Peacock has finally released the official photos for Poker Face Season 2, teasing what to expect from the next installment of the acclaimed murder mystery comedy. The photos also provided viewers with a first look at the return of Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale. For her Season 1 performance, Lyonne received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
“The series is a mystery-of-the-week series following Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying,” reads the Season 2 logline. “This season, Charlie continues her journey on the road across the country, encountering a new cast of characters and investigating crimes along the way.”
Check out the new Poker Face Season 2 photos below:
When is the Poker Face Season 2 release date window?
Poker Face Season 2 will officially arrive on Peacock later this year for a Spring 2025 release, after more than two years since the show concluded its 10-episode first season. Since its debut in 2023, the series has received a near-perfect Tomatometer rating of 98% based on 114 reviews. The second season will consist of 12 60-minute episodes.
“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,” said Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne in a statement.
“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. 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. We still can’t believe we got to work with rockstars like Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, John Mulaney, and Awkwafina (and many many more, the list is kinda dizzying) who all dove into the game with joy and came ready to play.”
Check out a full list of announced Season 2 guest stars below with more to be announced later:
- Alia Shawkat (Blink Twice, Search Party)
- Awkwafina (The Farewell, Crazy Rich Asians)
- Ben Marshall (Saturday Night Live, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain)
- B.J. Novak (The Office, Vengeance)
- Carol Kane (Between the Temples, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
- Cliff “Method Man” Smith (Power Book II: Ghost, The Deuce)
- Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, The Piano Lesson)
- Cynthia Erivo (Wicked, Harriet)
- David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer, Numb3rs)
- Davionte “GaTa” Ganter (Dave, Anyone But You, Rick and Morty)
- Ego Nwodim (Mr. Throwback, Saturday Night Live)
- Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent, Eric)
- Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul, Parish)
- Haley Joel Osment (Blink Twice, Wednesday)
- Jason Ritter (Matlock)
- John Cho (Searching, Star Trek)
- John Mulaney (John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA)
- Justin Theroux (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, White House Plumbers)
- Kathrine Narducci (Euphoria, Alto Knights)
- Katie Holmes (Our Town, Ray Donovan, Rare Objects)
- Kevin Corrigan (Narcos: Mexico, Godfather of Harlem)
- Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales, Only Murders in the Building)
- Margo Martindale (The Americans, The Sticky)
- Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets, Togetherness)
- Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Together Together)
- Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso, Veep)
- Sherry Cola (Nobody Wants This, Joy Ride)
- Simon Rex (Red Rocket, Blink Twice)
The series is created, written, and directed by Rian Johnson in his first-ever TV project. Season 2 will feature guest-stars Awkwafina, B.J. Novak, Method Man, Cynthia Erivo, John Cho, Katie Holmes, Kumail Nanjiani, Melanie Lynskey, Justin Theroux, Alia Shawkat, Giancarlo Esposito, Margon Martindale, and more. It is executive produced by Johnson, Ram Bergman, and Nena Rodrigue for T-Street Productions, along with Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, and Danielle Renfrew through their Animal Pictures banner. It is a production by MRC Television.
