‘Poker Face' Season 2 Drops Celeb and Suspect-Packed Teaser Ahead of May Premiere
After over two years, we finally have a premiere date for 'Poker Face' Season 2. Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne's crime dramedy will return on May 8 with its first three episodes. After its premiere, new episodes will air Thursdays on Peacock.
'This is getting a little crazy,' Cynthia Erivo says in the teaser out Wednesday, to which Lyonne's Charlie Cale shoots back, 'Stay with me.'
The rest of the 30-second clip is filled with gunfire, explosions, zingers and big-name cameos. The video also shows appearances from John Mulaney, Katie Holmes, Giancarlo Esposito, Awkwafina, Cliff 'Method Man' Smith, Justin Theroux, Taylor Schilling, Kumail Nanjiani and Melanie Lynskey. 'What am I even running from, right?' Charlie asks, chuckling. Seconds later, she's shot at repeatedly. Watch the full teaser, below:
The Peacock original takes its cues from 'Columbo' and other TV classics. The mystery-of-the-week series follows Lyonne's Charlie, who always knowing when someone else is lying, who must often use her skill since crime seems to follow her. As she hits the road in her Plymouth Barracuda, she will encounter a new cast of characters and crimes in Season 2.
'To bring Season 2 to life, we pulled visual inspiration from American '70s cinema, all the stuff we love like Robert Altman, Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich. But the backbone of this show is TV — the kind of TV we grew up watching, episodic case-of-the-week gems like 'Columbo' and 'The Rockford Files' and 'Quantum Leap,'' Johnson and Lyonne said in a joint statement. 'Each episode is a mini movie, existing in its own world with a unique tone and vibe, featuring an eccentric lot of characters played by a truly gonzo parade of guest stars.'
In addition to the aforementioned guest stars, Season 2 will star Adrienne C. Moore, Alia Shawkat, Ben Marshall, B.J. Novak, Carol Kane, Corey Hawkins, David Alan Grier, David Krumholtz, Davionte 'GaTa' Ganter, Ego Nwodim, Gaby Hoffmann, Geraldine Viswanathan, Haley Joel Osment, Jason Ritter, John Cho, Kathrine Narducci, Kevin Corrigan, Lauren Tom, Lili Taylor, Margo Martindale, Natasha Leggero, Patti Harrison, Rhea Perlman, Richard Kind, Sam Richardson, Sherry Cola, Simon Helberg and Simon Rex. There will be 12 hourlong episodes in this new season.
'Poker Face' is created, written, directed and executive produced by Johnson with Tony Tost serving as the series' showrunner and EP. Lyonne also directs, writes and EPs, in addition to starring. Other EPs include Ram Bergman, Nena Rodrigue, Adam Arkin, Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman. 'Poker Face' is produced by T-Street and Animal Pictures and comes from T-Street and MRC.
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