Natasha Lyonne Turns Detective in 'Poker Face', the New Mystery Series From the Director of 'Knives Out'
Filmmaker Rian Johnson isn't done with whodunnits yet — and this ten-part series also features Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ron Perlman.
In not one but two seasons of Russian Doll, Natasha Lyonne has tried to solve mysteries. As the Netflix show's sweet birthday baby, she's stalked around various time loops, periods and cities endeavouring to work out why she's reliving the same night over and over again — or how and why she can head into the past. Of course, one show featuring the Orange Is the New Black star getting sleuthing is all well and good, including over multiple seasons; however, two is even better.
Yes, there's a feeling of déjà vu about Poker Face — but, as the just-dropped first trailer for the new ten-part series demonstrates, that happens in the best possible way. Solving mysteries is 100-percent the focus here, with Lyonne playing Charlie Cale, who works her way through resolving a series of crimes while she's on the road in a Plymouth Barracuda.
Cale has an uncanny ability to tell if someone is lying, a skill that's going to come in handy as she encounters a hefty roster of other familiar faces. Adrien Brody (See How They Run), Chloë Sevigny (The Girl From Plainville), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Pinocchio) and Ron Perlman (Nightmare Alley) are all set to pop up in Poker Face, too, as also seen in the initial teaser — and that's just the beginning of the show's stacked guest cast.
American audiences will be able to stream the end result via Peacock in the US in late January 2023. Release details Down Under, including when and where Australian and New Zealand viewers will be able to see the new series, are still to be revealed.
Whenever it does pop up Down Under, Poker Face also boasts another talent well-acquainted with mysteries: filmmaker Rian Johnson. The series joins his resume straight after Knives Out and its upcoming sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, because clearly he can't get enough on-screen puzzles in his life — like the rest of us.
Johnson also helmed Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper and Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi, as well as a few episodes of Breaking Bad.
Check out the trailer for Poker Face below:
Poker Face will release in the US on January 26, 2023 — we'll update you regarding Down Under release details when they're announced.
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