
Peacock has announced that David Alan Grier, Lauren Tom, Lili Taylor, Natasha Leggero and Richard Kind have joined Season 2 of the mystery-drama Poker Face, joining the previously announced Melanie Lynskey, Jason Ritter, Alia Shawkat, Carol Kane and David Krumholtz. Season 1 of the series premiered on Peacock in 2023 and earned four Emmy nominations (including one win for guest star Judith Light).
Executive producer Rian Johnson’s mystery-of-the-week series stars Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a de facto detective with an extraordinary ability to tell when someone’s lying. Tony Tost is the show-runner, with Lyonne also an executive producer. Johnson and Lyonne wrote in a joint statement teasing 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.”
The streamer had previously-released first-look images from the upcoming 12-episode season, which features additional guest stars including: Awkwafina, Ben Marshall, B.J. Novak, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Corey Hawkins, Cynthia Erivo, Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, Ego Nwodim, Gaby Hoffmann, Giancarlo Esposito, Haley Joel Osment, Jason Ritter, John Cho, John Mulaney, Justin Theroux, Kathrine Narducci, Katie Holmes, Kevin Corrigan, Kumail Nanjiani, Margo Martindale, Menalie Lynskey, Patti Harrison, Sam Richardson, Sherry Cola and Simon Rex.
Peacock also revealed the premiere date for Season 2 of Poker Face, and shared a new teaser trailer with the caption: “New lies detected #PokerFace Season 2 arrives May 8 on Peacock.” The preview shared glimpses of Season 2 guest stars Cynthia Erivo, John Mulaney, Katie Holmes, Giancarlo Esposito, Awkwafina, Justin Theroux, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Taylor Schilling, Kumail Nanjiani and Melanie Lynskey.
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