Peacock’s 10 episodes mystery series, “Poker Face” from “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” director Rian Johnson has dropped a brand new full trailer, a highly anticipated project from “Russian Doll“ star Natasha Lyonne.
The film is about Lyonne’s character Charlie who shows off that preternatural ability by using it to solve crimes.
Among those crimes is a mysterious murder involving a host of characters, including Lil Rel Howery as a town sheriff who insists there was no foul play. In a new trailer released Thursday Lyonne explains “there’s nothing mystical” about her lie detecting abilities, adding: “I can just tell.”
Among the many guest stars are Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lil Rel Howery, Adrien Brody, Benjamin Bratt, Ellen Barkin, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Ron Perlman, Chloë Sevigny, David Castaneda, Clea DuVall, Danielle MacDonald, Hong Chau, Tim Meadows, Jameela Jamil, Judith Light, S. Epatha Merkerson, Tim Blake Nelson and Luis Guzman.
Johnson directed the first, second and ninth episodes and wrote the season premiere and finale.
Lyonne herself directs the eighth episode. Both will executive produce the series alongside Ram Bergman, Nena Rodriguez, Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman.
Rian and Lyonne described this film,
Never underestimate the power of a good dinner conversation between friends. What started as a discussion over steak frites about detective shows and what made them such a reliable pleasure—the exploration of little worlds within each new setting, the guest stars playing killers and victims, and most importantly, a scrappy protagonist you were always ready to kick back with and see win—ultimately resulted in the creation of Charlie, the driving force behind “Poker Face.”
We invite you to follow Charlie on a cross-country road trip as she meets a rogue’s gallery of characters and avenges a new injustice each episode, armed with little more than her uncanny ability to detect lies and a genuine appreciation for her fellow humans (and the occasional dog).
Now please leave the overthinking to Rian, who has masterfully crafted ten self-contained puzzles for Charlie to solve. Just jump in the back of her ‘69 Plymouth Barracuda and enjoy the ride.
Thanks,
Rian and Natasha
“Poker Face” will debut with four episodes on Peacock on January 26. The remaining episodes will premiere weekly on Thursdays.