nicole Kidman, and I was like, well how do I do this?"

Admiring and respecting her as he did, Dickinson revealed that he was worried...

Thanks to Babygirl, Nicole Kidman just crossed a major box office milestone for the first time in nearly two decades. The 2024 release sees Kidman as CEO Romy Mathis as she attempts an affair with Harris Dickinson's Samuel. Babygirl has earned exceptional reviews, with Screen Rant's Alex Harrison describing it as "fascinating to watch" and "calibrated exactly right to its time". It was officially released on December 25, 2024, and has already earned back its $20 million budget.

This movie is a massive success for Kidman, no matter how its run ends. After all, for the first time since Australia (2008), Kidman has earned over $20 million domestically. Her latest movie currently sits at $21.7 million at the domestic box office, as per The Numbers. While she has achieved that total with other projects, including both the Aquaman movies and Paddington (2014), none of those works saw her in a leading role. It is her first...

Nicole Kidman recently received an award for her performance in the latest A24 movie, Babygirl, and celebrated the win in a way that was very appropriate to the film. Following the televised and heavily publicized Golden Globes Awards Ceremony, the National Board of Review hosted its own awards ceremony, where more actors got an opportunity to receive attention for their films. While there were plenty of interesting wins, such as Daniel Craig for Best Actor in Queer, it was Nicole Kidman's acceptance speech that drew plenty of attention.

Upon receiving the award, Kidman took to the stage with a glass of milk, which she proceeded to chug after dedicating the win to “all of the babygirls in the room.” The film, written, directed, and produced by Halina Reijn, was also distributed by A24, a production company known for its clever and inspired marketing for its films. On top of receiving holiday-centric marketing and trailers,...

This review was originally published on August 30, 2024, as a part of our Venice Film Festival coverage.

It's easy to be excited by a thriller, especially an erotic one. The genre is designed to elicit that response in us. But with Babygirl, writer-director Halina Reijn has delivered an erotic thriller so confident and so fully formed that it also left me excited for it. I can't wait to see this movie released in the world. It feels calibrated exactly right to its time.

A high-powered CEO risks everything when she embarks on a passionate and illicit affair with her much younger intern.

Director Halina ReijnRelease Date December 25, 2024Writers Halina ReijnCast Leslie Silva, Anoop Desai, Sophie Wilde, John Cenatiempo, Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Jean Reno, Antonio BanderasGenres Mystery, Thriller, CrimeRuntime 114 Minutes

It's undoubtedly a discourse grenade – or, rather, a pathogen. Babygirl sees Romy (Nicole Kidman), a high-powered CEO who is sexually dissatisfied with her otherwise happy marriage,...

A24’s new erotic thriller Babygirl has caused a lot of buzz this holiday season, but not for the reasons you might think. While some have called it "sexy, dark and unpredictable," others are signaling the noticeable age gap between stars Nicole Kidman (57) and Harris Dickinson (28) as a point of contention. Now, director Halina Reijn has found herself coming to the defense of her new movie, which opened on Christmas day with a box office take of $1.5 million.

Babygirl stars Kidman as Romy Mathis, the CEO of a tech company in New York City who begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern, Samuel (Dickinson). The film is currently Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 77% rating, while its Popcornmeter sits much lower at 54%. In a recent interview with W Magazine, it was pointed out to Reijn that Babygirl isn’t the first movie of hers to feature an age gap,...

Moviegoers may have noticed some similarities between Babygirl – Nicole Kidman's new film about a powerful CEO having an affair with one of her young interns (Harris Dickinson) – and Eyes Wide Shut, Kidman's 1999 collaboration with then-husband Tom Cruise and celebrated director Stanley Kubrick. Both films are sexually charged character studies about illicit affairs set at Christmastime. According to writer-director Halina Reijn, these similarities are no coincidence. Her film is in direct conversation with the Kubrick mind-melter, only instead of following a man, Reijn's film follows a woman in a static relationship seeking sexual satisfaction outside her marriage.

Reijn explained her motivations in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, noting that she became fascinated with an early scene in Eyes Wide Shut in which Kidman's character, Alice, tells her husband, William (Cruise), about a fantasy she had while the couple were vacationing. In her fantasy, Alice has sex with a man she noticed at the bar,...

The Babygirl release will follow a typical route from theaters to digital to streaming. The 2024 erotic thriller was written and directed by Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies) and features an ensemble cast that includes Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas, two-time BAFTA nominee Harris Dickinson, and rising star Sophie Wilde.

Early Babygirl reviews, many of which came out of its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in August, have earned the movie a solidly Fresh score of 89% on the review aggregator web site Rotten Tomatoes. While it has not yet been officially Certified Fresh on the platform, it seems highly likely to earn that honor as more reviews are added, even though that could also cause its score to fluctuate somewhat. Because it is a buzzy awards season release, it will eventually be available to screen in a variety of venues.

Related Babygirl Cast & Character Guide: Who...

Last year was unforgettable when it came to the movies that were released. July alone will always be remembered for “Barbenheimer,” but that was just one chapter in 2023’s impressive list of highlights. 2024 instantly had the tough task of living up to the previous calendar year, but the world of movies hasn’t disappointed. While there have been some surprises at the box office, 2024 has featured some great quality films in theaters and on streaming.

Among 2024’s best of the best are a few franchise sequels, some fantastic original stories, and even a prequel that didn’t dominate the box office but deserves praise nonetheless. As we’ve learned time and time again, some of the best movies aren’t blockbusters. Whether they are streaming gems or indie titles that require digging deeper to find, it’s always worth considering movies of all sizes. Therefore, the team at Screen Rant...

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Nicole Kidman — perhaps the busiest actress in Hollywood right now — gave a brief update on one of her upcoming projects: the Prime Video series Scarpetta. The series is based on Patricia Cornwell's novels and features the title character, medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. Kidman is busy researching the role, stating, "I’m learning all about autopsies... I know where all the body parts are."

The series, produced by Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis, was first announced in February 2023. Curtis will co-star as Scarpetta's sister Dorothy, a recurring and integral character from the novels. The show will also star Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Bobby Cannavale, his son Jake Cannavale (Nurse Jackie), Simon Baker, and Rosy McEwan (Apartment 7A).

Related Nicole Kidman Calls New Thriller Series With Jamie Lee Curtis More "Terrifying" Than 'The Others'

Kidman and Curtis will bring Patricia Cornwell's...

As a Hollywood veteran with a star-studded resume, Nicole Kidman is no stranger to the ups and downs of life in the entertainment industry but she also doesn't hesitate to criticize that industry when necessary. In a recent interview, the award-winning actress observed a drastic decrease in the number of new television shows and films, saying that it's harder now than ever to greenlight projects that aren't guaranteed to be immediate crowd-pleasers - such as a certain Marvel Jesus.

Speaking to Vanity Fair about her upcoming erotic drama Babygirl, Kidman reflected on the difficulty of securing new roles in an era where fewer and fewer directors seem willing to take creative risks. "Everything's hard now," she stated. "Actually everything. I mean, maybe not Deadpool, but theres nothing thats, 'Oh my gosh. Yep. This is it. Greenlight, lets go.' Or maybe its just the things that I do. I just...

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Nicole Kidman was asked if there were any directors she'd love to work with that she hadn't worked with already. The actress listed several names, including Paul Thomas Anderson, Spike Jonze, and Kathryn Bigelow, but one particular name mentioned by Kidman may have come with a little bit of shade.

Ive always said I want to work with [Martin] Scorsese, if he does a film with women.

This is likely in reference to Scorsese's penchant for making films mostly about (and even arguably for) men, a criticism of his work that made headlines in 2019 when the director stated he didn't "have time anymore" to write for women.

Scorsese and his fans point to several titles in the filmmaker's large body of work that feature strong roles for women, namely Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, one of only a few titles to feature a woman as the protagonist.

Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson steam up the screen in Babygirl, the new film from writer-director Halina Reijn. As part of preparation for the film, the Bodies Bodies Bodies director sent the two actors films that exemplify the best of Babygirl's shared genre. According to Entertainment Weekly, Rejin recommended 2001's The Piano Teacher, 1992's Damage, and 1988's Dangerous Liaisons to put the actors in the right headspace for production. Although Rejin set out to subvert erotic thriller expectations, it was important for the actors and filmmaker to intimately know the thing they're supposed to be subverting. Hence, Halina Reijn turned to the classics.

According to Dickinson, the director wasn't "interested" in showing straight-forward sex scenes, instead opting for "vulnerability" and "finding truth."

"Halina was never interested in showing explicit sex scenes. Showing sex on film can often be so corny and unnecessarily voyeuristic. It's more interesting to show the awkwardness of sex,...

The new erotic thriller from A24 is set to melt a significant amount of snow when it debuts on Christmas day, but before Babygirl opens nationwide, star Nicole Kidman is letting everyone know how it felt to shoot the films risqu scenes, and why she wanted to explore themes of Bdsm in the first place. Directed by Halina Reijn, Kidman stars as Romy, a high-ranking CEO who begins a whirlwind affair with her much younger intern, portrayed by The Iron Claws Harris Dickinson. Think a gender-swapped 50 Shades of Grey with the roles reversed.

Speaking with People at the London West Hollywood in Los Angeles during a Q&a, Kidman opened up about the steamy new thriller, and what it was like to delve deep into the films sexual kinks. She said its all part and parcel with being an actor, which comes with a certain desire to explore the human condition.

Thanks to its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, Babygirl made waves ahead of its theatrical release and it helps that it boasts an all-star cast. Directed by Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies), the Nicole Kidman-led erotic thriller centers on Romy, a high-powered CEO who finds herself entangled in a high-stakes affair with her much younger intern, Samuel (Harris Dickinson). Although Romy is mostly satisfied with her long-time marriage to Jacob (Antonio Banderas), something is missing when it comes to desire and sex. Hailed as one of the best erotic thrillers in years, Babygirl explores complex power dynamics.

Not only does the film feature an age-gap romance, but Babygirl plays with the characters' positions of power. While Kidman's Romy is in charge in the workplace, the ever-confident Samuel takes control elsewhere. The character-driven narrative easily makes Babygirl one of Nicole Kidman's best movies, though it also leaves ample room for Dickinson,...

A24 has released the trailer for its new erotic thriller “Babygirl,” which debuted in competition at the 81st Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30 and will open in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day from A24. Nicole Kidman won the best actress prize at Venice for her performance in the film.

According to the official logline, the film follows Kidman as a top-level business executive who “puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern (Harris Dickinson).” Supporting cast members include Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, Esther McGregor, Victor Slezak, Vaughan Reilly and Leslie Silva.

“All of us carry a little black box filled with taboo fantasies that we might never share with anyone. I am fascinated by the duality of human nature, and this film is an attempt to shine a light, without judgment, on the opposing forces that make up our personalities,...

The trailer has been revealed for Babygirl. Babygirl is an erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman as a high-profile CEO who risks the career and family life she has worked so hard to build up when she begins an affair with an intern who is far younger than her. Babygirl is written and directed by Halina Reijn and features a leading cast including Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, Esther McGregor, Vaughan Reilly, Victor Slezak, and Leslie Silva. It is set for release on Christmas Day on December 25, 2024.

Now, A24 has released the trailer for Babygirl. The trailer begins with Kidman's character, Romy, noticing a young man calming down a dog on the street. Afterward, Romy's high-pressure life as a CEO is explained, as she juggles her family life with botox injection appointments to maintain her image and work pressures. One of the new interns at her job, Samuel, is revealed...

Tracker is an action drama series created by Ben H. Winters. Based on a 2019 book titled The Never Game by author Jeffrey Deaver, the CBS series follows the story of an extremely skilled survivalist who goes from town to town to find missing people and things to collect rewards for them. Tracker stars Justin Hartley in the lead role with Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise, and Fiona Rene starring in supporting roles. If you loved the first season of Tracker and are waiting for Season 2 coming this fall here are some similar shows you could watch until the new episodes come out.

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Reacher is an action thriller series created by Nick Santora. Based on the Jack Reacher novel series by author Lee Child, the Prime Video series follows the story of former U.S. Army military police major Jack Reacher who drifts from one...

Skylar Astin, Jenifer Lewis, Marcia Gay Harden and Tristen J. Winger in ‘So Help Me Todd’ season 2 episode 5

CBS’s So Help Me Todd snagged Jenifer Lewis (black-ish) as a guest star on season two episode five, “End on a High Note.” Directed by Marcus Stokes from a script by Nicole French, episode five is set to air on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden leads the cast as Margaret Wright and Skylar Astin stars as the titular Todd. Season two also features Madeline Wise as Allison, Tristen J. Winger as Lyle, Inga Schlingmann as Susan, and Rosa Arredondo as Francey.

“End on a High Note” Plot: Margaret and Todd defend international opera star, supreme diva and Lyle’s mother, Jaqueline (Lewis).

Karin Konoval as Magda Jennings, Madeline Wise as Allison Grant, Yu Matsushita as Aubrey, Lola Clare as Opera Actor, and Jenifer Lewis as...

Skylar Astin is adorable, and Marcia Gay Harden is brilliant, and together, on So Help Me Todd Season 1, those two became an unbeatable duo.

From the outset, the show seemed to be, intentionally, a bit of a parody of itself. Part comedy, part procedural, and part slapstick.

Even the title is a bit tongue-in-cheek, and if you watched the promos for So Help Me Todd Season 2, it's evident that the writers relish the wordplay.

Throughout the first season and so far in the second, physical comedy is a staple: Margaret falls in the water when she visits Gus on his houseboat, Lawrence accidentally ingests psychedelic mushrooms in Episode 12, and Todd bears the physical effects of getting injected for a study. 

The show is intentionally light-hearted and never takes itself too seriously, even when dealing with potentially serious consequences, as was felt on So Help Me Todd Season 1 Episode 18 when a bomber threatened the firm.

“I think I loved the fact that it was a comedy,” reflect Marcia Gay Harden on what first drew her into the script for her CBS series “So Help Me Todd.” Even though the show seems like a legal procedural, its episodes are always threaded through with hijinks. “Even if Margaret is ostensibly serious, it’s because she’s serious about her work, but in life, her inabilities in life to master technology, her rigidness, and her vanity are really funny and her anger is really funny,” comments the actress about her character. Watch our exclusive video interview above.

“So Help Me Todd” centers on Harden’s Margaret, a powerful Portland, Oregon, attorney who hires her sharp but unorganized son Todd, played by Skylar Astin, to be her firm’s temporary, in-house investigator. “It’s not like anything I’ve ever done,” admits the Oscar winner, discussing how the show has a “screwball comedy sensibility,...

Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret and Skylar Astin as Todd in ‘So Help Me Todd’ episode 19

Jamie Chung (Dexter: New Blood) guest stars as a murder suspect on CBS’s So Help Me Todd season one episode 19, “86’d.” Directed by Larry Teng from a script by Lisa Kyonga Parsons, episode 19 will air on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden stars as Margaret Wright, Skylar Astin plays Todd Wright, and Tristen J. Winger is Lyle. Madeline Wise plays Allison, Inga Schlingmann is Susan, and Rosa Arredondo stars as Francey.

Jordan McGraw guest stars.

“86’d” Plot: Margaret represents Lauren (Chung), Susan’s good friend, in a hostile work environment lawsuit after she quits her job at a Michelin-starred restaurant, but it unexpectedly turns into a murder trial when the head chef is found dead. Also, when Todd gets sick, Margaret must go undercover as a...

Peacock’s weekly murder mystery from creator Rian Johnson has completed debut season, with audiences comfortable with its howcatchem format, episodic cast overhauls, and Charlie’s (Natasha Lyonne) innate ability to know when people are lying. The series was renewed for a second season, promising Charlie’s prolonged survival — and the return of that irresistible Plymouth Barracuda.

So who won “Poker Face” Season 1? Which crime stole the show, which killers really killed, and when will we see Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman)? We don’t have all the answers, but we definitely won’t lie.

Here’s every episode of “Poker Face” Season 1, ranked.

10. Episode 2: “The Night Shift”

This is the first episode where “Poker Face” truly shows its hand, with promising structure if not the most compelling murder of the season. Sandwich artist and TikTok sensation Damian (Brandon Michael Hall) buys a winning lottery ticket from Sara (Megan Suri...

Skylar Astin as Todd and Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret in ‘So Help Me Todd’ episode 15

A hacker turns to Margaret for help on CBS’s So Help Me Todd season one episode 15. Directed by Jay Karas from a script by Steven Paul Martinez, episode 15 will air on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden stars as Margaret Wright, Skylar Astin plays Todd Wright, and Tristen J. Winger is Lyle. Madeline Wise plays Allison, Inga Schlingmann is Susan, and Rosa Arredondo stars as Francey.

Episode 15 guest stars include Laila Robins and Genea Charpentier.

“Ivan the Terrible” Plot: Margaret represents a gifted 17-year-old hacker charged with releasing classified defense documents and faces off against her college nemesis. Also, Todd is tasked with babysitting the teen hacker for the duration of the trial.

Season 1 Episode 1 Preview Season 1 Episode 2 “Co-Pilot” Preview Season 1 Episode 3 “Second Second Change” Preview Season 1 Episode...

Exclusive: Peacock has an ace up its sleeve with Rian Johnson‘s Poker Face.

The series jumped to No. 2 on Nielsen’s U.S. streaming originals list for the week of January 30 to February 5 with 641M minutes viewed. That’s up from the 547M viewing minutes it managed in its first week on Peacock, with its four-episode debut.

The No. 1 spot on the streaming originals list once again went to Ginny & Georgia, though it’s worth nothing that the Netflix series had 20 available episodes to help bolster its 900M viewing minutes for the week.

In terms of average audience, Poker Face takes the top spot since the series only had five episodes available at the time.

Poker Face, which hails from MRC and T-Street and stars Natasha Lyonne, scored an early Season 2 renewal in February. New episodes of Season 1 are currently debuting every Thursday through March 9. This week’s episode is directed by Johnson.

No lie, “Poker Face” will enter the Emmy awards race as a comedy. The show is an hour-long whodunit but also contains plenty of comedic elements, which is why Peacock has decided to enter it in that lane. News comes as awards consultants across town make the final decision on where to place their programs, as the Television Academy officially opens this year’s Emmy submissions starting Feb. 21.

For example, on Friday, Variety exclusively reported that HBO’s “The White Lotus” would submit in the drama space, after the TV Academy ruled that it no longer qualified as a limited series (due to the return of star Jennifer Coolidge)

In the case of “Poker Face,” the decision to enter in comedy comes as the show continues earn strong reviews from critics. “Poker Face” is currently “99% certified fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite its whodunit nature, insiders note that Lyonne is widely...

Poker Face — “Poker Face Premiere Event” — Pictured: (l-r) Natasha Lyonne, Natasha Lyonne, Rian Johnson, Creator and Executive Produce at the Hollywood Legion Theater on January 23, 2023 — (Photo by: Jesse Grant/Peacock) Peacock’s mystery, case-of-the-week series Poker Face has been renewed for a second season. Poker Face is T-Street’s two-time Academy Award nominee Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s first television series and is produced by MRC Television, along with multiple Emmy nominated executive producer and star Natasha Lyonne, under her production banner Animal Pictures. Season one premiered on Jan. 26 to rave reviews and quickly became certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes (99% critic score), including: · “The crime show of the year” – Entertainment Weekly · “A whodunit fan’s delight” – The Hollywood Reporter · “A triumph” – Decider · “Damned clever” – Rolling Stone · “Natasha Lyonne is unforgettable” – NPR Episode 107 “The Future of the Sport” airs this week on Feb. 16 with new episodes dropping Thursdays through March...

Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in ‘Poker Face’ season 1 episode 5 (Photo by: Phillip Caruso / Peacock)

Peacock’s renewed one of the best new shows of the season, confirming Poker Face will return for season two. The mystery series, which currently sits at 99 fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, follows Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) as she travels around the U.S., taking odd jobs and attempting to keep one step ahead of an angry Vegas casino owner. At each stop, she becomes embroiled in a murder investigation.

The popular dramedy was created by Rian Johnson (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery), with Johnson writing, directing, and executive producing. Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman are the showrunners and also serve as executive producers along with Natasha Lyonne, Nena Rodrigue, Ram Bergman, and Iain B. MacDonald.

“Poker Face is one of those rare, undeniable shows that we all fell in love with from the start,...

Peacock is aware it’s holding a Royal Flush with Rian Johnson’s mystery-of-the-week series Poker Face and wants to up the ante. The Columbo-style series is getting a second season, marking another win for Johnson after the chart-topping release of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery on Netflix. Poker Face Season 2 will air on Peacock, and executives over at the streamer are thrilled with the show’s performance thus far.

“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,” said 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...

Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson are a match made in TV heaven, and their impressive talents will be charted on a second season of Poker Face.

Peacock announced Wednesday that it had renewed the mystery, case-of-the-week series for a second season.

The series launched to rave reviews and strong viewership last 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," said 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 series following Natasha Lyonne's Charlie,...

The "human lie detector" perpetually on the run is coming back for even more sleuthing-related adventures. The latest "howcatchem" series from the mind of filmmaker Rian Johnson has quickly become a hit thanks to the leading charms of Natascha Lyonne and the cavalcade of new (and some familiar) faces she encounters throughout her episodic travels week in and week out. In fact, "Poker Face" has garnered strong-enough viewership that Peacock has decided to go ahead and green light a second season, before the first even comes to a close.

The streaming service revealed the news themselves earlier today, announcing the "No bulls**t" news in a way that even Lyonne's Charlie Cale would appreciate. The critically acclaimed new show premiered on January 26 (you can read /Film's glowing review by Chris Evangelista here) and has succeeded in the early going largely through the strength of its mystery-of-the-week structure, throwing all sorts...

“Poker Face” will return for Season 2. Rian Johnson’s acclaimed mystery-of-the-week series has been renewed for a second season at Peacock.

“Poker Face,” which marks Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s first television series, stars Natasha Lyonne, who also executive produces under her production banner Animal Pictures, as Charlie Cale, whose knack for knowing when someone is lying prompts her to unravel mysterious crimes as she travels cross-country in her Plymouth Barracuda.

“‘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,” NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Chairman of Entertainment Content Susan Rovner said. “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...

No lies detected here. Rian Johnson‘s Poker Face has been renewed for a second season at Peacock.

Season 1 of the case-of-the-week mystery series, which hails from MRC and T-Street and stars Natasha Lyonne, is currently airing on the streamer with new episodes every Thursday through March 9. Next week’s episode, titled “The Orpheus Syndrome,” was co-written and directed by Lyonne.

The 10 episodes follow 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.

“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,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “Working alongside the creative genius of Rian Johnson,...

Rian Johnson, master of the modern “whodunit,” is taking on the “howcatchem” with the Jan. 26 launch of the Natasha Lyonne-led Peacock series “Poker Face.” While the show revolves around Lyonne’s Charlie Cale, a human lie-detector whose circumstances throw her into murder-mystery-solving mode each week, Johnson revealed how Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), the character at the center of his films “Knives Out” and “Glass Onion,” is also connected to “Poker Face” in an ultra-meta way.

For those who have yet to see “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” Lyonne makes a cameo playing herself on a five-way Zoom call with Benoit Blanc, Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a group of friends who all like a good puzzle. Lyonne joins her other mystery-loving buddies in trying to get Blanc, who is sitting in the tub, out of his current funk.

“You ready for a real kind of reality twist?...

Have you watched "Knives Out" and "Glass Onion" and found yourself in desperate need of more tales of murder from writer/director Rian Johnson? Or perhaps you've binge-watched both seasons of "Russian Doll" and are ready for another show where Natasha Lyonne attempts to solve a mystery with a lackadaisical attitude and some sharp wit. Or maybe you just want to see Adrien Brody, Stephanie Hsu, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ron Perlman, Benjamin Bratt, Chloë Sevigny, Lil Rel Howery, Clea Duvall, Tim Blake Nelson, and a whole clown car of other acclaimed actors all in one place.

If any of the above apply, then "Poker Face" might be the show for you. Created, written, and directed by Johnson, the 10-episode case-of-the-week murder mystery series stars Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a casino hostess turned detective with an uncanny ability to know whether or not someone is telling the truth. While that might sound...

For Rian Johnson, “Poker Face” — his upcoming Peacock series with Natasha Lyonne — is a love letter to the shows he grew up watching, like “Rockford Files,” “Columbo” and “Quantum Leap,” he told journalists at NBC’s Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Association.

Watching reruns of those classic shows had become a bit of a guilty pleasure for the Oscar-nominated “Glass Onion” writer-director, who explained, “I had no idea what order they were in and that was part of the pleasure of it.”

Alongside those classic series, Johnson had seen Lyonne’s Netflix dramedy “Russian Doll” and made an observation: “The big ingredient I knew I needed for a show like what I just described is a charismatic figure at the heart of it, because ‘Columbo,’ ‘Rockford Files,’ as much as those shows are mysteries, what really brings you back each week is you want to hang out with the main character.

Poker Face, Rian Johnson’s drama series starring Natasha Lyonne as a human bullsh*t detector, wasn’t conceived as a limited series and the Knives Out filmmaker said there are “endless possibilities” to continue in success.

Lyonne stars as Charlie, an effortlessly cool, cheap beer drinking woman with a preternatural ability to solve crimes. After a casino boss seeks her out to use her abilities for nefarious purposes, Charlie goes on the run and gets mixed up in more crimes.

Johnson says that it’s a “how to catch ‘em” rather than a whodunnit as the crime is front and center in each episode.

But while there’s one story that arcs through the ten-episode season, one involving Benjamin Bratt’s security expert, it’s ostensibly a procedural.

Lyonne said that she loved characters such as Peter Falk’s Columbo, Elliott Gould’s Philip Marlowe in The Long Goodbye...

Being able to tell when people are lying is different from a power I would want. White lies can be harmless, but some truths are devastating, and the repairs necessary to move on come at a high mental price. No, thank you. In Peacock‘s Poker Face trailer, Natasha Lyonne is Charlie Cale, a person who can see through people’s bullshit and extract truth no matter the circumstances. Created by Rian Johnson, Poker Face finds Charlie hitting the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and, with every stop, encountering a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.

As you can tell from the Poker Face trailer, the cast is jam-packed with seasoned players, including Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau,...

Rian Johnson is becoming something of a marvel for streaming TV.

His Knives Out followup Glass Onion had a remarkable start this Christmas, and he's ready to take on mysteries in series form.

Peacock released the Official Trailer for Poker Face, which Rian created, writes, directs, and produces.

Rian and series star, Natasha Lyonne, shared their thoughts in a press release about how the series came to be.

Never let it be said that scintillating conversation over dinner can't amount to something much more.

Their shared love of detective shows and what makes them so infinately relatable -- exploring new worlds, incredible guest stars as killers and victims, and the scrappy protaganist you can't wait to see solve the case -- led to Lyonne's character, Charlie, the driving force behind Poker Face.

Viewers take a cross-country trip with Charlie, who can spot a lie from a mile away.

The human...

Fresh off playing “Among Us” with Daniel Craig and Angela Lansbury in “Glass Onion,” Natasha Lyonne is reuniting with Rian Johnson and taking center stage in her own series of murder mysteries. The “Russian Doll” star leads the cast of “Poker Face,” a new Peacock series from Rian Johnson, and the streamer released the official trailer for the series on Thursday.

The mystery-of-the-week series sees Lyonne play Charlie Cale, a private detective in the mold of James Garner in “The Rockford Files” who is something of a human lie detector — she can instantly know when someone isn’t telling the truth, no matter how airtight their alibi is. On the road in her yellow ‘69 Plymouth Barracuda, Cale travels around America and ends up constantly stumbling upon strange new cases to solve along the way. The trailer presents the series as a slick, ’70s-inspired throwback, with Lyonne bringing a comedic element...

You can’t lie to Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) in filmmaker Rian Johnson’s television debut. And if you love his Knives Out and the sequel Glass Onion, chances are you’re going to enjoy Poker Face, just based on the new trailer. In the new video, you can get a peek at the star-studded lineup of guest stars joining Lyonne in the mystery-of-the-week series: Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Micheal Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery, 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. “What’s it like, always knowing...

Natasha Lyonne has an uncanny ability to tell when people are lying in the upcoming Peacock series, Poker Face.

The series hails from Knives Out and The Last Jedi helmer Rian Johnson. Throughout the 10-episode series, Lyonne’s Charlie shows off that preternatural ability by using it to solve crimes.

Among those crimes is a mysterious murder involving a host of characters, including Lil Rel Howery as a town sheriff who insists there was no foul play. In a new trailer released Thursday Lyonne explains “there’s nothing mystical” about her lie detecting abilities, adding: “I can just tell.”

After someone seeks her out to use her abilities (likely for nefarious purposes), Charlie goes on the run — but she continues to solve crimes along the way. The new trailer is linked below.

Other guest stars will include Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton,...

Natasha Lyonne is returning to the small screen in early 2023 with Poker Face, from Knives Out's Rian Johnson.

The series is described as a "10-episode 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."

Sounds like a lot of fun, right?

Well, four episodes will be available on the streaming service on January 26, 2023, with new episodes streaming on Thursdays after that.

Oh, and we haven't mentioned the A+ cast.

Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, and Chloë Sevigny will all be along for the ride.

The same can be said for Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau,...

After carving out a path to success from various high-concept indies and hit original films to the biggest canvas of them all in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," filmmaker Rian Johnson saw that he had no more worlds to conquer and wept. Just kidding! The writer/director promptly capitalized on his mainstream success by churning out "Knives Out," the star-studded whodunnit that lit the box office on fire and almost singlehandedly breathed new life into the murder-mystery genre, which had been stagnant for far too many years. Now, it seems like it's Johnson's mission statement to keep the good times rolling with a brand-new series, filled to the brim with all sorts of familiar faces.

We've known that Rian Johnson's grand return to television would come in the form of a Peacock show titled "Poker Face," starring Natasha Lyonne ("Russian Doll") as the lead detective. Today brings us our first...

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Rian Johnson’s mystery series is readying its Poker Face.

The highly anticipated Peacock show marks the Knives Out and Star Wars: The Last Jedi director’s debut as TV creator and stars Natasha Lyonne. Up until now, not much has been known about what to expect beyond Johnson teasing the series as a character driven, case-of-the-week mystery.

“There’s been a murder, and I’m trying to figure out what happened,” says Lyonne’s starring character, scrappy protagonist Charlie Cale, in the teaser trailer (below). Billed as a mystery-of-the-week drama, the 10 hour-long episodes launch Jan. 26 with four episodes, followed by a weekly release on Thursdays.

The first look at the detective series from the minds of Lyonne and Johnson includes three photos of Lyonne’s Charlie, along with a teaser trailer that clocks in just under one minute. The footage introduces Charlie...

One month after the second “Knives Out” film premieres on Netflix, Rian Johnson is bringing his brand of whodunnit to television. The director’s upcoming series “Poker Face” is set to premiere January 26, 2023, on Peacock, the streamer announced Wednesday.

The mystery-of-the-week series stars “Russian Doll” Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a private investigator in the vein of James Garner in “The Rockford Files.” With a powerful ability to determine when someone is lying, no matter how airtight their alibi is, Charlie travels across America in her yellow ‘69 Plymouth Barracuda, stumbling upon bizarre crimes to solve along the way.

“I only know if something is a lie,” Lyonne tells guest star Adrian Brody in the teaser for the series, which can be watched below. “The real trick of it is to figure out why.”

Lyonne is the only series regular on the show, but she’s accompanied by a...

Natasha Lyonne stars as a master of uncovering human deception in the first teaser for Rian Johnson’s 10-part murder mystery series “Poker Face.” The “Knives Out” director-writer’s first foray into television will premiere on the streamer Jan. 26.

The first-look clip for the star-studded series sees Lyonne’s Charlie Cale as a civilian Benoit Blanc-type who has an extraordinary capability to detect when someone is lying. “Poker Face” follows her journey on the road with her Plymouth Barracuda, where she encounters strange characters and even stranger crimes she can’t help but solve.

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After months of secrecy surrounding the project, Peacock has debuted the first teaser for “Poker Face,” the upcoming murder mystery drama created by Rian Johnson and starring Natasha Lyonne. Additionally, the streamer announced that the series will premiere on Jan. 26 with four episodes followed by weekly drops on Thursdays.

A 10-episode mystery-of-the-week series, “Poker Face” follows Charlie Cale (Lyonne), 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.

With character details yet to be revealed, guest stars include Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery,...

Natasha Lyonne is on the case in Peacock‘s upcoming series Poker Face, which is set to debut in January, the streamer announced Wednesday.

Along with the release date, Peacock also released the first teaser for the series from Knives Out and The Last Jedi helmer Rian Johnson. Throughout the 10-episode series, Lyonne’s Charlie shows off her uncanny ability to determine when someone is lying by using it to solve crimes.

Among those crimes is a mysterious murder involving a host of characters, including Lil Rel Howery as a town sheriff who insists there was no foul play. You can watch the teaser trailer above.

Other guest stars will include Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light,...