You can finally binge the crime show 'the internet should be screaming about'
There's a series created by Rian Johnson – the movie mastermind behind the Knives Out films – that's essentially a modern version of those shows, which just wrapped up its second season.
It's called Poker Face and it stars Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a woman with a very unique gift.
Charlie is a living lie detector capable of sniffing out bullsh… lies from anyone and everyone.
The series follows Charlie as she travels the US solving murders and other crimes as she tries to stay ahead of the mob, who want her dead.
Intrigued? Well, you can watch both seasons of Poker Face now if you're subscribed to the streaming service NOW.
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If, however, the premise doesn't interest you, then perhaps the stacked cast will.
In just two seasons and 24 episodes, Poker Face has attracted some of the biggest stars in Hollywood to shine their metaphorical light on the series.
How big are these stars?
Well, so far we've had appearances from (deep breath) Adrien Brody, Ron Perlman, Jameela Jamil, Tim Blake Nelson, Nick Nolte, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cynthia Erivo, Giancarlo Esposito, Justin Theroux, among many, many, many more.
If that's not enough to convince you to check out the show, then maybe the glowing critics' reviews will. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a critics' score of 98% while the second has 96%.
Writing in their Daily Telegraph review, Ed Power described the series as 'gripping and grisly' while Barbara Ellen wrote in the Observer that the show was a 'droll, self-aware game of TV Cluedo in which the viewer gets to peek at the cards'.
It's not just critics who enjoy the show, though.
On X @iimaryam35 asked, 'Why isn't the internet screaming about #PokerFace? Natasha Lyonne is a human lie detector solving weekly murders with 70s vibes, calling herself 'just some guy'??? Created by the Knives Out guy. It's SO good.' More Trending
@AngelHuracha meanwhile wrote 'I need Natasha Lyonne to win her Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy for #PokerFace now.'
Meanwhile, on Reddit, mattyhegs826 declared ''Poker Face' is an absolute gem of a show. Would be blowing up if it was on a larger streaming service.
cmai3000 agreed, saying, 'Great show, very clever and good acting. I like how the show lets the viewer share the 'super power' of the main character.'
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Both seasons of Poker Face are available to stream now on NOW.
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